§ 30-36-5 — Penalty

New Mexico § 30-36-5

• Jurisdiction: New Mexico
• Ch. 30: Criminal Offenses
• Art. 36: Worthless Checks

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Any person violating Section 30-36-4 NMSA 1978 shall be punished as follows: A. when the amount of the check, draft or order, or the total amount of the checks, drafts or orders, are for more than one dollar ($1.00) but less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00), imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not more than thirty days or a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100), or both such imprisonment and fine; B. when the amount of the check, draft or order, or the total amount of the checks, drafts or orders, are for twenty-five dollars ($25.00) or more, imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of not less than one year nor more than three years or the payment of a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or both such imprisonment and fine.

Legislative History

1953 Comp., § 40-49-5, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 114, § 1.