New Mexico Code § 20-12-69

Malingering
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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.

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