0001| SENATE BILL 2
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0002| 42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION,
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0003| 1996
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0004| INTRODUCED BY
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0005| TOM R. BENAVIDES
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0011| AN ACT
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0012| RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES; INCREASING THE PENALTY FOR
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0013| BRIBERY OR INTIMIDATION OF A WITNESS AND FOR RETALIATION AGAINST
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0014| A WITNESS.
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0016| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0017| Section 1. Section 30-24-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1963,
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0018| Chapter 303, Section 24-3, as amended) is amended to read:
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0019| "30-24-3. BRIBERY OR INTIMIDATION OF A WITNESS--RETALIATION AGAINST A WITNESS.--
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0020| A. Bribery or intimidation of a witness consists of
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0021| any person knowingly:
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0022| (1) giving or offering to give anything of
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0023| value to any witness or to any person likely to become a witness
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0024| in any judicial, administrative, legislative or other official
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0025| cause or proceeding to testify falsely or to abstain from
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0001| testifying to any fact in such cause or proceeding;
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0002| (2) intimidating or threatening any witness or
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0003| person likely to become a witness in any judicial,
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0004| administrative, legislative or other official cause or
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0005| proceeding for the purpose of preventing such individual from
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0006| testifying to any fact, to abstain from testifying or to testify
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0007| falsely; or
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0008| (3) intimidating or threatening any person or
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0009| giving or offering to give anything of value to any person with
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0010| the intent to keep the person from truthfully reporting to a law
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0011| enforcement officer, or any agency of government that is
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0012| responsible for enforcing criminal laws, information relating to
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0013| the commission or possible commission of a felony offense or a
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0014| violation of conditions of probation, parole or release pending
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0015| judicial proceedings.
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0016| B. Retaliation against a witness consists of any
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0017| person knowingly engaging in conduct that causes bodily injury
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0018| to another person or damage to the tangible property of another
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0019| person, or threatening to do so, with the intent to retaliate
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0020| against any person for any information relating to the
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0021| commission or possible commission of a felony offense or a
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0022| violation of conditions of probation, parole or release pending
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0023| judicial proceedings given by a person to a law enforcement
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0024| officer.
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0025| C. Whoever commits bribery or intimidation of a
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0001| witness or retaliation against a witness is guilty of a
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0002| [fourth] third degree felony."
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0005| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0006| SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0009| FEBRUARY 9, 1996
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0011| Mr. President:
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0013| Your COMMITTEES' COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0015| SENATE BILL 2
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0017| has had it under consideration and finds same to be GERMANE, PURSUANT
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0018| TO SENATE EXECUTIVE MESSAGE NUMBER 30, and thence referred to the
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0019| JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
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0021| Respectfully submitted,
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0002| SENATOR MANNY M. ARAGON, Chairman
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0006| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________
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0007| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0010| Date ________________________
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0016| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0017| SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0020| February 12, 1996
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0022| Mr. President:
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0024| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0001| SENATE BILL 2
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0003| has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that
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0004| it DO PASS, and thence referred to the FINANCE COMMITTEE.
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0006| Respectfully submitted,
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0011| Janice D. Paster, Chairman
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0015| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________
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0016| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0019| Date ________________________
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0022| The roll call vote was 5 For 0 Against
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0023| Yes: 5
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0024| No: 0
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0025| Excused: 0
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0001| Absent: Carraro, Sanchez, Tsosie, Vernon
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