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§ 36-2-35 NMSA 1978

[Solicited employment contracts void; recovery of compensation paid.]

1941 Comp., § 18-133, enacted by Laws 1949, ch. 81, § 6; 1953 Comp., § 18-1-33.

Any contract of employment obtained or made in violation of this act [ 36-2-29, 36-2-31 to 36-2-38 NMSA 1978] shall be absolutely void as to the attorney but the client may recover any compensation paid thereunder to or for or received by the attorney on account of such employment.

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.