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2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 69: Mines
Article 3: Mining Locations and Operations, 69-3-1 through 69-3-32
Section 69-3-5: Penalty.

Universal Citation:
NM Stat § 69-3-5 (1996 through 1st Sess 50th Legis)
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69-3-5. Penalty.

Any person who shall make or cause the making of a material misrepresentation of fact with the intent to defraud in a notice of claim shall forfeit his right to the claim to which the material misrepresentation relates, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor less than two hundred dollars ($200) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than three hundred sixty days nor less than thirty days, or by both fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.

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