New Mexico Statutes

N.M. Stat. § 57-1-7 (2026)

Civil penalty

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A. The attorney general may bring an action for civil penalties in the name of the state against any person for violation of Section 57-1-1 or 57-1-2 NMSA 1978. Any individual who violates Section 57-1-1 or 57-1-2 NMSA 1978 shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or, if a person other than an individual, not to exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000).

B. Any person who fails to comply with a final judgement or decree of a court of this state issued for a violation of the Antitrust Act shall be subject to a civil penalty; if an individual, the penalty shall be not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or, if a person other than an individual, the penalty shall be not more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000).

C. No action for a civil penalty may be brought against any person for the same violation for which such person has been convicted in a criminal proceeding for violation of the federal antitrust laws.

D. For the purposes of Subsections A and B of this section, "individual" means a person other than a corporation, business trust, partnership, association or other governmental or legal entity.

History: 1978 Comp., § 57-1-7, enacted by Laws 1979, ch. 374, § 8.

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Law reviews. — For article, "New Mexico Antitrust Law," see 9 N.M.L. Rev. 339 (1979).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1996–1996 · leading case: Wilson Corp. v. State Ex Rel. Udall, 916 P.2d 1344 (N.M. Ct. App. 1996).

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Wilson Corp. v. State Ex Rel. Udall, 916 P.2d 1344 (N.M. Ct. App. 1996). “See §§ 57-1-7 (attorney general may bring an action for civil penalties), 57-1-8 (attorney general may seek injunctive relief); SCRA 1986, 1-011 (Repl.”

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