Statutes > New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses. > Article 32 - Thanatopractice, 61-32-1 through 61-32-31. > Section 61-32-30 - Criminal penalties. (Repealed effective July 1, 2012.)

Section 61-32-30 - Criminal penalties. (Repealed effective July 1, 2012.)

61-32-30. Criminal penalties. (Repealed effective July 1, 2012.)

Any person who commits any of the following acts is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) or more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment of less than one year or both:   

A.     violation of any provision of the Thanatopractice Act [61-32-1 NMSA 1978];   

B.     rendering or offering to render funeral services, direct disposition services or cremation services without a current valid license issued pursuant to the Thanatopractice Act; or   

C.     advertising or using any designation, diploma or certificate tending to imply that the person is a practitioner of funeral services, direct disposition services or cremation services without a current valid license issued pursuant to the Thanatopractice Act.