13-1-197: Recovery of value transferred or received; additional civil penalty.

An amount equal to the value of anything transferred or received in violation of the provisions of the Procurement Code by a transferor and transferee may be imposed as a civil penalty upon both the transferor and transferee. The civil penalty provided for in this section is imposed in addition but pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 169 [13-1-196 NMSA 1978] of the Procurement Code.