Unfair or deceptive trade practices and unconscionable trade practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce are unlawful.
§ 57-12-3 NMSA 1978
Unfair or deceptive and unconscionable trade practices prohibited
Known as the Unfair Practices Act
The act spans §§ 57–57 (28 sections).
Applied in 20 court decisions — leading case Elliott Industries Limited Partnership v. Bp America Production Company Bp J (2005)
Most recently applied in Raja v. Ohio Sec. Ins. Co. (March 2018)
1953 Comp., § 49-15-3, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 268, § 3; 1971, ch. 240, § 2.
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
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.