2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 48: Liens and Mortgages
Article 7: Mortgages, 48-7-1 through 48-7-24
Section 48-7-5: Failure to release; penalty; civil liability.
48-7-5. [Failure to release; penalty; civil liability.]
Any person who shall be guilty of violating the preceding section [48-7-4 NMSA 1978], upon conviction before any justice of the peace [magistrate] or district court having jurisdiction of the same shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten [($10.00)] nor more than twenty-five dollars [($25.00)], and shall be liable in a civil action to the owner of such real estate for all costs of clearing the title to said property including a reasonable attorney's fee.
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