A person who shall impersonate, in any manner, the director or an inspector, by the use of his seal or a counterfeit of his seal, or in any other manner, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both fine and imprisonment.
History: 1953 Comp., § 76-1-52, enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 202, § 25; 1973, ch. 386, § 16.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 57 - Trade Practices and Regulations
Article 17 - Standards of Weights and Measures
Section 57-17-1 - Definitions.
Section 57-17-2 - Systems of weights and measures.
Section 57-17-3 - Physical standards.
Section 57-17-4 - Enforcement and administration.
Section 57-17-6 - Custody of state standards.
Section 57-17-7 - Duties of director.
Section 57-17-8 - Powers of the director; police powers; right of entry and stoppage.
Section 57-17-9 - Duties and powers of inspectors.
Section 57-17-10 - Duty of owner of incorrect apparatus.
Section 57-17-11 - Methods of sale of commodities; general.
Section 57-17-12 - Declarations on packages; declarations of unit price on random packages.
Section 57-17-13 - Misleading packages.
Section 57-17-14 - Retail sales; regulation of.
Section 57-17-15 - Misrepresentation of price.
Section 57-17-16 - Hindering or obstructing officers; penalties.
Section 57-17-17 - Impersonation of officer; penalties.
Section 57-17-18 - Offenses and penalties.