2018 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 64 - Aeronautics
Article 1 - Aviation Generally
Section 64-1-9 - Penalties.
A person who violates any provision of this act [64-1-1 through 64-1-10 NMSA 1978] shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars [($100)], or by imprisonment for not more than ninety days, or both; provided, however, that acts or omissions made unlawful by this article [64-1-1 through 64-1-10 NMSA 1978] shall not be deemed to include any act or omission which violates the laws or lawful regulations of the United States; but it shall not be necessary to allege or prove, as part of the case for the state, that the defendant is not amenable, on account of the alleged violation, to prosecution under the laws of the United States. That he is amenable to such prosecution shall be matter of defense, unless it affirmatively appear from the evidence adduced by the state.
History: Laws 1929, ch. 71, § 10; C.S. 1929, § 12-110; 1941 Comp., § 47-109; 1953 Comp., § 44-1-9.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 8A Am. Jur. 2d Aviation §§ 211 to 214, 217 to 223.
2A C.J.S. Aeronautics and Aerospace §§ 282 to 288.
