N.M. Stat. § 31-19-1
Sentencing authority[;] misdemeanors; imprisonment and
fines; probation.
A. Where the defendant has been convicted of a crime constituting a misdemeanor,
the judge shall sentence the person to be imprisoned in the county jail for a definite term
less than one year or to the payment of a fine of not more than one thousand dollars
($1,000) or to both such imprisonment and fine in the discretion of the judge.
B. Where the defendant has been convicted of a crime constituting a petty
misdemeanor, the judge shall sentence the person to be imprisoned in the county jail for
a definite term not to exceed six months or to the payment of a fine of not more than five
hundred dollars ($500) or to both such imprisonment and fine in the discretion of the
judge.
C. When the court has deferred or suspended sentence, it shall order the defendant
placed on supervised or unsupervised probation for all or some portion of the period of
deferment or suspension.