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N.M. Stat. § 14-13-1 (2026)

[Administration of oath.]

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Whenever any person shall be required to take an oath before he enters upon the
discharge of any office, place or business, or on any lawful occasion, any person
administering the oath shall do so in the following form, viz: the person swearing shall,
with his right hand uplifted, follow the words required in the oath as administered,
beginning: I do solemnly swear, and closing: so help me God.

History: Laws 1893, ch. 42, § 1; C.L. 1897, § 2559; Code 1915, § 3933; C.S. 1929, §
94-110; 1941 Comp., § 46-101; 1953 Comp., § 43-1-1.

                                     ANNOTATIONS

Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not
part of the law.

Sufficiency of oath or affirmation. — Signers of an election petition did not "swear or
affirm" that they were residents of the area proposed to be incorporated since the
petition did not contain any language indicating that persons who provide false
information on the petition might be subject to the penalty of perjury, which is required
for a sworn or affirmed statement. Citizens for Incorporation, Inc. v. Board of Cnty.
Comm'rs, 1993-NMCA-069, 115 N.M. 710, 858 P.2d 86.

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 58 Am. Jur. 2d Oath and Affirmation §§
11 to 19, 21 to 24.

Acknowledgment or oath over telephone, 12 A.L.R. 538, 58 A.L.R. 604.

67 C.J.S. Oaths and Affirmations §§ 5, 6.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1991–2018 · leading case: State v. Knight, 995 P.2d 1033 (N.M. Ct. App. 2000).
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State v. Knight, 995 P.2d 1033 (N.M. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 6× “Hence, Defendant argues that the affidavit procedure violated not only Section 30-12-3, but also NMSA 1978, § 14-13-1 (1953), which states: Whenever any person shall be required to take an oath before he enters upon the discharge of any office, place or business, or on any…”
State v. Yazzie, 817 P.2d 1257 (N.M. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 6× “” Defendant also argues that, because Officer Mullins was not “under oath” as defined by NMSA 1978, Section 14-13-1 (Repl.Pamp.1988), a general oath statute, the officer was not subject to the penalty of perjury, and thus his statement was invalid.”
Armijo v. FedEx Ground Package Sys., Inc., 285 F. Supp. 3d 1209 (D.N.M. 2018). “Sections 14-13-1 through -25 are found in Chapter 14 of the New Mexico Statutes, which is entitled "Records, Rules, Legal Notices, Oaths" and includes articles such as the Preservation, Restoration and Destruction of Records (Article 1), Inspection of Public Records (Article 2),…”
Citizens for Incorporation, Inc. v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 858 P.2d 86 (N.M. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 2× “See NMSA 1978, § 14-13-1 (Repl.Pamp.1988); NMSA 1978, § 30-25-1 (Repl.”
Newdow v. Roberts, 603 F.3d 1002 (D.C. Cir. 2010). “§ 52:15-2 ; N.M. Stat. § 14-13-1; N.C. Gen.Stat. § 11-11; N.”
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