2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 66: Motor Vehicles
Article 8: Crimes, Penalties and Procedure, 66-8-1 through 66-8-141
Section 66-8-1.1: Fraud in obtaining documents issued by the division; penalty.
66-8-1.1. Fraud in obtaining documents issued by the division; penalty.
A. It is a felony for a person to:
(1) knowingly issue an identification card, driver's license, vehicle or vessel registration or vehicle or vessel title to a person who is not lawfully entitled to issuance of that document;
(2) knowingly accept and use fraudulent documents as a basis for issuing an identification card, driver's license, vehicle or vessel registration or vehicle or vessel title;
(3) knowingly alter a record of an identification card, driver's license, vehicle or vessel registration or vehicle or vessel title without legal justification; or
(4) solicit or accept, directly or indirectly, anything of value with the intent to influence a decision or action on an identification card, a driver's license, a vehicle or vessel registration or a vehicle or vessel title.
B. A person convicted of violating this section is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978.
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