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2019 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 59A - Insurance Code
Article 34 - Domestic Stock and Mutual Insurers
Section 59A-34-21 - Illegal dividends; penalty.
Universal Citation: NM Stat § 59A-34-21 (2019)
A. Any director of a domestic stock or mutual insurer who wilfully votes for or concurs in declaration or payment of an illegal dividend to stockholders or members shall upon conviction thereof be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) and shall be jointly and severally liable, together with other such directors, for any loss thereby sustained by the insurer.
B. The stockholders or members receiving such an illegal dividend shall be liable in the amount thereof to the insurer.
C. The superintendent may revoke or suspend the certificate of authority of an insurer which has declared or paid an illegal dividend.
History: Laws 1984, ch. 127, ยง 567.
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