[Failure to employ residents; penalties.]
NMSA 1978, § 10-1-8
in effect10-1-8. [Failure to employ residents; penalties.]
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.
Laws 1933, ch. 68, § 4; 1941 Comp., § 10-108; 1953 Comp., § 5-1-8.
Source: New Mexico Compilation Commission (nmonesource.com)URL: https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18510/index.do#!b/10-1-8Fetched: 10/20/2026
