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:

Attorney's Note

Under the New Mexico Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
fourth degree felonyup to 18 monthsup to $5,000
For details, see N.M. Stat. Ann. § 31-18-15

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(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.