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 36-3-1 – Short title.
This act [36-3-1 to 36-3-10 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the “Immigration and Nationality Law Practice Act”. History: Laws 1987, ch. 60, § 1.
Section 36-3-2 – Purpose.
The purpose of the Immigration and Nationality Law Practice Act is to prevent the unauthorized practice of law by nonlawyers who hold themselves out as immigration consultants rendering services in immigration, nationality or citizenship matters and who are outside pertinent federal regulations regulating the practice of immigration law. History: Laws 1987, ch. 60, § 2.
Section 36-3-3 – Definitions.
As used in the Immigration and Nationality Law Practice Act: A. “immigration consultant” means any person who renders services, including the completion of forms and applications, to a client where the services are related to the client’s desire to determine his legal status in an immigration or naturalization matter and who is beyond the scope […]
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 […]
Section 36-2-31 – [Fee splitting prohibited; division of fees by attorneys excepted.]
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association to divide with or receive from any attorney-at-law, or group of attorneys-at-law, whether practicing in this state or elsewhere, either before or after action is brought, any portion of any fee or compensation charged or received by such attorney-at-law, or any valuable consideration or […]
Section 36-2-32 – [Hospital or other employees; communication with attorneys concerning damage claims declared illegal.]
It shall be unlawful for any person in the employ of, or in any capacity attached to or connected with, any hospital, infirmary or other institution, public or private, which receives patients for medical or surgical treatment, to communicate, directly or indirectly, with any attorney-at-law, or any person representing such attorney, for the purpose of […]