New Mexico Statutes 72-8-6. [General penalty.]
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All violations of the provisions of this article, declared to be misdemeanors, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor less than ten dollars ($10.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and any justice [magistrate] court of the county in which such misdemeanor has been committed shall have jurisdiction thereof.
Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 72-8-6
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.