New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

New Mexico Senate Bill SB318 Compare Versions

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28	28	SENATE BILL 318
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30	30	TH LEGISLATURE
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42	42	FIRST SESSION
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45	45	2025
46	46	INTRODUCED BY
47	47	Joseph Cervantes
48	48	AN ACT
49	49	RELATING TO FIREARMS; INCLUDING FIREARMS AND DESTRUCTIVE
50	50	DEVICES IN THE UNFAIR PRACTICES ACT; EXPANDING PRIVATE REMEDIES
51	51	FOR UNFAIR, DECEPTIVE AND UNCONSCIONABLE TRADE PRACTICES;
52	52	MAKING TECHNICAL CHANGES.
53	53	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
54	54	SECTION 1. Section 53-17-2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1967,
55	55	Chapter 81, Section 104) is amended to read:
56	56	"53-17-2. POWERS OF FOREIGN CORPORATION.--A foreign
57	57	corporation [which] that has received a certificate of
58	58	authority under the Business Corporation Act consents to
59	59	general personal jurisdiction in this state and shall, until a
60	60	certificate of revocation or of withdrawal has been issued as
61	61	provided in the Business Corporation Act, enjoy the same, but
62	62	no greater, rights and privileges as a domestic corporation
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90	90	organized for the purposes set forth in the application
91	91	pursuant to which the certificate of authority is issued; and,
92	92	except as otherwise provided in the Business Corporation Act,
93	93	is subject to the same duties, restrictions, penalties and
94	94	liabilities now or hereafter imposed upon a domestic
95	95	corporation of like character."
96	96	SECTION 2. Section 57-12-2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1967,
97	97	Chapter 268, Section 2, as amended) is amended to read:
98	98	"57-12-2. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Unfair Practices
99	99	Act:
100	100	A. "destructive device" means any:
101	101	(1) explosive, incendiary or poison gas:
102	102	(a) bomb;
103	103	(b) grenade;
104	104	(c) rocket having a propellant charge of
105	105	more than four ounces;
106	106	(d) missile having an explosive or
107	107	incendiary charge of more than one-fourth ounce;
108	108	(e) mine; or
109	109	(f) similar device;
110	110	(2) type of weapon by whatever name known that
111	111	will, or that may be readily converted to, expel a projectile
112	112	by the action of an explosive or other propellant, the barrel
113	113	or barrels of which have a bore of more than one-half inch in
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143	143	as particularly suitable for sporting purposes;
144	144	(3) combination of parts either designed or
145	145	intended for use in converting a device into a destructive
146	146	device as defined in Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection
147	147	and from which a destructive device may be readily assembled;
148	148	and
149	149	(4) device that is designed to convert a
150	150	semiautomatic firearm to fire more than one round through the
151	151	single activation of a trigger;
152	152	B. "destructive device" does not include any device
153	153	that is neither designed nor redesigned for use as a weapon or
154	154	any device, although originally designed for use as a weapon,
155	155	that is redesigned for use as a signaling, pyrotechnic, line-
156	156	throwing, safety or similar device;
157	157	C. "firearm" means any weapon that will or is
158	158	designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile
159	159	by the action of an explosion; the frame or receiver of any
160	160	such weapon; or any firearm muffler or firearm silencer.
161	161	"Firearm" includes any handgun, rifle or shotgun; but does not
162	162	include an antique firearm as defined in 18 U.S.C. Section
163	163	921(16), a powder-actuated tool or other device designed to be
164	164	used for construction purposes, an emergency flare or a firearm
165	165	in permanently inoperable condition;
166	166	D. "firearm accessory" means:
167	167	(1) any device specifically adapted to enable:
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196	196	(a) the wearing or carrying about one's
197	197	person of a firearm; or
198	198	(b) the storage or mounting in or on any
199	199	conveyance of a firearm; and
200	200	(2) any attachment or device specifically
201	201	adapted to be inserted into or affixed onto any firearm to
202	202	enable, alter or improve the functioning or capabilities of the
203	203	firearm;
204	204	E. "firearm part" means any component part of a
205	205	firearm, including ammunition;
206	206	F. "online marketplace" means any person, business
207	207	or other entity that hosts, publishes or operates an
208	208	electronically accessed platform that facilitates or enables
209	209	third-party sellers to transact or engage in the sale,
210	210	purchase, payment, storage, shipping or delivery of goods or
211	211	services in New Mexico;
212	212	[A.] G. "person" means, where applicable, natural
213	213	persons, corporations, trusts, partnerships, associations,
214	214	cooperative associations, clubs, companies, firms, joint
215	215	ventures or syndicates;
216	216	H. "seller" means any person, business or other
217	217	entity that sells or offers to sell any products or services in
218	218	New Mexico or for delivery to New Mexico;
219	219	[B.] I. "seller-initiated telephone or internet
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249	249	which the seller or the seller's representative solicits the
250	250	sale by telephoning, [the ] electronic mailing, internet
251	251	marketing, soliciting through a website or computer program or
252	252	application a prospective purchaser and in which the sale is
253	253	consummated entirely by telephone, [or ] mail, [but does not
254	254	include a transaction:
255	255	(1) in which a person solicits a sale from a
256	256	prospective purchaser who has previously made an authorized
257	257	purchase from the seller's business; or
258	258	(2) in which the purchaser is accorded the
259	259	right of rescission by the provisions of the federal Consumer
260	260	Credit Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. 1635, or regulations issued
261	261	pursuant thereto] electronic mail or other online
262	262	communication;
263	263	J. "third-party seller" means any seller,
264	264	independent of an online marketplace, that sells, offers to
265	265	sell or contracts to sell a consumer product in New Mexico
266	266	through an online marketplace;
267	267	[C.] K. "trade" or "commerce" includes the
268	268	manufacturing, advertising, offering for sale or distribution,
269	269	[of any] distribution or delivery of any goods, products ,
270	270	services [and any], property and any other article, commodity
271	271	or thing of value, including:
272	272	(1) any trade or commerce [directly or
273	273	indirectly affecting the people of this state ] with a person in
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302	302	New Mexico or to a location within this state; or
303	303	(2) any trade or commerce by a person,
304	304	business or other entity that systematically serves a market in
305	305	New Mexico for the same or similar goods or services at issue
306	306	in any action brought in this state whether or not the specific
307	307	goods and services were purchased in New Mexico, which shall be
308	308	deemed, to the maximum extent permitted under the doctrine of
309	309	interstate federalism, to create specific jurisdiction against
310	310	a person, business or other entity that has:
311	311	(a) enjoyed the benefits and protection
312	312	of the laws of New Mexico;
313	313	(b) benefited from the ability to
314	314	enforce contracts, defend property or form effective markets in
315	315	New Mexico; or
316	316	(c) sold or otherwise placed a product
317	317	of goods into the national market or the stream of commerce;
318	318	[D.] L. "unfair or deceptive trade practice" means
319	319	an act specifically declared unlawful pursuant to the Unfair
320	320	Practices Act, a false or misleading oral or written statement,
321	321	visual description or other representation of any kind
322	322	knowingly made in connection with the sale, lease, rental or
323	323	loan of goods or services or in the extension of credit or in
324	324	the collection of debts by a person in the regular course of
325	325	the person's trade or commerce, that may, tends to or does
326	326	deceive or mislead any person and includes:
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355	355	(1) representing goods or services as those of
356	356	another when the goods or services are not the goods or
357	357	services of another;
358	358	(2) representing goods or services as legal to
359	359	purchase under the laws of New Mexico or the United States when
360	360	the goods or services are not legal to purchase under the laws
361	361	of New Mexico or the United States. No action shall be
362	362	maintained pursuant to this section based upon representations
363	363	or activities authorized under the Lynn and Erin Compassionate
364	364	Use Act or the Cannabis Regulation Act;
365	365	[(2)] (3) causing confusion or
366	366	misunderstanding as to the source, sponsorship, approval or
367	367	certification of goods or services;
368	368	[(3)] (4) causing confusion or
369	369	misunderstanding as to affiliation, connection or association
370	370	with or certification by another;
371	371	[(4)] (5) using deceptive representations or
372	372	designations of geographic origin in connection with goods or
373	373	services;
374	374	[(5)] (6) representing that goods or services
375	375	have sponsorship, approval, characteristics, ingredients, uses,
376	376	benefits or quantities that they do not have or that a person
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378	378	that the person does not have;
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408	408	or new if they are deteriorated, altered, reconditioned,
409	409	reclaimed, used or secondhand;
410	410	[(7)] (8) representing that goods or services
411	411	are of a particular standard, quality or grade, [or ] that the
412	412	goods meet the warranty of merchantability or are fit for a
413	413	particular purpose or are of a particular style or model if
414	414	they are of another;
415	415	[(8)] (9) disparaging the goods, services or
416	416	business of another by false or misleading representations;
417	417	[(9)] (10) offering goods or services with
418	418	intent not to supply them in the quantity requested by the
419	419	prospective buyer to the extent of the stock available, unless
420	420	the purchaser is purchasing for resale;
421	421	[(10)] (11) offering goods or services with
422	422	intent not to supply reasonable expectable public demand;
423	423	[(11)] (12) making false or misleading
424	424	statements of fact concerning the price of goods or services,
425	425	the prices of competitors or one's own price at a past or
426	426	future time or the reasons for, existence of or amounts of
427	427	price reduction;
428	428	[(12)] (13) making false or misleading
429	429	statements of fact for the purpose of obtaining appointments
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461	461	container that bears a trademark or trade name identified with
462	462	goods formerly packaged in the container, without
463	463	authorization, unless the container is labeled or marked to
464	464	disclaim a connection between the contents and the trademark or
465	465	trade name;
466	466	[(14)] (15) using exaggeration, innuendo or
467	467	ambiguity as to a material fact or failing to state a material
468	468	fact if doing so deceives or tends to deceive;
469	469	[(15)] (16) stating that a transaction
470	470	involves rights, remedies or obligations that it does not
471	471	involve;
472	472	[(16)] (17) stating that services,
473	473	replacements or repairs are needed if they are not needed;
474	474	[(17)] (18) failing to deliver the quality or
475	475	quantity of goods or services contracted for;
476	476	[(18)] (19) violating the Tobacco Escrow Fund
477	477	Act; [or]
478	478	[(19)] (20) offering or providing unposted or
479	479	unadvertised pricing or service based on the buyer's gender or
480	480	perceived gender identity; provided, however, that this
481	481	provision does not apply to persons regulated by the office of
482	482	superintendent of insurance pursuant to the New Mexico
483	483	Insurance Code; [and] or
484	484	(21) knowingly manufacturing, advertising,
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514	514	device, firearm part or firearm accessory contrary to the laws
515	515	of New Mexico or the United States; and
516	516	[E.] M. "unconscionable trade practice" means an
517	517	act or practice in connection with the sale, lease, rental or
518	518	loan, or in connection with the offering for sale, lease,
519	519	rental or loan, of any goods or services, including goods or
520	520	services offered for sale by an online marketplace whether
521	521	directly or by a third-party seller, and including services
522	522	provided by licensed professionals, or in the extension of
523	523	credit or in the collection of debts that to a person's
524	524	detriment:
525	525	(1) takes advantage of the lack of knowledge,
526	526	ability, experience or capacity of a person to a grossly unfair
527	527	degree; [or]
528	528	(2) results in a gross disparity between the
529	529	value received by a person and the price paid; or
530	530	(3) violates state or federal law ."
531	531	SECTION 3. Section 57-12-3.1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1991,
532	532	Chapter 28, Section 1) is amended to read:
533	533	"57-12-3.1. UNAUTHORIZED USE OF DELIVERY CONTAINER
534	534	PROHIBITED.--
535	535	A. It [shall be] is an unlawful practice within the
536	536	meaning of the Unfair Practices Act for any person to:
537	537	(1) remove [the] an owner's container from the
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567	567	permission of the owner or recipient;
568	568	(2) possess or use [the ] an owner's container
569	569	if it has been removed from the owner's or recipient's premises
570	570	or parking area without the permission of the owner or
571	571	recipient;
572	572	(3) alter, convert, destroy or tamper with
573	573	[the] an owner's container without permission of the owner or
574	574	recipient; or
575	575	(4) sell [the] an owner's container to or
576	576	purchase [the] an owner's container from someone other than the
577	577	owner without the permission of the owner.
578	578	B. As used in this section:
579	579	(1) "bakery rack" means a metal frame that
580	580	holds bakery trays or other bakery products and that is used by
581	581	a bakery, distributor or retailer or its agent as a means to
582	582	transport, store or carry bakery products;
583	583	(2) "bakery tray" means a wire or plastic
584	584	receptacle that holds bread, buns or other baked goods and that
585	585	is used by a bakery, distributor or retailer or its agent as a
586	586	means to transport, store or carry bakery products;
587	587	(3) "owner's container" means a bakery rack,
588	588	bakery tray, dairy case, egg basket, poultry box, shopping cart
589	589	or pallet;
590	590	(4) "dairy case" means a plastic receptacle
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620	620	by a dairy, distributor or retailer or its agent as a means to
621	621	transport, store or carry dairy products;
622	622	(5) "pallet" means a wooden or plastic base
623	623	that allows stacks of merchandise to be placed upon it and that
624	624	provides a space and support beneath the stack for forklift
625	625	handling;
626	626	(6) "parking area" means a lot or other
627	627	property provided by a recipient for the use of its customers
628	628	to park vehicles while at the recipient's establishment;
629	629	(7) "poultry box" means a permanent type of
630	630	container that is used by a processor, distributor, retailer or
631	631	food service establishment or an agent of one of those persons
632	632	to transport, store or carry poultry;
633	633	(8) "recipient" means a person, firm,
634	634	corporation or association that is authorized by the owner to
635	635	use an owner's container; and
636	636	(9) "shopping cart" means a basket that is
637	637	mounted on wheels, or a similar device, that is generally used
638	638	in a retail establishment by a customer to transport goods of
639	639	any kind.
640	640	C. No civil action shall be maintained pursuant to
641	641	this section against any person who returns to its owner within
642	642	sixty days after the effective date of this section a container
643	643	that was unlawfully obtained."
644	644	SECTION 4. Section 57-12-7 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1967,
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673	673	Chapter 268, Section 6, as amended) is amended to read:
674	674	"57-12-7. EXEMPTIONS.--Nothing in the Unfair Practices
675	675	Act shall apply to actions or transactions:
676	676	A. expressly permitted [under laws administered ] by
677	677	the laws of the United States or New Mexico or by a regulatory
678	678	body of New Mexico or the United States; [but all actions or
679	679	transactions forbidden by the regulatory body, and about which
680	680	the regulatory body remains silent, are subject to the Unfair
681	681	Practices Act]
682	682	B. for which a person, business or other entity is
683	683	immune from suit under the laws of the United States or New
684	684	Mexico or by a regulatory body of New Mexico or the United
685	685	States; or
686	686	C. without including any allegation or proof
687	687	specifically required by the laws of the United States or New
688	688	Mexico, including where explicitly required:
689	689	(1) proximate cause resulting in harm; or
690	690	(2) establishing that the actions or
691	691	transactions giving rise to claims made pursuant to the Unfair
692	692	Practices Act occurred, in whole or in part, inside New
693	693	Mexico."
694	694	SECTION 5. Section 57-12-8 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1967,
695	695	Chapter 268, Section 7, as amended) is amended to read:
696	696	"57-12-8. RESTRAINT OF PROHIBITED ACTS--REMEDIES FOR
697	697	VIOLATIONS.--
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726	726	A. Whenever the attorney general has reasonable
727	727	belief that [any] a person is using, has used or is about to
728	728	use any method, act or practice [which ] that is declared by the
729	729	Unfair Practices Act to be unlawful and that proceedings would
730	730	be in the public interest, [he ] the attorney general may bring
731	731	an action in the name of the state alleging violations of the
732	732	Unfair Practices Act. The action may be brought in the
733	733	district court of the county in which the person resides or has
734	734	[his] the person's principal place of business or in the
735	735	district court in [any ] a county in which the person is using,
736	736	has used or is about to use the practice [which ] that has been
737	737	alleged to be unlawful under the Unfair Practices Act. The
738	738	attorney general acting on behalf of the state [of New Mexico ]
739	739	shall not be required to post bond when seeking a temporary or
740	740	permanent injunction in such action.
741	741	B. In [any] an action filed pursuant to the Unfair
742	742	Practices Act, including an action with respect to unimproved
743	743	real property, the attorney general may petition the district
744	744	court for temporary or permanent injunctive relief and
745	745	restitution."
746	746	SECTION 6. Section 57-12-9 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1971,
747	747	Chapter 240, Section 3, as amended) is amended to read:
748	748	"57-12-9. SETTLEMENTS.--
749	749	A. In lieu of beginning or continuing an action
750	750	pursuant to the Unfair Practices Act, the attorney general may
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779	779	accept a written assurance of discontinuance of any practice in
780	780	violation of the Unfair Practices Act from the person who has
781	781	engaged in the unlawful practice. The attorney general may
782	782	require an agreement by the person engaged in the unlawful
783	783	practice that, by the date set by the attorney general and
784	784	stated in the assurance, [he ] the person will make restitution
785	785	to all persons of money, property or other things received from
786	786	them in any transaction related to the unlawful practice. All
787	787	settlements are a matter of public record but are not
788	788	admissible against [any ] a defendant in [any] an action brought
789	789	by any other person or public body against [such ] the defendant
790	790	under the Unfair Practices Act [and do not constitute a basis
791	791	for the introduction of the assurance of discontinuance as
792	792	prima facie evidence against such defendant in any action or
793	793	proceeding].
794	794	B. A person need not accept restitution pursuant to
795	795	an assurance. [His] Acceptance of restitution bars recovery of
796	796	[any] damages in [any] an action by [him] the person or on
797	797	[his] the person's behalf against the same defendant on account
798	798	of the same unlawful practice unless the defendant fails to
799	799	make restitution as agreed .
800	800	C. A violation of an assurance entered into
801	801	pursuant to this section is a violation of the Unfair Practices
802	802	Act."
803	803	SECTION 7. Section 57-12-10 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1967,
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832	832	Chapter 268, Section 8, as amended) is amended to read:
833	833	"57-12-10. PRIVATE REMEDIES.--
834	834	A. A person likely to be damaged by an unfair or
835	835	deceptive trade practice or by an unconscionable trade practice
836	836	of another may be granted an injunction against it under the
837	837	principles of equity and on terms that the court considers
838	838	reasonable. Proof of monetary damage, loss of profits or
839	839	intent to deceive or take unfair advantage of [any ] a person is
840	840	not required. Relief granted for the copying of an article
841	841	shall be limited as to the prevention of confusion or
842	842	misunderstanding as to source.
843	843	B. Any person who suffers any loss of money or
844	844	property, real or personal, as a result of any employment by
845	845	another person of a method, act or practice declared unlawful
846	846	by the Unfair Practices Act may bring an action to recover
847	847	actual damages or the sum of [one hundred dollars ($100) ] ten
848	848	thousand dollars ($10,000) , whichever is greater. Where the
849	849	trier of fact finds that the party charged with an unfair or
850	850	deceptive trade practice or an unconscionable trade practice
851	851	has willfully engaged in the trade practice, the court may
852	852	award up to three times actual damages or [three hundred
853	853	dollars ($300)] ten thousand dollars ($10,000) , whichever is
854	854	greater, to the party complaining of the practice.
855	855	C. A person aware of an unfair or deceptive trade
856	856	practice or an unconscionable trade practice of another
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885	885	involving the manufacture, marketing, distributing, sale or
886	886	offering for sale of a firearm, destructive device, firearm
887	887	part or firearm accessory that violates New Mexico or federal
888	888	law may be granted an injunction against the practice under the
889	889	principles of equity and on terms that the court considers
890	890	reasonable and shall be awarded two hundred fifty thousand
891	891	dollars ($250,000) per violation.
892	892	D. Proof of a claim involving the manufacture,
893	893	marketing, distributing, sale or offering for sale of a
894	894	firearm, destructive device, firearm part or firearm accessory
895	895	or other unfair trade practice or an unconscionable trade
896	896	practice shall comply with the specific requirements placed on
897	897	such a claim by the Unfair Practices Act. Beyond those
898	898	specific requirements, proof of monetary damage, loss of
899	899	profits or intent to deceive or take unfair advantage of any
900	900	person is not required.
901	901	[C.] E. The court shall award attorney fees and
902	902	costs to the party complaining of an unfair or deceptive trade
903	903	practice or unconscionable trade practice if the party
904	904	prevails. The court shall award attorney fees and costs to the
905	905	party charged with an unfair or deceptive trade practice or an
906	906	unconscionable trade practice if it finds that the party
907	907	complaining of such trade practice brought an action that the
908	908	party knew was groundless at the time it was initiated .
909	909	[D.] F. The relief provided in this section is in
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938	938	addition to remedies otherwise available against the same
939	939	conduct under the common law or other statutes of this state.
940	940	[E.] G. In [any] a class action filed under this
941	941	section, the court may award damages to the named plaintiffs as
942	942	provided in Subsection B of this section and may award members
943	943	of the class such actual damages as were suffered by each
944	944	member of the class as a result of the unlawful method, act or
945	945	practice.
946	946	[F. A party to a court action for a private remedy
947	947	pursuant to this section may request in writing during the
948	948	thirty-day period following service of the summons and
949	949	complaint on all parties named in the action that the parties
950	950	attempt to settle the claim in early mediation. If a request
951	951	for mediation is made, the parties shall choose a mutually
952	952	acceptable mediator and enter into mediation within sixty days
953	953	of the appointment of an acceptable mediator unless otherwise
954	954	agreed by the parties. A request for mediation may be
955	955	rescinded at any time if agreed to by all parties.
956	956	G. If the parties do not agree on a mutually
957	957	acceptable mediator, the court shall appoint the mediator. If
958	958	the early mediation pursuant to this section is entered into
959	959	within sixty days following the appointment of the mediator,
960	960	the parties suing on the basis of unfair, deceptive or
961	961	unconscionable trade practices or acts under the Unfair
962	962	Practices Act shall be required to pay no more than fifty
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991	991	dollars ($50.00) toward the cost of the mediation and the other
992	992	party shall pay the remainder of such cost, unless otherwise
993	993	agreed by the parties. If a person is seeking injunctive
994	994	relief in accordance with Subsection A of this section, the
995	995	person may pursue the claim for injunctive relief without
996	996	following the mediation requirements of this subsection and
997	997	Subsection F of this section. ]
998	998	H. Multiple parties acting in concert to
999	999	manufacture, advertise, distribute or offer for sale a firearm,
1000	1000	destructive device, firearm part or firearm accessory, which
1001	1001	would violate the laws of New Mexico or the United States,
1002	1002	shall be jointly and severally liable for any violations of the
1003	1003	Unfair Practices Act.
1004	1004	I. An online marketplace that offers for sale or
1005	1005	allows third-party sellers to offer for sale a firearm,
1006	1006	destructive device, firearm part or firearm accessory, the
1007	1007	manufacture, advertising, distribution or sale of which would
1008	1008	violate the laws of New Mexico or the United States, shall be
1009	1009	jointly and severally liable for any violations of the Unfair
1010	1010	Practices Act that occurred on the online marketplace.
1011	1011	J. In any action brought pursuant to the Unfair
1012	1012	Practices Act against a third-party seller on an online
1013	1013	marketplace, the online marketplace shall comply with validly
1014	1014	issued subpoenas that seek information about a third-party
1015	1015	seller.
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1044	1044	K. A willful failure or refusal to respond to a
1045	1045	subpoena described in Subsection J of this section shall itself
1046	1046	be a violation of the Unfair Practices Act, for which the court
1047	1047	shall award the requesting party statutory damages of:
1048	1048	(1) two hundred fifty thousand dollars
1049	1049	($250,000) and attorney fees and costs if the subpoena was
1050	1050	issued in an action involving an allegation that a third-party
1051	1051	seller violated the Unfair Practices Act while manufacturing,
1052	1052	advertising, distributing or selling a firearm, destructive
1053	1053	device, firearm part or firearm accessory in violation of the
1054	1054	laws of New Mexico or the United States; or
1055	1055	(2) ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and
1056	1056	attorney fees and costs if the subpoena was issued in an action
1057	1057	involving any other allegations actionable under the Unfair
1058	1058	Practices Act.
1059	1059	L. An online marketplace, seller or third-party
1060	1060	seller that does not maintain a place of business in the United
1061	1061	States or that conceals its place of business and offers goods
1062	1062	or services for sale inside New Mexico shall be deemed, such
1063	1063	that a suit may be maintained against the online marketplace,
1064	1064	seller or third-party seller without violating the standards of
1065	1065	fair play and substantial justice, to have:
1066	1066	(1) minimum contacts with New Mexico;
1067	1067	(2) invoked the benefits and protections of
1068	1068	the laws of New Mexico;
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1097	1097	(3) purposely availed itself of the privileges
1098	1098	of conducting activities within New Mexico; and
1099	1099	(4) reasonably anticipated being haled into a
1100	1100	court within New Mexico. "
1101	1101	SECTION 8. Section 57-12-11 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1970,
1102	1102	Chapter 38, Section 2) is amended to read:
1103	1103	"57-12-11. CIVIL PENALTY.--In any action brought under
1104	1104	Section [49-15-7 NMSA 1953 ] 57-12-8 NMSA 1978, if the court
1105	1105	finds that a person is willfully using or has willfully used a
1106	1106	method, act or practice declared unlawful by the Unfair
1107	1107	Practices Act, the attorney general, upon petition to the
1108	1108	court, may recover on behalf of the state [of New Mexico ] a
1109	1109	civil penalty [of] not exceeding [five thousand dollars
1110	1110	($5,000)] twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) per violation,
1111	1111	unless the violation involved the manufacturing, advertising,
1112	1112	distribution or sale of a firearm, in which case the attorney
1113	1113	general may petition the court for a civil penalty not
1114	1114	exceeding two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) per
1115	1115	violation."
1116	1116	SECTION 9. Section 57-12-12 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1967,
1117	1117	Chapter 268, Section 10) is amended to read:
1118	1118	"57-12-12. CIVIL INVESTIGATIVE DEMAND.--
1119	1119	A. Whenever the attorney general has reason to
1120	1120	believe that [any] a person may be in possession, custody or
1121	1121	control of an original or copy of [any ] a book, record, report,
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1150	1150	memorandum, paper, communication, tabulation, map, chart,
1151	1151	photograph, mechanical transcription or other tangible document
1152	1152	or recording [which he ] that the attorney general believes to
1153	1153	be relevant to the subject matter of an investigation of a
1154	1154	probable violation of the Unfair Practices Act, [he ] the
1155	1155	attorney general may, prior to the institution of a civil
1156	1156	proceeding, execute in writing and cause to be served upon the
1157	1157	person a civil investigative demand requiring [such ] the person
1158	1158	to produce documentary material and permit the inspection and
1159	1159	copying of the material. The demand of the attorney general
1160	1160	shall not be a matter of public record and shall not be
1161	1161	published by [him] the attorney general except by order of the
1162	1162	court.
1163	1163	B. Each demand shall:
1164	1164	(1) state the general subject matter of the
1165	1165	investigation;
1166	1166	(2) describe the classes of documentary
1167	1167	material to be produced with reasonable certainty; and
1168	1168	(3) prescribe the return date within which the
1169	1169	documentary material is to be produced, which in no case shall
1170	1170	be less than ten days after the date of service. [and
1171	1171	(4) identify the members of the attorney
1172	1172	general's staff to whom such documentary material is to be made
1173	1173	available for inspection and copying. ]
1174	1174	C. No demand shall:
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1203	1203	(1) contain [any] a requirement [which] that
1204	1204	would be unreasonable or improper if contained in a subpoena
1205	1205	duces tecum issued by a court of this state; [or ]
1206	1206	(2) require the disclosure of any documentary
1207	1207	material [which] that would be privileged or [which ] that for
1208	1208	any other reason would not be required by a subpoena duces
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1210	1210	(3) require the removal of any documentary
1211	1211	material from the custody of the person upon whom the demand is
1212	1212	served except in accordance with the provisions of Subsection E
1213	1213	of this section.
1214	1214	D. Service of the demand may be made by:
1215	1215	(1) delivering a duly executed copy [thereof ]
1216	1216	to the person to be served or, if the person is not a natural
1217	1217	person, to the statutory agent for the person or to [any ] an
1218	1218	officer of the person to be served; [or ]
1219	1219	(2) delivering a duly executed copy [thereof ]
1220	1220	to the principal place of business in this state of the person
1221	1221	to be served; or
1222	1222	(3) mailing by registered or certified mail a
1223	1223	duly executed copy of the demand addressed to the person to be
1224	1224	served at [his] the person's principal place of business in
1225	1225	this state or, if the person has no place of business in this
1226	1226	state, to [his] the person's principal office or place of
1227	1227	business.
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1256	1256	E. Documentary material demanded pursuant to the
1257	1257	provisions of this section shall be produced for inspection and
1258	1258	copying during normal business hours at the principal office or
1259	1259	place of business of the person served or may be inspected and
1260	1260	copied at such other times and places as may be agreed upon by
1261	1261	the person served and the attorney general.
1262	1262	F. [No] Documentary material produced pursuant to a
1263	1263	demand, or copies thereof, shall, unless otherwise ordered by
1264	1264	the district court in the county in which the person resides or
1265	1265	has [his] the person's principal place of business or is about
1266	1266	to perform or is performing the practice [which ] that is
1267	1267	alleged to be unlawful under the Unfair Practices Act, [for
1268	1268	good cause shown] be [produced for inspection or copying by
1269	1269	anyone other than an authorized employee of the attorney
1270	1270	general nor shall the contents thereof be disclosed to anyone
1271	1271	other than an authorized employee of the attorney general or in
1272	1272	court in an action relating to a violation of the ] subject to
1273	1273	the Inspection of Public Records Act and discoverable by any
1274	1274	party to an action brought pursuant to the Unfair Practices
1275	1275	Act.
1276	1276	G. At any time before the return date of the
1277	1277	demand, a petition to set aside the demand, modify the demand
1278	1278	or extend the return date [thereon ] on the demand may be filed
1279	1279	in the district court in the county in which the person resides
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1309	1309	about to perform or is performing the practice [which ] that is
1310	1310	alleged to be unlawful under the Unfair Practices Act, and the
1311	1311	court upon a showing of good cause may set aside the demand,
1312	1312	modify it or extend the return date of the demand.
1313	1313	H. After service of the investigative demand upon
1314	1314	[him] the person, if [any] the person neglects or refuses to
1315	1315	comply with the demand, the attorney general may invoke the aid
1316	1316	of the court in the enforcement of the demand. In appropriate
1317	1317	cases, the court shall issue its order requiring the person to
1318	1318	appear and produce the documentary material required in the
1319	1319	demand and may, upon failure of the person to comply with the
1320	1320	order, punish the person for contempt.
1321	1321	I. This section shall not be applicable to criminal
1322	1322	prosecutions."
1323	1323	SECTION 10. Section 57-12-15 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1967,
1324	1324	Chapter 268, Section 12) is amended to read:
1325	1325	"57-12-15. ENFORCEMENT.--In order to promote the uniform
1326	1326	administration of the Unfair Practices Act in New Mexico, the
1327	1327	attorney general is to be responsible for its enforcement, but
1328	1328	[he] the attorney general may in appropriate cases delegate
1329	1329	this authority to the district attorneys of the state, and when
1330	1330	this is done, the district attorneys shall have every power
1331	1331	conferred upon the attorney general by the Unfair Practices
1332	1332	Act."
1333	1333	SECTION 11. Section 57-12-16 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1967,
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1362	1362	Chapter 268, Section 13, as amended) is amended to read:
1363	1363	"57-12-16. ADVERTISING MEDIA EXCLUDED.--The Unfair
1364	1364	Practices Act does not apply to publishers, broadcasters,
1365	1365	printers or other persons engaged in the dissemination of
1366	1366	information or reproduction of printed or pictorial matters who
1367	1367	publish, broadcast or reproduce material without knowledge of
1368	1368	its deceptive or unconscionable character, unless the
1369	1369	publication, broadcast or reproduction violates the laws of New
1370	1370	Mexico or the United States ."
1371	1371	SECTION 12. A new section of the Unfair Practices Act,
1372	1372	Section 57-12-3.2 NMSA 1978, is enacted to read:
1373	1373	"57-12-3.2. [NEW MATERIAL ] UNLAWFUL MANUFACTURE,
1374	1374	ADVERTISING, DISTRIBUTION OR SALE OF A FIREARM PROHIBITED.--It
1375	1375	shall be an unlawful practice within the meaning of the Unfair
1376	1376	Practices Act for any person to violate:
1377	1377	A. the provisions of Section 30-7-7 NMSA 1978; or
1378	1378	B. the laws of New Mexico or the United States
1379	1379	controlling the manufacture, advertising, distribution or sale
1380	1380	of firearms."
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