New Mexico Statutes Chapter 57. Trade Practices and Regulations § 57-12C-11. Attorney general enforcement; civil penalty

A. When the attorney general has a reasonable belief that a violation of the Data Breach Notification Act has occurred, the attorney general may bring an action on the behalf of individuals and in the name of the state alleging a violation of that act.

B. In any action filed by the attorney general pursuant to the Data Breach Notification Act, the court may:

C. If the court determines that a person violated the Data Breach Notification Act knowingly or recklessly, the court may impose a civil penalty of the greater of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or, in the case of failed notification, ten dollars ($10.00) per instance of failed notification up to a maximum of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000).