Prohibited acts
NMSA 1978, § 57-30-12
in effect57-30-12. Prohibited acts
A person shall not, with the intent to deceive:
A. display to a secondhand metal dealer a false or invalid personal identification document in connection with the person's attempted sale of regulated material;
B. make a false material statement or representation to a secondhand metal dealer in connection with:
(1) that person's execution of a written statement required by Subsection A of Section 57-30-4 NMSA 1978;
(2) the dealer's efforts to obtain the information required pursuant to Subsection B of Section 57-30-5 NMSA 1978; or
(3) the written documentation required for certain transactions pursuant to Section 16 [57-30-18 NMSA 1978] of this 2012 act; or
C. deliberately remove or alter a manufacturer's make, model, serial or personal identification number or other identifying marks engraved or etched upon property that is regulated material.
Laws 2008, ch. 29, § 12; 2012, ch. 29, § 11; 2012, ch. 33, § 11.
Source: New Mexico Compilation Commission (nmonesource.com)URL: https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18560/index.do#!b/57-30-12Fetched: 10/20/2026