A pawnbroker shall not: A. knowingly enter into a pawn transaction with a person under the age of eighteen years or under the influence of alcohol, any narcotic, drug, stimulant or depressant; B. make any agreement requiring the personal liability of a pledgor in connection with the pawn transaction; C. accept any waiver, in writing or otherwise, of any right or protection accorded a pledgor under the Pawnbrokers Act; D. fail to exercise reasonable care to protect pledged goods from loss or damage; E. fail to return a pledged good to a pledgor upon payment of the full amount due to the pawnbroker on the pawn transaction. In the event a pledged good is lost or damaged while in the possession of the pawnbroker, the pawnbroker shall compensate the pledgor for the reasonable value of the lost or damaged good; F. make any charge for insurance in connection with a pawn transaction; G. purchase or otherwise receive any item of property from which the manufacturer's name plate, serial number or identification mark has been obviously defaced, altered, covered or destroyed; H. purchase or otherwise receive any item of property which the permitholder knows is not lawfully owned by the person r identification mark has been obviously defaced, altered, covered or destroyed; H. purchase or otherwise receive any item of property which the permitholder knows is not lawfully owned by the person offering the same; I. enter into a pawn transaction in which the unpaid principle [principal] balance exceeds two thousand dollars ($2,000); or J. require that any of the proceeds of any cash loan be spent at the pawnbroker's place of business or in any other manner directed by the pawnbroker. History: Laws 1985, ch. 228, § 14.
New Mexico Legal Code