A. A person who intentionally makes a false statement, misrepresentation or false certification in a record filed or required to be maintained pursuant to the Uniform Money Services Act or who intentionally makes a false entry or omits a material entry in such a record is guilty of a fourth degree felony.

Attorney's Note

Under the New Mexico Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
fourth degree felonyup to 18 monthsup to $5,000
For details, see N.M. Stat. Ann. § 31-18-15

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B. A person who knowingly engages in an activity for which a license is required pursuant to the Uniform Money Services Act without being licensed pursuant to that act and who receives more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) in compensation within a thirty-day period from this activity is guilty of a fourth degree felony.

C. A person who knowingly engages in an activity for which a license is required pursuant to the Uniform Money Services Act without being licensed pursuant to that act and who receives two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) or less in compensation within a thirty-day period from this activity is guilty of a misdemeanor.