In addition to the damage as provided for in Section 77-16-14 NMSA 1978, the person violating the provisions of that section is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction before any magistrate shall be fined in a sum not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). History: Laws 1897, ch. 39, § 3; C.L. 1897, § 1827; Code 1915, § 2356; C.S. 1929, § 50-118; 1941 Comp., § 49-1814; 1953 Comp., § 47-17-14; 2011, ch. 46, § 1. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — The office of justice of the peace was abolished and all jurisdiction, powers and duties conferred by law upon justices of the peace were transferred to the magistrate courts. See N.M. Const., art. VI, § 31. The 2011 amendment, effective June 17, 2011, increased the amount of the fine.
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