2021 New Mexico Statutes
Article 38A - Hospitality Fee
Section 3-38A-7 - Collection of delinquencies; civil penalty. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)

A. A proprietor is liable for the payment of any amount of the hospitality fee proceeds the proprietor has failed to remit to the municipality.
B. A municipality shall provide by ordinance for a civil penalty for failure to remit the hospitality fee due in an amount equal to the greater of ten percent of the amount of the hospitality fee that was not remitted to the municipality or one hundred dollars ($100).
C. The municipality may bring an action in law or equity in the district court for the collection of any amount of hospitality fee due, including without limitation penalties on that amount, interest on the unpaid principal amount at a rate of not exceeding one percent a month, the costs of collection and reasonable attorney fees incurred in connection with such an action.
History: Laws 2003, ch. 417, § 7.
Delayed repeals. — Laws 2007, ch. 233, § 1 amended Laws 2003, ch. 417, § 13, to provide that the Hospitality Fee Act is repealed effective July 1, 2028.

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