{"data":{"id":"us-nm/66-5-37","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"66-5-37","heading":"Unlawful use of license.","body":"A. It is a misdemeanor for any person to:\n(1) display or cause or permit to be displayed or have in the person's possession any canceled, revoked or suspended driver's license;\n(2) lend the person's driver's license to any other person or knowingly permit the use of the person's license by another;\n(3) permit any unlawful use of the driver's license issued to, or received by, the person;\n(4) display or represent as one's own any driver's license not issued to the person; or\n(5) do any other act forbidden or fail to perform any other act required by Sections 66-5-1.1 through 66-5-47 NMSA 1978 or the provisions of the New Mexico Commercial Driver's License Act.\nB. It is a felony for any person to:\n(1) fail or refuse to surrender to the division upon its lawful demand any driver's license that has been suspended, revoked or canceled;\n(2) knowingly or willfully provide a false or fictitious name or document in any application for a driver's license or knowingly make a false statement or knowingly conceal a material fact or otherwise commit a fraud in any such application; or\n(3) induce or solicit another person or conspire with another person to violate this subsection.","path":["Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles","ARTICLE 5 Licensing of Operators and Chauffeurs; Financial Responsibility; Uninsured Motorists' Insurance; Identification Cards"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18569/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"976fb586aafd24aa07569213dd4329c3a922f74d6d9f4d0bd7c100c53222e38d","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/66-5-36","next":"us-nm/66-5-38"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}