Liquidated damages.

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A. An agreement may provide for liquidated damages in an amount that is reasonable at the time the agreement is executed and in light of anticipated harm and difficulty of proving the amount of loss resulting from breach of the agreement by any party.

B. A provision in an agreement fixing unreasonably large liquidated damages is void as a penalty.

History: Laws 2015, ch. 96, § 4.

ANNOTATIONS

Effective dates. — Laws 2015, ch. 96 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 19, 2015, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.


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