New Mexico § 29-1-5 [Penalty for violation by sheriff, constable or deputy;

New Mexico Statutes

§ 29-1-5 — [Penalty for violation by sheriff, constable or deputy;

New Mexico § 29-1-5

Ch. 29Law Enforcement

Art. 1Peace Officers in General

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 29-1-5 (2026).

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surety's liability.] If any sheriff, deputy sheriff or constable, or any deputy shall be found guilty of delay, negligence or neglect in compliance with the provisions of the preceding section [29-1-4 NMSA 1978], on complaint being made before any justice of the peace [magistrate] in the county, he shall be fined in any sum not less than fifty dollars [($50.00)], nor more than one hundred dollars [($100)], which shall be collected of them or their securities.

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surety's liability.] If any sheriff, deputy sheriff or constable, or any deputy shall be found guilty of delay, negligence or neglect in compliance with the provisions of the preceding section [29-1-4 NMSA 1978], on complaint being made before any justice of the peace [magistrate] in the county, he shall be fined in any sum not less than fifty dollars [($50.00)], nor more than one hundred dollars [($100)], which shall be collected of them or their securities.