New Mexico § 66-5-409 - Unlawful use of identification card
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 66-5-409 — Unlawful use of identification card, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 66-5-409. Unlawful use of identification card
A. It is a misdemeanor for any person to: (1) use or possess an altered, forged or fictitious identification card; (2) alter or forge an identification card or make a fictitious identification card; (3) lend the person's identification card to any other person or to knowingly permit
the use of the person's identification card by another; (4) display or represent as one's own any identification card not issued to the person;
or (5) make or permit any unlawful use of the identification card issued to, or received
or obtained by, the person. B. It is a felony for any person to: (1) knowingly or willfully provide a false or fictitious name or document in any application
for an identification card or knowingly make a false statement or conceal a material
fact or otherwise commit a fraud in any such application; or (2) induce or solicit another person, or conspire with another person, to violate
this subsection. C. For the purposes of this section, “ identification card ” means an identification card issued by the department pursuant to Section 66-5-401 or 66-5-404 NMSA 1978 .
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 66-5-409 ("Unlawful use of identification card") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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