2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses
Article 27B - Private Investigations
Section 61-27B-32 - Penalties. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
A. A person who engages in a business regulated by the Private Investigations Act who fraudulently makes a representation as being a licensee or registrant is guilty of a misdemeanor and if convicted shall be sentenced pursuant Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978.
B. An individual who fraudulently represents that the individual is employed by a licensee is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and if convicted shall be sentenced pursuant to Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978.
C. A person who violates a mandatory requirement, as set forth by the department in rule, of the Private Investigations Act, is guilty of a petty misdemeanor except as provided in Subsection A of this section and if convicted shall be sentenced pursuant to Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978.
History: Laws 1993, ch. 212, § 20; § 61-27A-20 recompiled as § 61-27B-32; Laws 2007, ch. 115, § 32.
ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeal. — For delayed repeal of the section, see 61-27B-36 NMSA 1978.
Recompilations. — For recompilation of this section, see compiler's note following 61-27B-1 NMSA 1978.
The 2007 amendment, effective July 1, 2007, provides that licensees and registrants who are convicted of committing the violations listed in this section shall be sentenced pursuant to 31-19-1 NMSA 1978.
