New Mexico Statutes

§ 31-19-1 — Sentencing authority[;] misdemeanors; imprisonment and

New Mexico·Ch. 31 Criminal Procedure·Art. 19 Sentencing Authority for Misdemeanors

fines; probation.

A.Where the defendant has been convicted of a crime constituting a misdemeanor, the judge shall sentence the person to be imprisoned in the county jail for a definite term less than one year or to the payment of a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or to both such imprisonment and fine in the discretion of the judge.
B.Where the defendant has been convicted of a crime constituting a petty misdemeanor, the judge shall sentence the person to be imprisoned in the county jail for a definite term not to exceed six months or to the payment of a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or to both such imprisonment and fine in the discretion of the judge.
C.When the court has deferred or suspended sentence, it shall order the defendant placed on super

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Legislative History

1953 Comp., § 40A-29-4, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, § 29-4; and

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