New Mexico § 52-3-54 - Director to enforce the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 52-3-54 — Director to enforce the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 52-3-54. Director to enforce the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law
For the purpose of enforcing the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law,
there are hereby conferred upon the director the following powers and duties, so that
when any employer subject to the provisions of the New Mexico Occupational Disease
Disablement Law fails to comply with Section 52-3-9 NMSA 1978 relating to the filing of an undertaking in the nature of insurance or security for
the payment of benefits under the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law,
the director is hereby empowered to institute in his own name an action in the district
court of Santa Fe county or the county wherein the employer resides or has his principal
office or place of business to enjoin the employer from continuing his business operations
until he has complied with the provisions of Section 52-3-9 NMSA 1978 , and upon a showing of the facts above recited, the court shall grant the injunction. In any such action, the attorney general or district attorney for the judicial district
wherein the action is brought shall represent the director.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 52-3-54 ("Director to enforce the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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