It is a petty misdemeanor to deface, without the written consent of the landowner, any rock, any plant defined in Section 76-8-1 NMSA 1978, or any dead or living tree within four hundred yards of any public highway.
History: 1953 Comp., § 40A-15-1.1, enacted by Laws 1971, ch. 3, § 1.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — What is considered property "involved" in money laundering offense, and thus subject to civil or criminal forfeiture, for purposes of Money Laundering Control Act (18 USCS § 981(a)(1)(A) and 982(a)(1)), 135 A.L.R. Fed. 367.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 30 - Criminal Offenses
Section 30-15-1 - Criminal damage to property.
Section 30-15-1.1 - Unauthorized graffiti on personal or real property.
Section 30-15-2 - [Rocks, protected plants or trees within four hundred yards of highway.]
Section 30-15-3 - Damaging insured property.
Section 30-15-4 - Desecration of a church.
Section 30-15-5 - Damaging caves or caverns unlawful.
Section 30-15-7 - Desecration of roadside memorials; penalty.