N.M. Stat. § 63-9G-9

Current through 2024, ch. 69
Section 63-9G-9 - Cramming or slamming; damage to credit; penalty; civil action barred
A. A person shall not injure or threaten to injure a customer's credit because the customer refuses to pay charges resulting from cramming or slamming. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be sentenced as follows:
(1) for threatening to injure a customer's credit, a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) per occurrence; and
(2) for injuring a customer's credit by providing a false, misleading or negative report about the customer to a credit reporting agency, a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per occurrence.
B. A person is barred from bringing a civil action against a customer to collect for charges resulting from cramming or slamming.

NMS § 63-9G-9

Laws 1999, ch. 138, § 9.