New Mexico Statutes
N.M. Stat. § 2-1-5 (2026)
[Penalty for violation of 2-1-3 or 2-1-4 NMSA 1978.]
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Any person violating the provisions of either of the two preceding sections [2-1-3 or 2-1-4 NMSA 1978] shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) nor more than twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) or by imprisonment in the state penitentiary for not less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years or both, such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.
History: 1941 Comp., § 2-106, enacted by Laws 1943, ch. 18, § 3; 1953 Comp., § 2-1- 6.
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1991–1991 · leading case: State ex rel. Stratton v. Roswell Indep. Schs., 806 P.2d 1085 (N.M. Ct. App. 1991).
State ex rel. Stratton v. Roswell Indep. Schs., 806 P.2d 1085 (N.M. Ct. App. 1991). “Similarly, Casey should not be compelled to await possible criminal prosecution under NMSA 1978, Section 2-1-5 (Repl.Pamp.1983), or to stop her political campaign for re-election, before judicial review was made available to her.”
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