New Mexico Statutes 57-2A-10. General provisions
A. The Cigarette Enforcement Act shall be enforced by the department and the attorney general; provided that, at the request of the department, the state police and all local police authorities shall enforce the provisions of the Cigarette Enforcement Act.
Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 57-2A-10
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
B. For the purpose of enforcing the Cigarette Enforcement Act, the department or the attorney general may request information from any state or local agency, and may share information with, and request information from, any federal agency and any agency of any other state or any local agency thereof.
C. In addition to any other remedy provided by law, including enforcement as provided in Subsection A of this section, any person may bring an action for appropriate injunctive or other equitable relief for a violation of the Cigarette Enforcement Act; actual damages, if any, sustained by reason of the violation; and, as determined by the court, interest on the damages from the date of the complaint, taxable costs and reasonable attorney fees. If the trier of fact finds that the violation is flagrant, it may increase recovery to an amount not in excess of three times the actual damages sustained by reason of the violation.