Section 73-21-42 - Violations; penalties.

NM Stat § 73-21-42 (2019) (N/A)
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The members of any board and any officer or agent of any district violating the provisions of the Water and Sanitation District Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction in the district court shall be subject to a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed six months or both in the discretion of the court trying the case.

History: 1941 Comp., § 77-3439, enacted by Laws 1951, ch. 195, § 7; 1953 Comp., § 75-18-39; 1978 Comp., § 73-21-42; 2009, ch. 241, § 11.

The 2009 amendment, effective June 19, 2009, made grammatical changes.

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 78 Am. Jur. 2d Waterworks and Water Companies § 61.

94 C.J.S. Waters § 243.