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N.M. Stat. § 16-3-7 (2026)

Violations; penalties

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Each person is guilty of a misdemeanor who shall:

A. willfully mutilate, deface or destroy any guidepost, notice, tablet, fence or other work which is for the protection or ornamentation of any state trail;

B. place along any trail or affix to any object in the right-of-way, without a written license from the secretary, any word, character or device designed to advertise any business, trade, profession, article, thing, matter or event; or

C. violate any rule or regulation adopted by the secretary in accordance with the State Rules Act [Chapter 14, Article 4 NMSA 1978] to regulate the use of and prevent damage to lands within and adjacent to the state trails system.

History: 1953 Comp., § 4-9A-8, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 372, § 8; 1977, ch. 254, § 37; 1987, ch. 234, § 31.

ANNOTATIONS

The 1987 amendment, effective July 1, 1987, substituted "secretary" for "division" in Subsections B and C.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1975–1975 · leading case: State v. Moore, 534 P.2d 1124 (N.M. Ct. App. 1975).
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State v. Moore, 534 P.2d 1124 (N.M. Ct. App. 1975). · cites it 3× “Section 16-3-7(C), N.M.S.A. 1953 (Repl.Vol.”
N.M. Stat. § 16-3-7(C): 1 case
State v. Moore, 534 P.2d 1124 (N.M. Ct. App. 1975). “Section 16-3-7(C), N.M.S.A. 1953 (Repl.Vol.”
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