{"data":{"id":"us-nm/66-8-7","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"66-8-7","heading":"Penalty for misdemeanor.","body":"A. It is a misdemeanor for any person to violate any provision of the Motor Vehicle Code [66-1-1 NMSA 1978] unless the violation is declared a felony.\nB. Unless another penalty is specified in the Motor Vehicle Code, every person convicted of a misdemeanor for violation of any provision of the Motor Vehicle Code shall be punished by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars ($300) or by imprisonment for not more than ninety days or both.","path":["Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles","ARTICLE 8 Crimes, Penalties and Procedure"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18569/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"18699131d32f62a06360766381f350ecb03c76d4ae750f6fa8f0945de6ea00e2","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/66-8-6","next":"us-nm/66-8-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}