{"data":{"id":"us-nm/50-4-10","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"50-4-10","heading":"Forfeiture and penalties.","body":"A. An employer who violates or fails to comply with any provision of Sections 50-4-1 through 50-4-12 NMSA 1978 is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction for a first offense shall be sentenced pursuant to Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978.\nB. A person who is convicted of a second or subsequent offense of violating or failing to comply with any provision of Sections 50-4-1 through 50-4-12 NMSA 1978 is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced pursuant to Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978 and shall be fined no less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each offense for which the person is convicted, which fine shall not be suspended, deferred or taken under advisement.\nC. Each occurrence of a violation for which a person is convicted is a separate offense. Multiple violations arising from transactions with the same person or multiple violations arising from transactions with different people shall be considered separate occurrences.\nD. In case the employer is a corporation, the fine provided in this section shall be assessed against the corporation as a penalty.","path":["Chapter 50 - Employment Law","ARTICLE 4 Labor Conditions; Payment of Wages"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18553/index.do","current_through":"2024-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"19e2105819318da9794c0027e37fb30d3754aab9460fbe3be6efa03d8d014c2e","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/50-4-9","next":"us-nm/50-4-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}