Illegal cancellation; audit of citation records.

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A. Any person who cancels or solicits the cancellation of any uniform traffic citation other than as provided in the Motor Vehicle Code [66-1-1 NMSA 1978] is guilty of a misdemeanor.

B. Every record of uniform traffic citations required in the Motor Vehicle Code shall be audited monthly by the appropriate fiscal officer of the governmental agency to which the traffic-enforcement agency is responsible.

C. Each fiscal officer shall publish an annual summary of all traffic violation notices issued by the traffic-enforcement agency.

History: 1941 Comp., § 68-2610, enacted by Laws 1953, ch. 139, § 190.3; 1953 Comp., § 64-22-13; Laws 1961, ch. 213, § 13; recompiled as 1953 Comp., § 64-8-134, by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 542.

ANNOTATIONS

Cross references. — For the penalty for a misdemeanor, see 66-8-7 NMSA 1978.

Constitutionality. — Subsection A of this section is not unconstitutionally vague or ambiguous. Bustamante v. De Baca, 1995-NMCA-036, 119 N.M. 739, 895 P.2d 261.


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