A. The attorney general may bring an action for civil penalties in the name of the state against any person for violation of Section 57-1-1 or 57-1-2 NMSA 1978. Any individual who violates Section 57-1-1 or 57-1-2 NMSA 1978 shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or, if a person other than an individual, not to exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000).
B. Any person who fails to comply with a final judgement or decree of a court of this state issued for a violation of the Antitrust Act shall be subject to a civil penalty; if an individual, the penalty shall be not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or, if a person other than an individual, the penalty shall be not more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000).
C. No action for a civil penalty may be brought against any person for the same violation for which such person has been convicted in a criminal proceeding for violation of the federal antitrust laws.
D. For the purposes of Subsections A and B of this section, "individual" means a person other than a corporation, business trust, partnership, association or other governmental or legal entity.
History: 1978 Comp., § 57-1-7, enacted by Laws 1979, ch. 374, § 8.
ANNOTATIONSLaw reviews. — For article, "New Mexico Antitrust Law," see 9 N.M.L. Rev. 339 (1979).