{"data":{"id":"us-nm/30-16-39","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"30-16-39","heading":"Fraudulent acts to obtain or retain possession of rented or leased vehicle or other personal property; penalty.","body":"A person who rents or leases a vehicle or other personal property and obtains or retains possession of it by means of any false or fraudulent representation, fraudulent concealment, false pretense, trick, artifice or device, including a false representation as to the person's name, residence, employment or operator's license, is guilty of a:\nA. petty misdemeanor if the vehicle or property has a value of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) or less;\nB. misdemeanor if the vehicle or property has a value of over two hundred fifty dollars ($250) but not more than five hundred dollars ($500);\nC. fourth degree felony if the property or vehicle has a value of over five hundred dollars ($500) but not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500);\nD. third degree felony if the property or vehicle has a value of over two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) but not more than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000); and\nE. second degree felony if the property or vehicle has a value of over twenty thousand dollars ($20,000).","path":["Chapter 30 - Criminal Offenses","ARTICLE 16 Larceny"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18530/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"d493b8fba00c6f22fa0c9c53de460c70c22f8b98fb3fb58e9487f304a7c0a99f","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/30-16-38","next":"us-nm/30-16-40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}