Any person removing or attempting to remove any property on which the owner or operator of any hotel, rooming house, apartment house, rental dwellings, auto court, trailer court or campground has a lien for any sum due such owner or operator for rent, services or accommodations as provided in this act [48-3-16 to 48-3-18 NMSA 1978], without the written consent of such owner or operator; shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by fine of not more than $50.00 or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed 30 days or by both such fine and imprisonment.
History: 1941 Comp., § 63-304c, enacted by Laws 1951, ch. 51, § 3; 1953 Comp., § 61-3-16.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 48 - Liens and Mortgages
Article 3 - Liens on Personal Property
Section 48-3-1 - Liens for manufacture or repairs; motor vehicles.
Section 48-3-2 - [Labor liens on horse-drawn vehicles.]
Section 48-3-4 - [Blacksmith's lien.]
Section 48-3-5 - Landlords' liens.
Section 48-3-6 - Landlord's preference in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings.
Section 48-3-7 - Liens for board, feed, shelter or pasture; priority.
Section 48-3-8 - [Common carriers' liens.]
Section 48-3-9 - [Loss of lien.]
Section 48-3-10 - [Priorities between liens.]
Section 48-3-11 - [Acceptance of collateral security waives lien.]
Section 48-3-12 - [Assignability of liens.]
Section 48-3-13 - Enforcement of liens; optional methods.
Section 48-3-14 - Advertisement and sale of property.
Section 48-3-15 - [Disposition of proceeds of sale; purchase by lien claimant.]
Section 48-3-16 - Liens of owners and operators of public accommodations.
Section 48-3-17 - [Priority and enforcement of lien.]
Section 48-3-18 - [Penalty for removal of property on which lien has attached.]
Section 48-3-19 - Lien for towing, storage or wrecker service for automobiles.
Section 48-3-20 - [Rights of holder of lien for automobile service.]
Section 48-3-21 - Definitions.
Section 48-3-22 - Lien for work or services by retaining possession.
Section 48-3-23 - Possession; when lien shall not exist.
Section 48-3-24 - Lien not exclusive.
Section 48-3-25 - Enforcement of lien.
Section 48-3-26 - Sale to enforce lien.
Section 48-3-27 - Disposition of proceeds of sale.
Section 48-3-29 - Lien for repair or service to aircraft; detention; priority; enforcement.