A person who violates the provisions of Section 77-9-26 NMSA 1978 is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978 for each head in offense.
History: Laws 1921, ch. 159, § 2; C.S. 1929, § 4-322; 1941 Comp., § 49-925; 1953 Comp., § 47-9-24; Laws 1993, ch. 248, § 58; 1999, ch. 282, § 53.
ANNOTATIONSThe 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, substituted "sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978 for each head in offense" for "fined in a sum not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment not less than thirty days nor more than six months or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court", and made a stylistic change at the beginning of the section.
The 1993 amendment, effective June 18, 1993, added the current catchline; substituted "Section 77-9-26 NMSA 1978 is" for "the preceding Section shall be deemed"; and made minor stylistic changes.