2006 New Mexico Statutes - Section 60-14-19 — Penalties.

60-14-19. Penalties.

A.     Any person who knowingly and willfully violates a provision of the Manufactured Housing Act [ 60-14-1 NMSA 1978] or any rule, regulation or administrative order of the committee or division in a manner that threatens the health or safety of any purchaser or consumer commits a misdemeanor and on conviction shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or shall be confined in the county jail not longer than one year or both.   

B.     In any action brought to enforce any provision of the Manufactured Housing Act, the attorney general, upon petition to the court, may recover on behalf of the state a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation, except that the maximum civil penalty may not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000) for any related series of violations occurring within one year from the date of the first violation.   

C.     Failure by a manufacturer or dealer to comply with the warranty provisions of the Manufactured Housing Act or any implied warranties or the violation of any provision of the Manufactured Housing Act by any person is an unfair or deceptive trade practice in addition to those practices defined in the Unfair Practices Act [ 57-12-1 NMSA 1978] and is actionable pursuant to the Unfair Practices Act. As such, the venue provisions and all remedies available in the Unfair Practices Act apply to and are in addition to the remedies in the Manufactured Housing Act.