New Mexico Statutes
Article 8 - Duties and Restrictions Imposed Upon Public Utilities
Section 62-8-11 - Consumer information; disclosure prohibited.

A. A public utility, as defined pursuant to Section 62-3-3 NMSA 1978, or its employees or agents shall not sell or disclose consumers' nonpublic personal information without the customer's permission or unless it is in accordance with standardized credit reporting practices, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 56, Article 3 NMSA 1978 or the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act or other reporting requirements imposed on the public utility.
B. Exempted from the provisions of this section are:
(1) the public regulation commission pursuant to the Public Utility Act [Chapter 62, Articles 1 to 6 and 8 to 13 NMSA 1978] and the Public Regulation Commission Act [Chapter 8, Article 8 NMSA 1978] and rules adopted pursuant to those acts; or
(2) an action by a government agency or an officer, employee or agent of an agency acting on behalf of the agency to obtain telephone records in connection with the performance of the official duties of the agency.
History: Laws 2007, ch. 90, § 1.
Cross references. — For the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, see 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.
Effective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 90, § 2 made Laws 2007, ch. 90, § 1 effective July 1, 2007.

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