N.M. Stat. § 10-1-8
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§ 10-1-8. Failure to employ residents; penalties
Official statutory text
Any person, firm, corporation or association having charge of or control over the employment of persons mentioned in Section 1 of this act, who shall willfully refuse to comply with the provisions of said Section 1, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $300 or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed ninety days or both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.
Status: in_force
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