{"data":{"id":"us-nm/19-3-12","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"19-3-12","heading":"[Occupying or denying others use of public land; penalty.]","body":"Any person who shall, contrary to the provisions of the preceding section [19-3-11 NMSA 1978], be found occupying, or trying to deprive others of the free use and pasturing upon the public land, under the pretext of a deed, upon conviction thereof before any court having jurisdiction in the matter, shall be fined in a sum of not less than ten dollars [($10.00)], and shall besides, be liable for the damages caused thereto.","path":["Chapter 19 - Public Lands","ARTICLE 3 Occupation of Public Lands"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18519/index.do","current_through":"2025-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"08fb8b281508f1b0383507643d1201710b87a2e3561e6b5e7eed231d316ed56f","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/19-3-11","next":"us-nm/19-3-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}