§ NMSA 1978, § 1-19-34.6Civil penalties

Civil penalties.
A. If the secretary of state exhausts efforts in seeking voluntary compliance and reasonably
believes that a person committed, or is about to commit, a violation of the Campaign Reporting
Act, the secretary of state shall refer the matter to the state ethics commission for enforcement;
provided, however, that if the secretary of state waives the imposition of a fine pursuant to Subsection D of Section 1-19-35 NMSA 1978, the matter shall not be referred.
B. With or without a referral from the secretary of state, the state ethics commission may institute a civil action in district court for any violation of the Campaign Reporting Act or to prevent
a violation of that act that involves an unlawful solicitation or the making or acceptance of an
unlawful contribution. An action for relief may include a permanent or temporary injunction, a restraining order or any other appropriate order, including a civil penalty of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation not to exceed a total of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), and forfeiture of any contribution received as a result of an unlawful solicitation or unlawful contribution.
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Each unlawful solicitation and each unlawful contribution made or accepted shall be deemed a
separate violation of the Campaign Reporting Act.
C. With or without a referral from the secretary of state, the state ethics commission may institute a civil action in district court if a violation has occurred or to prevent a violation of any provision of the Campaign Reporting Act other than that specified in Subsection B of this section. Relief
may include a permanent or temporary injunction, a restraining order or any other appropriate
order, including an order for a civil penalty of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation
not to exceed a total of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000).