{"data":{"id":"us-nm/74-13-16","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"74-13-16","heading":"Penalty; criminal.","body":"A. A person who knowingly violates Section 74-13-4 NMSA 1978:\n(1) is guilty of a misdemeanor if the violation involves a quantity of scrap tires or tire-derived products that is less than five thousand pounds and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978; or\n(2) is guilty of a fourth degree felony if the violation involves a quantity of scrap tires or tire-derived products that is five thousand pounds or greater and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978.\nB. A person who knowingly omits any substantive information or knowingly makes a false substantive statement or representation required pursuant to the Recycling, Circular Economy and Illegal Dumping Act or rule adopted pursuant to the provisions of that act is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978.","path":["Chapter 74 - Environmental Improvement","ARTICLE 13 Recycling, Circular Economy and Illegal Dumping"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18577/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"c9916627fd06ea35e4a4084975239510aca57d64ac97ee90694389b24b007a79","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/74-13-15","next":"us-nm/74-13-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}