Section 20-12-69 - Malingering.

NM Stat § 20-12-69 (2019) (N/A)
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Any person subject to Chapter 20 NMSA 1978 who for the purpose of avoiding work, duty or service:

A. feigns illness, physical disablement, mental lapse or derangement; or

B. intentionally inflicts self-injury;

shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

History: 1978 Comp., § 20-12-69, enacted by Laws 1989, ch. 337, § 68.

Effective dates. — Laws 1989, ch. 337 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 16, 1989.