N.M. Stat. § 56-8-8

Current through 2024, ch. 69
Section 56-8-8 - Excessive commission for procuring loan; penalty

That any person, association of persons or corporation violating the preceding section [56-8-7 NMSA 1978] shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars [($100)] nor more than five hundred dollars [($500)], or by imprisonment for not less than thirty nor more than ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; and shall also be liable in damages to the party injured in double the whole amount so charged for negotiating or securing any such loan.

NMS § 56-8-8

Laws 1912, ch. 31, § 2; Code 1915, § 1807; C.S. 1929, § 35-4617; 1941 Comp., § 53-614; 1953 Comp., § 50-6-14.