New Mexico · Federal and State Claims
New Mexico TCPA Lawyer: Robocalls, Spam Texts, and Do Not Call Violations
Consumers in New Mexico are protected by the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act and, in appropriate cases, by New Mexico Unfair Practices Act telephone provisions. The Unfair Practices Act provides a private right of action with statutory minimum damages.
New Mexico's Unfair Practices Act expressly addresses telephone solicitations, which supports a parallel state claim.
This New Mexico summary is general information drafted from publicly available statutes and is pending final attorney verification. It is not legal advice. Statutes and citations change; confirm current authority before relying on any statement here.
New Mexico at a glance
- Principal state statute
- New Mexico Unfair Practices Act telephone provisions (N.M. Stat. Ann. § 57-12-22)
- Private right of action
- The Unfair Practices Act provides a private right of action with statutory minimum damages.
- Potential remedies
- Federal TCPA statutory damages of $500-$1,500; the UPA allows statutory damages that may be trebled for willful conduct.
- Calling hours
- Telemarketing calls are generally restricted to daytime hours; the federal rule bars solicitation calls before 8:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. in the called party's time zone.
- Do Not Call rules
- New Mexico relies on the National Do Not Call Registry.
- State consumer protection act
- New Mexico Unfair Practices Act (N.M. Stat. Ann. § 57-12-1 et seq.)
Last legally reviewed: 2026-08-13. Federal claims are generally subject to a four-year limitations period; state limitations periods vary and may be shorter.
How federal and New Mexico claims work together
A single unwanted call or text can support more than one claim. The federal TCPA addresses how the communication was placed, including autodialed calls, prerecorded and artificial-voice messages, and calls to numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry. New Mexico Unfair Practices Act telephone provisions and the New Mexico Unfair Practices Act address conduct under New Mexico law and can add remedies. Federal TCPA statutory damages of $500-$1,500; the UPA allows statutory damages that may be trebled for willful conduct.
If you lived in or traveled through more than one state during the calling period, tell us. The state where you received each communication can change which statutes apply.
Evidence New Mexico consumers should preserve
- Screenshots of every text message, including your STOP reply
- Your call log showing dates, times, and incoming numbers
- Voicemails, especially prerecorded or artificial-voice messages
- Your National Do Not Call Registry registration date
- Any New Mexico state do-not-call registration, if applicable
- The name of the company, brand, or product being promoted
- Notes of when and how you asked the company to stop
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- Federal law provides $500 per violating call or text, up to $1,500 if willful
- Many states add their own telemarketing and do-not-call remedies
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