2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses
Article 32 - Funeral Services
Section 61-32-30.1 - Unlicensed activity; civil penalty. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)
The provisions of Section 61-1-3.2 NMSA 1978 notwithstanding, the board may impose a fine in an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000) and costs on a person who is found to have acted without a license in violation of the Funeral Services Act by a court or an administrative proceeding as provided for in the Funeral Services Act.
History: Laws 2003, ch. 420, § 11; 2012, ch. 48, § 23; 2017, ch. 52, § 19.
ANNOTATIONSDelayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-32-31 NMSA 1978.
The 2017 amendment, effective June 16, 2017, provided that the board of funeral services may impose a fine not to exceed two thousand dollars against any person found to have acted without a license in violation of the Funeral Services Act; after the section heading, added "The provisions of Section 61-1-3.2 NMSA 1978 notwithstanding", after "impose a fine", added "in an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000)", and after "costs", deleted "as set forth in the Funeral Services Act".
The 2012 amendment, effective July 1, 2012, changed the name of the act; authorized the board to assess costs; after "impose a fine", added "and costs" and substituted "Funeral Services" for "Thanatopractice" throughout the section.
