Section 20-12-13 - Accessory after the fact

Any person subject to Chapter 20 NMSA 1978 who, knowing that an offense punishable by that chapter has been committed, receives, comforts or assists the offender in order to hinder or prevent his apprehension, trial or punishment shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. History: 1978 Comp., § 20-12-13, enacted by Laws 1989, ch. 337, § 12. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 1989, ch. 337 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 16, 1989.