{"data":{"id":"us-nm/48-7-5","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"48-7-5","heading":"[Failure to release; penalty; civil liability.]","body":"Any person who shall be guilty of violating the preceding section [48-7-4 NMSA 1978], upon conviction before any justice of the peace [magistrate] or district court having jurisdiction of the same shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten [($10.00)] nor more than twenty-five dollars [($25.00)], and shall be liable in a civil action to the owner of such real estate for all costs of clearing the title to said property including a reasonable attorney's fee.","path":["Chapter 48 - Liens and Mortgages","ARTICLE 7 Mortgages"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18551/index.do","current_through":"2024-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"7829d6b0336a72efa1232977d4f0dfbe8c9dedaa49211b89e36f14dc81fd40d0","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/48-7-4.1","next":"us-nm/48-7-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}