In addition to any other penalties that may be assessed, any person who knowingly and willfully violates any of the provisions of the Lobbyist Regulation Act shall be punished by a fine of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) and may have his lobbyist registration revoked or his lobbying activities enjoined for up to three years.
History: 1953 Comp., § 2-13-9, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 261, § 9; 1993, ch. 46, § 25.
The 1993 amendment, effective July 1, 1993, rewrote this section which read "Any person who knowingly violates any of the provisions of the Lobbyist Regulation Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)."
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 2 - Legislative Branch
Article 11 - Lobbyist Regulation
Section 2-11-3 - Registration statement to be filed; contents; modification to statement.
Section 2-11-5 - Other powers and duties of attorney general not limited or restricted.
Section 2-11-6 - Expenditure report to be filed; contents; reporting periods.
Section 2-11-7 - Registration and expenditure report; preservation as public record; online reports.
Section 2-11-8 - Contingent fees prohibited in lobbying the legislative branch of state government.
Section 2-11-8.1 - Restrictions on campaign activities and contributions.
Section 2-11-8.2 - Compliance with act; enforcement of act; civil penalties.