Every violation of the provisions of this act or of any lawful order of the commission, or any part or portion thereof by any corporation or person is a separate and distinct offense, and in case of a continuing violation after a first conviction each day's continuance thereof shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct offense.
History: Laws 1941, ch. 84, § 77; 1941 Comp., § 72-1005; 1953 Comp., § 68-10-5.
ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — For the meaning of "this act", see 62-13-1 NMSA 1978 and notes thereto.
Sections 62-12-1 to 62-12-7 of the Public Utility Act are still effective as the repeal of Chapter 62, Article 12 by Laws 1998, Chapter 108, Section 82, effective July 1, 2003 Chapter 108, Section 82 was repealed prior to taking effect by Chapter 23, Section 1, Laws 2003. Although Laws 2003, Chapter 336, Section 8, amended Laws 1998, Chapter 82, as amended, an amendment of a repealed section is ineffective. See Quintana v. N.M. Dep't of Corrs., 100 N.M. 224, 668 P.2d 1101 (1983). Laws 2003, Chapter 416, Section 5 also repealed Laws 1998, Chapter 108, Section 82, as amended, a second time, however, that repeal is of no effect as the section had previously been repealed by Chapter 23, Section 1, Laws 2003.