2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 56: Commercial Instruments and Transactions
Article 12: Pawnbrokers, 56-12-1 through 56-12-16
Section 56-12-14: Prohibited practices.

56-12-14. Prohibited practices.

A pawnbroker shall not:

A. knowingly enter into a pawn transaction with a person under the age of eighteen years or under the influence of alcohol, any narcotic, drug, stimulant or depressant;

B. make any agreement requiring the personal liability of a pledgor in connection with the pawn transaction;

C. accept any waiver, in writing or otherwise, of any right or protection accorded a pledgor under the Pawnbrokers Act [56-12-1 to 56-12-16 NMSA 1978];

D. fail to exercise reasonable care to protect pledged goods from loss or damage;

E. fail to return a pledged good to a pledgor upon payment of the full amount due to the pawnbroker on the pawn transaction. In the event a pledged good is lost or damaged while in the possession of the pawnbroker, the pawnbroker shall compensate the pledgor for the reasonable value of the lost or damaged good;

F. make any charge for insurance in connection with a pawn transaction;

G. purchase or otherwise receive any item of property from which the manufacturer's name plate, serial number or identification mark has been obviously defaced, altered, covered or destroyed;

H. purchase or otherwise receive any item of property which the permitholder knows is not lawfully owned by the person offering the same;

I. enter into a pawn transaction in which the unpaid principle [principal] balance exceeds two thousand dollars ($2,000); or

J. require that any of the proceeds of any cash loan be spent at the pawnbroker's place of business or in any other manner directed by the pawnbroker.