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New Mexico · Through 2026-07-01

66-5-37: Unlawful use of license.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles
  2. ARTICLE 5 Licensing of Operators and Chauffeurs; Financial Responsibility; Uninsured Motorists' Insurance; Identification Cards

A. It is a misdemeanor for any person to:

(1) display or cause or permit to be displayed or have in the person's possession any canceled, revoked or suspended driver's license;

(2) lend the person's driver's license to any other person or knowingly permit the use of the person's license by another;

(3) permit any unlawful use of the driver's license issued to, or received by, the person;

(4) display or represent as one's own any driver's license not issued to the person; or

(5) do any other act forbidden or fail to perform any other act required by Sections 66-5-1.1 through 66-5-47 NMSA 1978 or the provisions of the New Mexico Commercial Driver's License Act.

B. It is a felony for any person to:

(1) fail or refuse to surrender to the division upon its lawful demand any driver's license that has been suspended, revoked or canceled;

(2) knowingly or willfully provide a false or fictitious name or document in any application for a driver's license or knowingly make a false statement or knowingly conceal a material fact or otherwise commit a fraud in any such application; or

(3) induce or solicit another person or conspire with another person to violate this subsection.

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