A person who injures, defaces or destroys a book or other property that belongs to the supreme court law library shall forfeit twice the value of that book or property to be sued for and recovered by the state. It shall be the duty of the librarian of the supreme court law library to promptly notify the supreme court of any such offense.
§ 34-2-15 NMSA 1978
Liability for injury to books or property
Laws 1915, ch. 47, § 11; C.S. 1929, § 133-111; 1941 Comp., § 3-712; 1953 Comp., § 4-10-12; 1978 Comp., § 18-1-11, recompiled and amended as § 34-2-15 by Laws 2018, ch. 39, § 5.
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.