{"data":{"id":"us-nm/57-1-7","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"57-1-7","heading":"Civil penalty.","body":"A. The attorney general may bring an action for civil penalties in the name of the state against any person for violation of Section 57-1-1 or 57-1-2 NMSA 1978. Any individual who violates Section 57-1-1 or 57-1-2 NMSA 1978 shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or, if a person other than an individual, not to exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000).\nB. Any person who fails to comply with a final judgement or decree of a court of this state issued for a violation of the Antitrust Act shall be subject to a civil penalty; if an individual, the penalty shall be not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or, if a person other than an individual, the penalty shall be not more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000).\nC. No action for a civil penalty may be brought against any person for the same violation for which such person has been convicted in a criminal proceeding for violation of the federal antitrust laws.\nD. For the purposes of Subsections A and B of this section, \"individual\" means a person other than a corporation, business trust, partnership, association or other governmental or legal entity.","path":["Chapter 57 - Trade Practices and Regulations","ARTICLE 1 Restraints of Trade"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18560/index.do","current_through":"2025-06-20","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"4be45c8f3bdfdff13bd7911ba59030d82a04539748b448a0fb4fe26d5f679d9c","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/57-1-6","next":"us-nm/57-1-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}