2014 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 30 - Criminal Offenses
Section 36 Worthless Checks
Section 30-36-5 Penalty.

NM Stat § 30-36-5 (2014) What's This?
30-36-5. Penalty.
Any person violating Section 30-36-4 NMSA 1978 shall be punished as follows:
A. when the amount of the check, draft or order, or the total amount of the checks, drafts or orders, are for more than one dollar ($1.00) but less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00), imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not more than thirty days or a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100), or both such imprisonment and fine;
B. when the amount of the check, draft or order, or the total amount of the checks, drafts or orders, are for twenty-five dollars ($25.00) or more, imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of not less than one year nor more than three years or the payment of a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or both such imprisonment and fine.
History: 1953 Comp., 40-49-5, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 114, 1.

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