The governing body of the municipality or county shall, by ordinance, provide for penalties by creating a misdemeanor and imposing a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisonment for not more than ninety days or both for a violation by any person of the provisions of the occupancy tax ordinance for a failure to pay the tax, to remit the proceeds thereof to the municipality or county or to account properly for any lodging and the tax proceeds pertaining thereto.
History: 1953 Comp., § 14-37-20, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 199, § 7; 1976 (S.S.), ch. 34, § 4; 1992, ch. 12, § 4.
The 1992 amendment, effective July 1, 1992, substituted all of the present language preceding "for a violation" for "The governing body of the municipality or county may, by ordinance, provide for penalties of not exceeding ninety days in jail nor three hundred dollars ($300) fine".
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 38 - Licenses and Taxes
Section 3-38-1 - Licensing; business activities.
Section 3-38-2 - Denial or revocation of license; hearing.
Section 3-38-3 - Authorization for business registration fee.
Section 3-38-5 - Collection; enforcement.
Section 3-38-7 to 3-38-10 - Repealed.
Section 3-38-13 - Short title.
Section 3-38-14 - Definitions.
Section 3-38-15 - Authorization of tax; limitations on use of proceeds.
Section 3-38-17 - Collection of taxes.
Section 3-38-17.1 - Audit of vendors.
Section 3-38-17.2 - Financial reporting.
Section 3-38-17.3 - Enforcement.
Section 3-38-18 - Collection of delinquencies.
Section 3-38-18.1 - Lien for occupancy tax; payment; certificate of liens.
Section 3-38-20 - Ordinance requirements.
Section 3-38-21 - Eligible uses of tax proceeds.
Section 3-38-21.1 - Contracting for services.
Section 3-38-22 - Advisory boards created; duties.
Section 3-38-23 - Revenue bonds.