{"data":{"id":"us-nm/44-9-8","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"44-9-8","heading":"Award of attorney fees and costs to defendant.","body":"If the state or political subdivision does not proceed with the action and the qui tam plaintiff conducts the action, the court may award a defendant reasonable attorney fees and costs if the defendant prevails and the court finds the action clearly frivolous, clearly vexatious or brought primarily for the purpose of harassment.","path":["Chapter 44 - Miscellaneous Civil Law Matters","ARTICLE 9 Fraud Against Taxpayers Act"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18545/index.do","current_through":"2023-06-16","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"ab95ecf2a48ebecc72104fed7b777b1935fea699ff425ba7e3146cdf40412fdc","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/44-9-7","next":"us-nm/44-9-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}