N.M. Stat. § 61-30-22
Civil and criminal penalties; injunctive relief. (Repealed
effective July 1, 2030.)
A. Any person who violates any provision of the Real Estate Appraisers Act is guilty
of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand
dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment for not more than six months or both.
B. In the event any person has engaged in or proposes to engage in any act or
practice violating a provision of the Real Estate Appraisers Act, the attorney general or
the district attorney of the judicial district in which the person resides or the judicial
district in which the violation has occurred or will occur shall, upon application of the
board, maintain an action in the name of the state to prosecute the violation or to enjoin
the proposed act or practice.
C. The board may impose a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed one thousand
dollars ($1,000) for each violation of the Real Estate Appraisers Act and assess
administrative costs for any investigation and administrative or other proceedings
against a real estate appraiser trainee, a state licensed residential real estate appraiser
or a state certified real estate appraiser. The provisions of Section 61-1-3.2 NMSA 1978
notwithstanding, the board may impose a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand
dollars ($2,000) against any person who is found, through an administrative proceeding,
to have acted without a license. Appeals from decisions of the board shall be taken as
provided in Section 39-3-1.1 NMSA 1978.