New Mexico Statutes
§ 44-9-8 — Award of attorney fees and costs to defendant
New Mexico § 44-9-8
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 44-9-8 (2026).
Text
If the state or political subdivision does not proceed with the action and the qui tam plaintiff conducts the action, the court may award a defendant reasonable attorney fees and costs if the defendant prevails and the court finds the action clearly frivolous, clearly vexatious or brought primarily for the purpose of harassment.
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Legislative History
Laws 2007, ch. 40, § 8; 2015, ch. 128, § 7.
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 44-9-8, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/44/44-9-8.