New Mexico Statutes 57-5-12. [Refusing alternative selections; prima facie evidence of intent to violate act; penalty.]
The fact that any producer, distributor, owner or lessee of motion pictures fails, or refuses to permit exhibitors in competitive situations to make alternative selections in the presence of each other, each to either purchase or rent his proportionate share of a product, upon the same terms and conditions and as in this act N.M. Stat. Ann. § 57-5-1 to 57-5-22 provided, shall be prima facie evidence of the intent of such producer, distributor, owner or lessee to violate or defeat the purposes, intent and provisions of this act, and such producer, distributor, owner or lessee shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) nor more than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) and by imprisonment at hard labor of not less than nor more than twelve months.
Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 57-5-12
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.