Statutes > New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 56 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions. > Article 5 - Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Commercial Instruments, 56-5-1 through 56-5-5. > Section 56-5-4 - False certificate as to protest by notary public; penalty.

Section 56-5-4 - False certificate as to protest by notary public; penalty.

56-5-4. [False certificate as to protest by notary public; penalty.]

Any notary public, who shall willfully issue a false certificate in relation to any note or order protested by him, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty dollars [($20.00)] nor more than five hundred dollars [($500)], and shall also be liable for damages to any party injured by such false certificate.