New Mexico § 60-6E-8 - Server permit; suspension; revocation; administrative fines; penalties
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§ 60-6E-8. Server permit; suspension; revocation; administrative fines; penalties
The following penalties are in addition to any other penalties available for sales
to minors or intoxicated persons in violation of the provisions of the Liquor Control
Act or rules of the division: A. the director may suspend a server's server permit for a period of thirty days or
fine the server in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500), or both, when
the director finds that the server is guilty of a first offense of selling, serving,
delivering or dispensing an alcoholic beverage to an intoxicated person in violation
of Section 60-7A-16 NMSA 1978 or to a minor in violation of Section 60-7B-1 NMSA 1978; B. the director shall suspend a server's server permit for a period of one year when
the director finds that the server is guilty of a second offense of selling, serving,
delivering or dispensing alcoholic beverages to intoxicated persons in violation of Section 60-7A-16 NMSA 1978 or to minors in violation of Section 60-7B-1 NMSA 1978 arising separately from the incident giving rise to the server's first offense; C. the director shall permanently revoke a server's server permit when the director
finds that the server is guilty of a third offense of selling, serving, delivering
or dispensing alcoholic beverages to intoxicated persons in violation of Section 60-7A-16 NMSA 1978 or to minors in violation of Section 60-7B-1 NMSA 1978 arising separately from the incidents giving rise to the server's first and second
offenses; D. no person whose server permit is suspended or revoked pursuant to the provisions
of this section may be a server of alcoholic beverages on a licensed premises or deliver
alcoholic beverages during the period of suspension or revocation; E. no person whose server permit is suspended may serve or deliver alcoholic beverages
on or after the date of suspension unless the person obtains a new server permit in
accordance with the provisions of the Alcohol Server Education Article of the Liquor
Control Act; and F. nothing in the Alcohol Server Education Article of the Liquor Control Act shall
be interpreted to waive a permit holder's or license holder's liability that may arise
pursuant to the provisions of the Liquor Control Act.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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