{"data":{"id":"us-nm/61-37-14","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"61-37-14","heading":"Documentary evidence of age and identity.","body":"A. A retailer or an employee of a retailer shall not knowingly, intentionally or negligently fail to verify the age of a consumer purchasing tobacco products.\nB. Except as provided in Subsection C of this section, evidence of the age and identity of a person attempting to procure tobacco products in person shall be shown by a valid document that contains a picture of that person and is issued by a federal, state, county, municipal, tribal or foreign government, including a motor vehicle driver's license or an identification card.\nC. For each sale made through a delivery sales method, age verification shall be completed through an independent, third-party age verification service that establishes that a consumer is of legal age by comparing information available from public records to personal information entered by the consumer during the ordering process.\nD. A retailer may ship tobacco products only to a consumer whose age has been verified pursuant to Subsection C of this section.","path":["Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses","ARTICLE 37 Tobacco Products"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18564/index.do","current_through":"2026-05-20","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"68c2377757451844f79c59a43bd10a856c00d7b9389f2eab41339a89717cef27","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/61-37-13","next":"us-nm/61-37-15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}