Any person who shall be guilty of violating the preceding section [ 19-7-46 NMSA 1978], upon conviction before any justice of the peace [magistrate court] or district court having jurisdiction of the same shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten [dollars] ($10.00) nor more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00), and shall be liable in a civil action for all costs of clearing the title to said property including a reasonable attorney's fee.
§ 19-7-47 NMSA 1978
[Violation; penalty; civil liability.]
1941 Comp., § 8-836c, enacted by Laws 1953, ch. 69, § 2; 1953 Comp., § 7-8-49.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.