NMSA 34-2-14. Unlawful removal of property; penalty

34-2-14. Unlawful removal of property; penalty. A person not authorized by the rules promulgated by the supreme court who takes from the supreme court law library a book or other property belonging to the library, either with or without the consent of the librarian, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of ten dollars ($10.00) for every book or other property so taken; provided that in case of a felonious taking of such book or property, the person guilty thereof shall be punished in the manner and to the extent provided by law for the punishment of those felonies. History: Laws 1915, ch. 47, § 10; C.S. 1929, § 133-110; 1941 Comp., § 3-711; 1953 Comp., § 4-10-11; 1978 Comp., § 18-1-10, recompiled and amended as § 34-2-14 by Laws 2018, ch. 39, § 4.