Statutes > New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 1 - Elections. > Article 20 - Offenses and Penalties, 1-20-1 through 1-20-23. > Section 1-20-6 - Unlawful possession of keys.

Section 1-20-6 - Unlawful possession of keys.

1-20-6. Unlawful possession of keys.

Unlawful possession of keys consists of the possession at any time of any key to a voting machine or ballot box, or possession of an imitation or duplicate thereof, or making or causing to be made any imitation or duplicate thereof, unless authorized by the Election Code [Chapter 1 NMSA 1978].   

Whoever commits unlawful possession of keys is guilty of a fourth degree felony.