13-4D-7: Noncompliance; penalties.

An employer who willfully and knowingly fails to comply with the requirements of the Public Works Apprentice and Training Act shall be subject to the following penalties:

A. a noncomplying employer shall pay a civil penalty of ten dollars ($10.00) for every calendar day of noncompliance, and the penalty shall be imposed and collected for deposit into the public works apprentice and training fund by the public works bureau of the labor and industrial division of the labor department;

B. a noncomplying employer shall have the unpaid contributions, as required under the provisions of the Public Works Apprentice and Training Act, withheld as provided in Subsections A and B of Section 13-4-14 NMSA 1978; and

C. a noncomplying employer shall not be permitted to bid on any public works contracts as provided in Subsections A and B of Section 13-4-14 NMSA 1978.