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N.M. Stat. § 36-2-28 (2026)

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History: Laws 1925, ch. 100, § 12; C.S. 1929, § 9-212; 1941 Comp., § 18-127; 1953 Comp., § 18-1-27; 1978 Comp., § 36-2-28, repealed by Laws 2011, ch. 107, § 3.

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Repeals. — Laws 2011, ch. 107, § 3 repealed 36-2-28 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1925, ch. 100, § 12, relating to practicing law without a valid license, effective July 1, 2011. For provisions of former section, see the 2010 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1985–2024 · leading case: State v. Edwards, 696 P.2d 1006 (N.M. Ct. App. 1985).
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State v. Edwards, 696 P.2d 1006 (N.M. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 10× “Defendant was originally convicted of five counts of practicing law without a license in violation of NMSA 1978, Section 36-2-28, in the Grant County Magistrate Court.”
United States Tr. v. Brown (In Re Martin), 424 B.R. 496 (Bankr. D.N.M. 2010). · cites it 2× “BAPCPA amended subsection (i)(l) to delete the creditor’s right to pursue relief but did not amend (i)(2), apparently another example, were one needed (see footnote 8 above), of the shoddy drafting of BAPCPA. 10 . The practice of law in New Mexico without a license is a crime.”
In re Banks, 561 A.2d 158 (D.C. 1989). “§ 2A:170-78 (West 1981); N.M.Stat.Ann. § 36-2-28 (1984); N.Y. Judiciary Law § 478 (McKinney 1983, 1986 Supp.”
Salas v. Guadalupe Credit Union, 563 P.3d 873 (N.M. 2024). · cites it 2× “1 and repealing NMSA 1978, Section 36-2-28 (1925), which allowed for the imposition of up to a $500 fine, imprisonment not to exceed six months, or both for a violation of Section 36-2-27).”
Salas v. Guadalupe Credit Union (N.M. 2024). · cites it 2× “1 and repealing NMSA 1978, Section 36-2-28 (1925), 20 1 which allowed for the imposition of up to a $500 fine, imprisonment not to exceed 2 six months, or both for a violation of Section 36-2-27).”
State v. Daprano, No. 29,433 (N.M. Ct. App. Mar. 2, 2012). · cites it 3× “In Edwards, this Court 12 analyzed the unit of prosecution under the unauthorized practice of law statute, NMSA 13 1953, § 36-2-28 (1925) (repealed by 2011 N.M. Laws, ch.”
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