2019 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 34 - Court Structure and Administration
Article 2 - Supreme Court
Section 34-2-14 - Unlawful removal of property; penalty.
A person not authorized by the rules promulgated by the supreme court who takes from the supreme court law library a book or other property belonging to the library, either with or without the consent of the librarian, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of ten dollars ($10.00) for every book or other property so taken; provided that in case of a felonious taking of such book or property, the person guilty thereof shall be punished in the manner and to the extent provided by law for the punishment of those felonies.
History: Laws 1915, ch. 47, § 10; C.S. 1929, § 133-110; 1941 Comp., § 3-711; 1953 Comp., § 4-10-11; 1978 Comp., § 18-1-10, recompiled and amended as § 34-2-14 by Laws 2018, ch. 39, § 4.
ANNOTATIONSRecompilations. — Laws 2018, ch. 39, § 4 recompiled and amended former 18-1-10 NMSA 1978 as 34-2-14 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 2018.
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, made changes to conform with the transfer of authority over the supreme court law library to the supreme court; added the catchline, "Unlawful removal of property; penalty."; deleted "Any" and added "A"; after "authorized by rules", deleted "and regulations of the board of trustees so to do" and added "promulgated by the supreme court", after "who", deleted "shall take" and added "takes", after "takes from the", added "supreme court law", after "property belonging", deleted "there to" and added "to the library", and after "ten dollars", added "($10.00)".
