{"data":{"id":"us-nm/6-24-29","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"6-24-29","heading":"Unlawfully influencing and fraud; penalties.","body":"A. It is unlawful to knowingly:\n(1) influence the winning of a prize through the use of coercion, fraud, deception or tampering with lottery equipment or materials;\n(2) make a material false statement in any application for selection as a lottery retailer or any lottery vendor proposal or other proposal to conduct lottery activities or to make a material false entry in any book or record that is compiled or maintained or submitted pursuant to the provisions of the New Mexico Lottery Act;\n(3) obtain or attempt to obtain access to a computer database or information maintained by the authority without the specific written authorization of the authority; or\n(4) obtain or attempt to obtain access to a computer database or information maintained by a person pursuant to a contract with the authority without the specific written authorization of the authority.\nB. Any person who violates any provision of Subsection A of this section is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978.","path":["Chapter 6 - Public Finances","ARTICLE 24 New Mexico Lottery"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18506/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"650710aaf14125e6507969b928aeb36569a5dea010410a505ebe29ce927b2a37","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/6-24-28","next":"us-nm/6-24-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}