Section 36-2-33 - Solicitation prosecutions; prima facie evidence of agency.
36-2-33. [Solicitation prosecutions; prima facie evidence of agency.]
The solicitation by any person of another person to employ, or procure or bring about the employment of, any attorney-at-law for the purpose of presenting, collecting, enforcing or prosecuting such a claim for damages, if followed by the employment of said attorney for such purposes, shall, in any prosecution for violation of this act [36-2-29, 36-2-31 to 36-2-38 NMSA 1978] or in any injunction action instituted pursuant to this act, be prima facie evidence that such person so soliciting was an agent, employee or acting on behalf of said attorney at law.