Any person who violates any order or injunction issued pursuant to this act [56-1-1 to 56-1-13 NMSA 1978] shall forfeit and pay a civil penalty of not more than $1,000. For the purpose of this section, the court issuing any injunction shall retain jurisdiction, and the cause shall be continued, and in such cases the attorney general acting in the name of the state may petition for the recovery of civil penalties. History: 1953 Comp., § 50-16-12, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 258, § 12. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For the attorney general, see N.M. Const., art. V, § 1 and Chapter 8, Article 5 NMSA 1978.
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