§ 61-16-1 NMSA 1978

Auctioneers; puffing; fees

Laws 1889, ch. 95, § 1; C.L. 1897, § 1290; Code 1915, § 377; C.S. 1929, § 10-101; 1941 Comp., § 51-1501; 1953 Comp., § 67-13-1; 2005, ch. 77, § 1.

It is unlawful for any person who sells at public auction any personal property belonging to another:

A. to bid on any article placed by him at auction; or

B. employ or in any way allow puffers to bid for him at an auction.

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.