New Mexico § 66-8-7 Penalty for misdemeanor

New Mexico Statutes

§ 66-8-7 — Penalty for misdemeanor

New Mexico § 66-8-7

Ch. 66Motor Vehicles

Art. 8Crimes, Penalties and Procedure

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Bluebook

N.M. Stat. Ann. § 66-8-7 (2026).

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A.It is a misdemeanor for any person to violate any provision of the Motor Vehicle Code [66-1-1 NMSA 1978] unless the violation is declared a felony.

B.Unless another penalty is specified in the Motor Vehicle Code, every person convicted of a misdemeanor for violation of any provision of the Motor Vehicle Code shall be punished by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars ($300) or by imprisonment for not more than ninety days or both.

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A. It is a misdemeanor for any person to violate any provision of the Motor Vehicle Code [66-1-1 NMSA 1978] unless the violation is declared a felony. B. Unless another penalty is specified in the Motor Vehicle Code, every person convicted of a misdemeanor for violation of any provision of the Motor Vehicle Code shall be punished by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars ($300) or by imprisonment for not more than ninety days or both.