Falsely representing oneself as disabled consists of a person falsely representing the person’s own self to be blind, visually impaired, deaf or having a physical disability for the purpose of obtaining money or other thing of value.

Attorney's Note

Under the New Mexico Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
petty misdemeanorup to 6 monthsup to $500
For details, see N.M. Stat. Ann. § 31-19-1

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Whoever commits falsely representing oneself as disabled is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.