A person other than the issuer, or his authorized agent, who, with intent to defraud, transfers possession of a credit card to a person other than the person whose name appears thereon, or a person who with intent to defraud receives possession of a credit card issued in the name of a person other than himself from a person other than the issuer, or his authorized agent, is guilty of a fourth degree felony.

Attorney's Note

Under the New Mexico Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
fourth degree felonyup to 18 monthsup to $5,000
For details, see N.M. Stat. Ann. § 31-18-15

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