Statutes > New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles. > Article 5 - Licensing of Operators and Chauffeurs; Financial Responsibility; Uninsured Motorists' Insurance; Identification Cards, 66-5-1 through 66-5-504. > Section 66-5-18 - Altered, forged or fictitious license; penalty.

Section 66-5-18 - Altered, forged or fictitious license; penalty.

66-5-18. Altered, forged or fictitious license; penalty.

A.     A person who uses or possesses an altered, forged or fictitious driver's license, permit or identification card is guilty of a misdemeanor.

B.     A person who alters or forges a driver's license, permit or identification card or who makes a fictitious driver's license, permit or identification card is guilty of a fourth degree felony.

C.     A person who possesses or uses a fraudulent, counterfeit or forged document to apply for or renew a driver's license, permit or identification card is guilty of a fourth degree felony.