Section 57-1-7 - Civil penalty. - New Mexico Statutes

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.