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New Mexico Statutes Chapter 30. Criminal Offenses § 30-16-26. Theft of a credit card by taking or retaining possession of card taken

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A person who takes a credit card from the person, possession, custody or control of another without the cardholder's consent, or who with knowledge that it has been so taken, acquires or possesses a credit card with the intent to use it or to sell it, or to transfer it to a person other than the issuer or the cardholder, is guilty of a fourth degree felony.  Taking a credit card without consent includes obtaining it by conduct defined or known as statutory larceny, common-law larceny by trespassory taking, common-law larceny by trick, embezzlement or obtaining property by false pretense, false promise or extortion.

Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 30. Criminal Offenses § 30-16-26. Theft of a credit card by taking or retaining possession of card taken - last updated May 06, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-30-criminal-offenses/nm-st-sect-30-16-26/


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