Any person removing or attempting to remove any property from the possession of a person that possesses a lien as provided in Sections 48-3-1 and 48-3-2 NMSA 1978, without the written consent of the possessor of the lien, is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00), or by imprisonment for not more than thirty days, or both.
History: 1953 Comp., § 61-3-2.1, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 215, § 1.