New Mexico Statutes
§ 57-17-16 — Hindering or obstructing officers; penalties
New Mexico § 57-17-16
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 57-17-16 (2026).
Text
A person who shall hinder or obstruct in any way the director or an inspector, in the performance of his official duties, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty dollars ($20.00) or more than one hundred dollars ($100), or by imprisonment for not more than three months, or by both fine and imprisonment.
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 76-1-50, enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 202, § 23; 1973, ch. 386, §
Nearby Sections
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§ 57-1-1.1
Short title§ 57-1-1.2
Definition§ 57-1-10
District attorneys; enforcement§ 57-1-12
Limitations of actions§ 57-1-14
Remedies cumulative§ 57-1-15
Construction§ 57-1-16
[Lawful activities.]§ 57-1-17
Limitation on recovery of damages§ 57-1-19
[Violation of act; penalty.]§ 57-1-2
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New Mexico § 57-17-16, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/57/57-17-16.