New Mexico § 48-7-5 [Failure to release; penalty; civil liability.]

New Mexico Statutes

§ 48-7-5 — [Failure to release; penalty; civil liability.]

New Mexico § 48-7-5

Ch. 48Liens and Mortgages

Art. 7Mortgages

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 48-7-5 (2026).

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Any person who shall be guilty of violating the preceding section [48-7-4 NMSA 1978], upon conviction before any justice of the peace [magistrate] or district court having jurisdiction of the same shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten [($10.00)] nor more than twenty-five dollars [($25.00)], and shall be liable in a civil action to the owner of such real estate for all costs of clearing the title to said property including a reasonable attorney's fee.

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Any person who shall be guilty of violating the preceding section [48-7-4 NMSA 1978], upon conviction before any justice of the peace [magistrate] or district court having jurisdiction of the same shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten [($10.00)] nor more than twenty-five dollars [($25.00)], and shall be liable in a civil action to the owner of such real estate for all costs of clearing the title to said property including a reasonable attorney's fee.