{"id":"DUT-NM-003","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"New Mexico","state":"NM","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Legislature of New Mexico (Public Health Act)","authority":"Public Health Act, NMSA 1978, Sections 24-1-1 to 24-1-40","instrument":"NMSA 1978, Section 24-1-21 (Penalties)","title":"Public Health Act: petty misdemeanor for violating the Act or any order, rule or regulation adopted under it; civil enforcement by the department","dateIssued":"","effective":"standing throughout 2020-2021","end":"standing","startDate":"","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["DUTY"],"addressees":["persons generally, including businesses and their owners"],"clause":"Any person violating any of the provisions of the Public Health Act or any order, rule or regulation adopted pursuant to [it] is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) or imprisonment... not to exceed six months or both... The department also may enforce its rules and orders by any appropriate civil action.","enforcement":"Petty misdemeanor: fine up to $100, imprisonment up to six months, or both; civil action","functions":[],"notes":"Made every violation of a public health order a crime and authorized the department to enforce its orders by civil action, with the Attorney General representing the department; the criminal sanction recited in the March 23, 2020 order and in the Governor\u0027s July 1, 2020 announcement of the $100 face-covering fine (Exs. NM-006, NM-023).","sourceUrl":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4384/1/document.do","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":2840539,"grade":"primary","character":"order_penalty","description":"","collection":"DUT-NM","url":"/library/DUT-NM-003","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-NM-003","citation":"Legislature of New Mexico (Public Health Act), NMSA 1978, Section 24-1-21 (Penalties) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NM-003)","stateName":"New Mexico","related":["NM-006","NM-023","DUT-NM-001","DUT-NM-012"]}