New Mexico Statutes
§ 61-16-3 — Purpose
New Mexico § 61-16-3
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 61-16-3 (2026).
Text
The purpose of the present act [61-16-3 to 61-16-17 NMSA 1978] is to regulate auction sales of jewelry in order to prevent fraud, deception and misrepresentation upon the buying public at such sales. It is to be construed liberally to effectuate this purpose.
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Legislative History
Laws 1941, ch. 45, § 1; 1941 Comp., § 51-1503; 1953 Comp., § 67-13-3.
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 61-16-3, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/61/61-16-3.