Criminal penalties
Known as the Campaign Reporting Act
The act spans §§ 1–1 (38 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Rio Grande Foundation v. Toulouse Oliver (2023)
Most recently applied in Rio Grande Foundation v. Toulouse Oliver (January 2023)
1978 Comp., § 1-19-36, enacted by Laws 1979, ch. 360, § 12; 1993, ch. 46, § 17; 1995, ch. 153, § 17; 2019, ch. 262, § 14; 2021, ch. 109, § 7.
A. Any person who knowingly and willfully violates any provision of the Campaign Reporting Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment for not more than one year or both.
B. The Campaign Reporting Act may be enforced by the attorney general or the district attorney in the county where the candidate resides, where a political committee has its principal place of business or where the violation occurred.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.