{"data":{"id":"us-nm/66-8-1.1","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"66-8-1.1","heading":"Fraud related to the issuance of documents by the department; penalties.","body":"A. It is a felony for a department employee or private retail agent or other contractor of the department to:\n(1) knowingly issue an identification card, driver's license, driving authorization card, vehicle or vessel registration or vehicle or vessel title to a person who is not lawfully entitled to issuance of that document;\n(2) knowingly accept and use fraudulent documents as a basis for issuing an identification card, driver's license, driving authorization card, vehicle or vessel registration or vehicle or vessel title;\n(3) knowingly alter a record of an identification card, driver's license, driving authorization card, vehicle or vessel registration or vehicle or vessel title without legal justification; or\n(4) solicit or accept, directly or indirectly, anything of value with the intent to influence a decision or action on an identification card, a driver's license, a driving authorization card, a vehicle or vessel registration or a vehicle or vessel title.\nB. A person convicted of violating 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 66 - Motor Vehicles","ARTICLE 8 Crimes, Penalties and Procedure"],"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":"9e8b1fd9429bdde886a082f3539501b0a6d88161b93ab926ace081efe5e1b52b","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/66-8-1","next":"us-nm/66-8-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}