New Mexico Statutes
Article 14A - Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Practice
Section 61-14A-19 - Penalties. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

A. A person who violates a provision of the Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Practice Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished as provided in Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978.
B. In addition to criminal penalties, a person who engages in acupuncture or oriental medicine without a license is subject to disciplinary proceedings by the board. The provisions of Section 61-1-3.2 NMSA 1978 notwithstanding, the board may impose a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000) against such person and may assess the person for administrative costs, including investigative costs and the cost of conducting a hearing. The fine shall be deposited to the credit of the current school fund.
History: 1978 Comp., § 61-14A-19, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 158, § 27; 2017, ch. 52, § 3.
Delayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-14A-22 NMSA 1978.
The 2017 amendment, effective June 16, 2017, provided additional penalties for engaging in acupuncture or oriental medicine without a license, directed that money collected from fines be deposited to the credit of the current school fund; added the subsection designation "A." preceding the first sentence of the section; in Subsection A, after the subsection designation, deleted "Any" and added "A", and after "who violates", deleted "any" and added "a"; and added new Subsection B.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 61 Am. Jur. 2d Physicians, Surgeons and Other Healers, §§ 125 to 130.

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