Any person may be compelled to testify in any lawful investigation or judicial proceeding against another charged with bribery or solicitation of bribery as defined herein, and shall not be permitted to withhold his testimony on the ground that it might incriminate or subject him to public infamy; but such testimony shall not be used against him in any judicial proceeding against him except for perjury in giving such testimony.

ANNOTATIONS

Cross references. — For constitutional guarantee against compulsory self-incrimination, see N.M. Const., art. II, § 15.

For perjury in general, see 30-25-1 NMSA 1978.

Comparable provisions. — Wyoming Const., art. III, § 44.

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — Other jurisdiction, privilege against self-incrimination as extending to danger of prosecution in, 59 A.L.R. 895, 82 A.L.R. 1380.

Adequacy of immunity offered as condition of denial of privilege against self-incrimination, 118 A.L.R. 602, 53 A.L.R.2d 1030, 29 A.L.R.5th 1.

Assertion of privilege against self-incrimination, necessity and sufficiency of, as condition of statutory immunity of witness from prosecution, 145 A.L.R. 1416.

Waiver of privilege, in exchange for immunity from prosecution, as barring reassertion of privilege on account of prosecution in another jurisdiction, 2 A.L.R.2d 631.

Grand jury, privilege against self-incrimination as to testimony before, 38 A.L.R.2d 225.

Assertion of immunity as ground for removing or discharging public officer or employee, 44 A.L.R.2d 789.

Propriety, under state constitutional provisions, of granting use or transactional immunity for compelled incriminating testimony - post-Kastigar cases, 29 A.L.R.5th 1.