It shall be unlawful for any person in the employ of, or in any capacity attached to or connected with, any hospital, infirmary or other institution, public or private, which receives patients for medical or surgical treatment, to communicate, directly or indirectly, with any attorney-at-law, or any person representing such attorney, for the purpose of enabling such attorney, or any associate or employee of such attorney, to solicit employment to present a claim for damages or prosecute an action for the enforcement thereof, on behalf of any patient in any such institution, or to negotiate or attempt to negotiate the settlement of any such claim. History: 1941 Comp., § 18-130, enacted by Laws 1949, ch. 81, § 3; 1953 Comp., § 18-1-30. Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Cross references. — For penalty, see 36-2-36 NMSA 1978. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 7 Am. Jur. 2d Attorneys at Law § 42. Modern status of law regarding solicitation of business by or for attorney, 5 A.L.R.4th 866.
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