(A) Unless a lesser maximum penalty or a specific penalty is established by ordinance or statute for a particular offense, the maximum penalty for violation of an ordinance or code provision, except for violations set forth in divisions (B) and (C) of this section, shall be a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both.
(B) For violations of an ordinance or code provision prohibiting driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than 364 days, or both.
(C) For violations of an industrial user wastewater pretreatment ordinance or code provision as required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, a fine of not more than $1,000 a day for each violation.
(NMSA § 3-7-1)
(D) (1) In alleged violations of any ordinance of the town not involving a breach of the peace, the first process issued by the Municipal Court of the town shall be a citation or summons requiring the party charged to appear before the Municipal Court at a time and date fixed in the citation or summons.
(2) Upon failure of the party charged to appear, a warrant for his or her arrest shall forthwith be issued by the Municipal Judge for the offense specified in the citation or summons, commanding that the party charged be arrested, and proceedings had as in the case as when arrest is made upon a warrant issued upon affidavit.
(Ord. 471, passed 4-8-1974)
Cross-reference:
Mandatory fees upon conviction, see § 34.01