2020 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 47 - Property Law
Article 5 - Subdivisions Generally
Section 47-5-7 - Other violations; penalty.
A. It is unlawful to:
(1) willfully violate or fail to comply with any provisions of the Land Subdivision Act; or
(2) advertise or publish, or assist in advertising and publishing in this state the sale or lease of any lot or parcel of subdivided land located in another state, territory or foreign country unless the advertisement or publication complies with the requirements of the Land Subdivision Act with respect to subdivisions located in this state.
B. Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).
History: 1953 Comp., § 70-3-7, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 217, § 7.
ANNOTATIONSRefusal to bring criminal charges. — So long as the district attorney acts in good faith and not arbitrarily, he may refuse to bring criminal charges for violation of the Land Subdivision Act. 1964 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 64-05.
