All fines, penalties and forfeitures incurred under any provisions of Sections 67-7-3, 67-7-4 and 67-7-2 NMSA 1978, except as otherwise provided, shall be recoverable by an action of debt in the name of the people of the state of New Mexico in any court of competent jurisdiction.
History: Laws 1905, ch. 124, § 40; Code 1915, § 2702; C.S. 1929, § 64-1311; 1941 Comp., § 58-606; 1953 Comp., § 55-6-6.
Compiler's notes. — The specific statutory references in this section, which formerly referred to "Sections 2699, 2700 and 2701," were substituted by the 1915 Code compilers for "this act."
The 1915 Code compilers omitted the words "and the county treasurer shall set the same apart to the district wherein the same accrued," at the end of the section.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 40 Am. Jur. 2d Highways, Streets and Bridges § 609.
40 C.J.S. Highways §§ 228, 229.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 7 - Obstructions and Injuries to Highways
Section 67-7-1 - [Obstructing roads; penalties.]
Section 67-7-2 - [Obstructions and damage to highways and bridges prohibited.]
Section 67-7-3 - [Fords; obstructions and damage; penalties; toll bridges prohibited.]
Section 67-7-4 - [Dams causing overflow or injuring bridges prohibited; damages; penalty.]
Section 67-7-5 - [Fines; penalties; forfeitures; action of debt to recover.]
Section 67-7-6 - [Irrigation or drainage water overflowing highway; penalty.]
Section 67-7-7 - [Water overflowing highway; liability for damages.]
Section 67-7-8 - [Irrigation ditches crossing roads; bridges.]
Section 67-7-9 - [Ditches; drains; flumes; bridges required; penalty.]
Section 67-7-10 - Unlawful use of highways; penalties.
Section 67-7-11 - [Arrest for violation; seizure of vehicle; fee.]