A person who receives money, goods, services or anything else of value obtained in violation of Section 30-16-33 N.M. Stat. Ann., and who knows or has reason to believe that it was so obtained, violates this section. The degree of the offense is determined as follows:

Attorney's Note

Under the New Mexico Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
second degree felonyup to 9 yearsup to $10,000
third degree felonyup to 3 yearsup to $5,000
fourth degree felonyup to 18 monthsup to $5,000
petty misdemeanorup to 6 monthsup to $500
For details, see N.M. Stat. Ann. § 31-18-15 and N.M. Stat. Ann. § 31-19-1

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A. when the value of all things of value obtained from a person in violation of this section is two hundred fifty dollars ($250) or less in any consecutive six-month period, then the offense is a petty misdemeanor;

B. when the value of all things of value obtained from a person in violation of this section is more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) but not more than five hundred dollars ($500) in any consecutive six-month period, then the offense is a misdemeanor;

C. when the value of all things of value obtained from a person in violation of this section is more than five hundred dollars ($500) but not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) in any consecutive six-month period, then the offense is a fourth degree felony;

D. when the value of all things of value obtained from a person in violation of this section is more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) but not more than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) in any consecutive six-month period, then the offense is a third degree felony; or

E. when the value of all things of value obtained from a person in violation of this section is more than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) in any consecutive six-month period, then the offense is a second degree felony.