{"data":{"id":"us-nm/6-24-30","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"6-24-30","heading":"Conflicts of interest; penalties.","body":"A. It is unlawful for the chief executive officer, a board member or any employee of the authority or any person residing in the household of the officer, board member or employee to:\n(1) have, directly or indirectly, an interest in a business, knowing that such business contracts with the lottery for a major procurement, whether such interest is as a natural person, partner, member of an association, stockholder or director or officer of a corporation; or\n(2) accept or agree to accept any economic opportunity, gift, loan, gratuity, special discount, favor, service or hospitality having an aggregate value of more than twenty dollars ($20.00) in any calendar year, except for food and beverages consumed by the recipient at the time of receipt, from a person, knowing that the person:\n(a) contracts or seeks to contract with the state to supply gaming equipment, materials, lottery tickets or consulting services for use in the lottery; or\n(b) is a lottery retailer.\nB. It is unlawful for a lottery retailer or a lottery vendor to offer, pay, give or make any economic opportunity, gift, loan, gratuity, special discount, favor, service or hospitality having an aggregate value of more than twenty dollars ($20.00) in any calendar year, except food and beverages consumed by the recipient at the time of receipt, to a person, knowing the person is the chief executive officer, a board member or an employee of the authority, or a person residing in the household of the officer, board member or employee.\nC. Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978.\nD. If a board member, the chief executive officer or an employee of the authority, or any person residing in the household thereof, is convicted of a violation of this section, that board member, chief executive officer or employee shall be removed from office or employment with the authority.","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":"e73c0a6f4acf6c696429cc7d3038ecbaa5bef56a52bb500b6fd165282ea0675c","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/6-24-29","next":"us-nm/6-24-31"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}