The violation by a licensee or by an officer, manager, director, trustee, executive or employee directly engaged in operating a small loan office under the provisions of the New Mexico Small Loan Act of 1955 of any usury statute of this state within an office, room or place of business in which the making of loans as a licensee is solicited or engaged or in association or conjunction therewith is grounds for suspension and revocation of license in accordance with the applicable procedures set forth in that act.
History: 1953 Comp., § 48-17-50, enacted by Laws 1955, ch. 128, § 21; 2007, ch. 86, § 12.
Severability clause. — Laws 2007, ch. 86, § 23 provides that if any part or application of this act is held invalid, the remainder or its application to other situations or persons shall not be affected.
The 2007 amendment, effective November 1, 2007, clarifies the language of this section.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 53A Am. Jur. 2d Money Lenders and Pawnbrokers §§ 46, 47, 48.
Contingency as to borrower's receipt of money or other property from which loan is to be repaid as rendering loan usurious, 92 A.L.R.3d 623.
58 C.J.S. Money Lenders §§ 6, 9.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 58 - Financial Institutions and Regulations
Article 15 - Small Loan Business
Section 58-15-1 - Objects and purposes of act.
Section 58-15-2 - Definitions.
Section 58-15-3 - Applicability of act; exemptions; evasions; penalty.
Section 58-15-4 - Application, investigation and fee; agent for service of process.
Section 58-15-7 - Place of business; change; residence of borrower.
Section 58-15-8 - Revocation, suspension and reinstatement of licenses.
Section 58-15-9 - Examination of licensee's books and records; witnesses.
Section 58-15-10 - Books and records; annual reports; additional information.
Section 58-15-10.1 - Licensee reporting requirements; penalties.
Section 58-15-10.2 - Reporting of credit required.
Section 58-15-11 - Regulations and orders; certified copies.
Section 58-15-12 - Advertising.
Section 58-15-13 - Licensed offices; other business.
Section 58-15-14.1 - Charges; method of computation.
Section 58-15-15.1 - No prepayment penalty on small loans.
Section 58-15-16 - Loan insurance allowable; financing certain premiums prohibited.
Section 58-15-19 - Loans under other laws.
Section 58-15-20 - Fees and costs.
Section 58-15-21 - What constitutes loan of money; wage purchases.
Section 58-15-22 - [Assignments; validity; amount collectible.]
Section 58-15-23 - Violation of general usury laws.
Section 58-15-24 - Loans made elsewhere.
Section 58-15-26 - Status of preexisting licensees.
Section 58-15-28 - Status of preexisting obligations.
Section 58-15-29 - Director to keep record of fees, expenses and disposition of money.
Section 58-15-30 - Penalties; general.
Section 58-15-31 - Short title.
Section 58-15-39 - Duties of division.
Section 58-15-40 - Financial literacy fund.