New Mexico § 57-1-7 - Civil penalty

§ 57-1-7. Civil penalty

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). B. 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). C. 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. D. 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.