A person other than the issuer who receives or possesses a credit card that he knows or has reason to know to have been stolen, lost, mislaid or delivered under a mistake as to the identity or address of the cardholder, and who retains possession thereof with the intent to use it or to sell it or to transfer it to a person other than the issuer or the cardholder, is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
§ 30-16-27 NMSA 1978
Possession of a credit card stolen, lost, mislaid or delivered by mistake
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case United States v. Martinez (2003)
Most recently applied in United States v. Martinez (August 2003)
1953 Comp., § 40A-16-26, enacted by Laws 1971, ch. 239, § 3.
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.