A. It is a misdemeanor for any person to:

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(1)     display or cause or permit to be displayed or have in the person’s possession any canceled, revoked or suspended driver’s license;

(2)     lend the person’s driver’s license to any other person or knowingly permit the use of the person’s license by another;

(3)     permit any unlawful use of the driver’s license issued to, or received by, the person;

(4)     display or represent as one’s own any driver’s license not issued to the person; or

(5)     do any other act forbidden or fail to perform any other act required by Sections 66-5-1.1 through 66-5-47 N.M. Stat. Ann. or the provisions of the New Mexico Commercial Driver’s License Act.

B. It is a felony for any person to:

(1)     fail or refuse to surrender to the division upon its lawful demand any driver’s license that has been suspended, revoked or canceled;

(2)     knowingly or willfully provide a false or fictitious name or document in any application for a driver’s license or knowingly make a false statement or knowingly conceal a material fact or otherwise commit a fraud in any such application; or

(3)     induce or solicit another person or conspire with another person to violate this subsection.