{"data":{"id":"us-nm/30-36-5","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"30-36-5","heading":"Penalty.","body":"Any person violating Section 30-36-4 NMSA 1978 shall be punished as follows:\nA. when the amount of the check, draft or order, or the total amount of the checks, drafts or orders, are for more than one dollar ($1.00) but less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00), imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not more than thirty days or a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100), or both such imprisonment and fine;\nB. when the amount of the check, draft or order, or the total amount of the checks, drafts or orders, are for twenty-five dollars ($25.00) or more, imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of not less than one year nor more than three years or the payment of a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or both such imprisonment and fine.","path":["Chapter 30 - Criminal Offenses","ARTICLE 36 Worthless Checks"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18530/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"1ab6db31e6318b44456d503b6b707123c50f235665d83fd3287fd789f59ebddd","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/30-36-4","next":"us-nm/30-36-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}