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§ 1-20-6 NMSA 1978

Unlawful possession of keys

1953 Comp., § 3-20-5, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 431; 2023, ch. 39, § 80; 2026, ch. 58, § 9.

A. Unlawful possession of keys consists of, under color of law or otherwise, the possession at any time of any key to a voting machine, ballot box or monitored secured container, or possession of an imitation or duplicate thereof, or making or causing to be made any imitation or duplicate thereof, unless authorized by the Election Code.

B. Whoever commits unlawful possession of keys is guilty of a fourth degree felony, in addition to any other offense provided by law.

Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.