SENATE BILL 74
53rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2017
INTRODUCED BY
James P. White and Monica Youngblood
and Roberto "Bobby" J. Gonzales
AN ACT
RELATING TO CRIMINAL LAW; ESTABLISHING THE CRIME OF CARGO THEFT; PRESCRIBING A PENALTY.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. A new section of the Criminal Code is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] CARGO THEFT--PENALTY.--
A. Cargo theft consists of stealing any one or a combination of the following items of property when the total value of that property is one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more:
(1) commercial goods conveyed by a vehicle;
(2) a vehicle designed to convey commercial goods; and
(3) a trailer or container designed to be hauled by a vehicle to convey commercial goods.
B. Whoever commits cargo theft is guilty of a second degree felony and shall be sentenced, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978, to nine years imprisonment and the payment of a fine in an amount up to the fair market value of the property stolen and the cost of recovering the property."
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