New Mexico Statutes
§ 30-16-12 — Falsely representing oneself as incapacitated
New Mexico § 30-16-12
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 30-16-12 (2026).
Text
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. Whoever commits falsely representing oneself as disabled is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 40A-16-12, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, § 16-12; 2007, ch.
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 30-16-12, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/30/30-16-12.