Section 57-19-37 - Injunction.
57-19-37. Injunction.
A. In order to ensure compliance with, and in order to enforce the provisions of, the Petroleum Products Standards Act [57-19-25 to 57-19-37 NMSA 1978] the director may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction to have a person enjoined from engaging in a practice prohibited by that act.
B. Upon application to a court for the issuance of an injunction against a person who is not complying with the provisions of the Petroleum Products Standards Act, the court may issue an order to restrain the person temporarily from engaging in the prohibited practice. The court shall hear the matter and, upon a preponderance of the evidence that the person is not complying with the provisions of the Petroleum Products Standards Act, the court shall enjoin the person from engaging in the prohibited practice.