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2017 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 30 - Criminal Offenses
Article 16 - Larceny
Section 30-16-19 - Shoplifting; definitions.
Universal Citation: NM Stat § 30-16-19 (2017)
30-16-19. [Shoplifting;] definitions.
As used in Sections 40A-16-19 through 40A-16-23 [40A-16-22] New Mexico Statutes Annotated, 1953 Compilation [30-16-19 to 30-16-23 NMSA 1978]:
A. "store" means a place where merchandise is sold or offered to the public for sale at retail;
B. "merchandise" means chattels of any type or description regardless of the value offered for sale in or about a store; and
C. "merchant" means any owner or proprietor of any store, or any agent, servant or employee of the owner or proprietor.
History: 1953 Comp., 40A-16-19, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 5, 1.
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