New Mexico § 30-33A-3 Illegal service; prohibited acts; penalties

New Mexico Statutes

§ 30-33A-3 — Illegal service; prohibited acts; penalties

New Mexico § 30-33A-3

Ch. 30Criminal Offenses

Art. 33ATelecommunications Service Theft

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 30-33A-3 (2026).

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A. It is unlawful for any person to:

(1)obtain or attempt to obtain telecommunications service by trick, artifice, deception, use of an illegal device or decoder or other fraudulent means without authorization of the provider;

(2)assist or instruct any person to obtain or attempt to obtain any telecommunications service without authorization of the provider;

(3)make or attempt to make or assist any person to make or maintain a telecommunications service connection, whether physical, electrical, mechanical, acoustical or by other means, with any cables, wires, components or other devices used for the distribution of telecommunications service without authorization of the provider; or (4) make or maintain any modification or alteration to any device that was installed with the authorizati

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A. It is unlawful for any person to: (1) obtain or attempt to obtain telecommunications service by trick, artifice, deception, use of an illegal device or decoder or other fraudulent means without authorization of the provider; (2) assist or instruct any person to obtain or attempt to obtain any telecommunications service without authorization of the provider; (3) make or attempt to make or assist any person to make or maintain a telecommunications service connection, whether physical, electrical, mechanical, acoustical or by other means, with any cables, wires, components or other devices used for the distribution of telecommunications service without authorization of the provider; or (4) make or maintain any modification or alteration to any device that was installed with the authorization of the provider for the purpose of intercepting or receiving any telecommunications service without authorization of the provider. B. Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor upon conviction for a first offense and shall be punished by a fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500); and upon conviction for a second or subsequent offense, is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by either a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) or more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), by imprisonment for a definite term not to exceed thirty days, or both.