2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 56: Commercial Instruments and Transactions
Article 3A: Credit Report Security Act, 56-3A-1 through 56-3A-6
Section 56-3A-5: Violations; civil liability.
56-3A-5. Violations; civil liability.
If a consumer reporting agency violates the provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting and Identity Security Act, the affected consumer or the attorney general may bring a civil action against the consumer reporting agency for:
A. injunctive relief to prevent further violation of the Fair Credit Reporting and Identity Security Act;
B. any actual damages sustained by the consumer as a result of a violation of the Fair Credit Reporting and Identity Security Act;
C. a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000) for each violation of the security freeze or each violation of the provisions of Subsection D of Section 3 of this 2010 act; and
D. costs of the action and reasonable attorney fees.
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