New Mexico Statutes
§ 72-12-16 — [Violation of act or rules and regulations; penalty.]
New Mexico § 72-12-16
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 72-12-16 (2026).
Text
Any person violating any provision of this act [72-12-12 to 72-12-17 NMSA 1978] or of the rules and regulations of the state engineer promulgated in pursuance hereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be fined in a sum of not less than $25.00 nor more than $250.00 for each offense. Each and every day that any such violation shall continue, shall be construed a separate offense for the purpose of this section.
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Legislative History
1941 Comp., § 77-1120, enacted by Laws 1949, ch. 178, § 5; 1953 Comp., §
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 72-12-16, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/72/72-12-16.