New Mexico § 57-18-25 Offenses and penalties; malfeasance

New Mexico Statutes

§ 57-18-25 — Offenses and penalties; malfeasance

New Mexico § 57-18-25

Ch. 57Trade Practices and Regulations

Art. 18Weighmasters

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 57-18-25 (2026).

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Any licensed weighmaster or deputy weighmaster who falsifies a weight certificate, or who delegates his authority to any person not licensed as a weighmaster or deputy weighmaster, or who signs a weight certificate with his official signature before performing the act of weighing, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction he shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment for not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days, or by both the fine and imprisonment.

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Any licensed weighmaster or deputy weighmaster who falsifies a weight certificate, or who delegates his authority to any person not licensed as a weighmaster or deputy weighmaster, or who signs a weight certificate with his official signature before performing the act of weighing, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction he shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment for not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days, or by both the fine and imprisonment.