{"data":{"id":"us-nm/61-37-18","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"61-37-18","heading":"Criminal penalties; unlicensed activities.","body":"A person who manufactures, distributes or sells tobacco products without a license required pursuant to the Tobacco Products Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978. Contraband tobacco products seized by the division or by a law enforcement agency as evidence of unlicensed activities shall be retained and disposed of pursuant to the Forfeiture Act [Chapter 31, Article 27 NMSA 1978]. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the sale of tobacco products between a minor and another minor.","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":"de40771438651c74a032d6fc576dc4d8d2d00ef35ceef3cb3a9c846b8c3a6a78","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/61-37-17","next":"us-nm/61-37-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}