Section 36-2-36 – [Penalty for solicitation.]
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this act [36-2-29, 36-2-31 to 36-2-38 NMSA 1978] shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not less than $100, nor more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for not less than one month nor more than six months, or by […]
Section 36-2-37 – [Prosecution by attorney general for solicitation.]
Whenever the attorney general has reason to believe that employment as an attorney has been solicited and obtained in violation of this act [36-2-29, 36-2-31 to 36-2-38 NMSA 1978], he shall cause an action to be instituted in the name of the state against the person owning such right of action or to whose benefit […]
Section 36-2-38 – [Duty to testify in action for solicitation; immunity; perjury.]
No person shall be excused from testifying in any action, civil or criminal, brought in pursuance of this act [36-2-29, 36-2-31 to 36-2-38 NMSA 1978], on the ground that his testimony may expose him to prosecution for any crime or misdemeanor. But no person shall be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty for or on […]
Section 36-2-39 – Recompiled.
ANNOTATIONS Recompilations. — Former 36-2-39 NMSA 1978 has been recompiled as 39-2-2.1 NMSA 1978 pursuant to an order of the New Mexico compilation commission.
Section 36-2-40 – Criminal offender’s character evaluation.
The provisions of the Criminal Offender Employment Act [28-2-1 to 28-2-6 NMSA 1978] shall govern any consideration of criminal records required or permitted by Sections 36-2-1 through 36-2-40 NMSA 1978. History: 1953 Comp., § 18-1-38, enacted by Laws 1974, ch. 78, § 7.
Section 36-2-28 – Repealed.
History: Laws 1925, ch. 100, § 12; C.S. 1929, § 9-212; 1941 Comp., § 18-127; 1953 Comp., § 18-1-27; repealed by Laws 2011, ch. 107, § 3. ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 2011, ch. 107, § 3 repealed 36-2-28 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1925, ch. 100, § 12, relating to practicing law without a […]
Section 36-2-28.1 – Unauthorized practice of law; private remedies.
A. A person likely to be damaged by an unauthorized practice of law in violation of Section 36-2-27 NMSA 1978 may bring an action for an injunction against the alleged violator. An injunction shall be granted pursuant to the principles of equity and on terms that the court considers reasonable. Proof of monetary damage or […]
Section 36-2-28.2 – Unauthorized practice of law; action by attorney general or bar association.
A. Whenever the attorney general, the state bar of New Mexico or a local bar association authorized by the state bar of New Mexico to prosecute actions related to the unauthorized practice of law has reason to believe that a person has engaged in the unauthorized practice of law in violation of Section 36-2-27 NMSA […]
Section 36-2-29 – [Direct and indirect solicitation of damage claims declared illegal.]
It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit employment for himself or for another in the collection of any claim for damage to property or for damages for personal injuries sustained within this state or elsewhere or for death resulting therefrom, whether to be presented, collected, enforced or prosecuted in this state or elsewhere, […]
Section 36-2-30 – [Solicitation of damage claims; injunction.]
The attorney general or the board of bar commissioners of the New Mexico state bar association or any person, firm, corporation or association against whom any claim for damage to property or damages for personal injuries or for death resulting therefrom, is or has been asserted, may file an action for an injunction in the […]