{"data":{"id":"us-nm/1-22a-8","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"1-22A-8","heading":"Civil penalties.","body":"A. If the secretary of state reasonably believes that a person committed, or is about to commit, a violation of the School District Campaign Reporting Act, the secretary of state shall refer the matter to the attorney general or a district attorney for enforcement.\nB. The attorney general or district attorney may institute a civil action in district court for any violation of the School District Campaign Reporting Act or to prevent a violation of that act that involves an unlawful solicitation or the making or acceptance of an unlawful contribution. An action for relief may include a permanent or temporary injunction, a restraining order or any other appropriate order, including a civil penalty of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each violation not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), and forfeiture of any contribution received as a result of an unlawful solicitation or unlawful contribution. Each unlawful solicitation and each unlawful contribution made or accepted shall be deemed a separate violation of the Campaign Reporting Act [1-19-25 to 1-19-36 NMSA 1978].\nC. The attorney general or district attorney may institute a civil action in district court if a violation has occurred or to prevent a violation of any provision of the School District Campaign Reporting Act other than that specified in Subsection B of this section. Relief may include a permanent or temporary injunction, a restraining order or any other appropriate order, including an order for a civil penalty of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each violation not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).","path":["Chapter 1 - Elections","ARTICLE 22A School District Campaign Reporting"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18502/index.do","current_through":"2026-05-20","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"2144d0669e1d5d3bf444c502dcf0a8e507c7cdfc10568e1aed54fc5710e5f53b","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/1-22a-7","next":"us-nm/1-22a-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}