2021 New Mexico Statutes
Article 45 - Computer Crimes
Section 30-45-7 - Forfeiture of property.

A. The following are subject to forfeiture:
(1) all computer property, equipment or products of any kind that have been used, manufactured, acquired or distributed in violation of the Computer Crimes Act;
(2) all materials, products and equipment of any kind that are used or intended for use in manufacturing, using, accessing, altering, disrupting, copying, concealing, destroying, transferring, delivering, importing or exporting any computer property or computer service in violation of the Computer Crimes Act;
(3) all books, records and research products and materials involving formulas, microfilm, tapes and data that are used or intended for use in violation of the Computer Crimes Act;
(4) all conveyances, including aircraft, vehicles or vessels, that are used or intended for use to transport or in any manner to facilitate the transportation of property described in this subsection for the purpose of violating the Computer Crimes Act;
(5) all property, real, personal or mixed, that has been used or intended for use, maintained or acquired in violation of the Computer Crimes Act; and
(6) all money or proceeds that constitute an instrumentality or derive from a violation of the Computer Crimes Act.
B. The provisions of the Forfeiture Act [Chapter 31, Article 27 NMSA 1978] apply to the seizure, forfeiture and disposal of property subject to forfeiture pursuant to Subsection A of this section.
History: Laws 1989, ch. 215, § 7; 2002, ch. 4, § 18.
The 2002 amendment, effective July 1, 2002, in Paragraph A(4), substituted "this section" for "A, B or C of this section"; deleted former Subsections B through H, which contained standards and procedures for the forfeiture of property subject to forfeiture and disposal under the Computer Crimes Act; and added present Subsection B.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — Forfeiture of homestead based on criminal activity conducted on premises - state cases, 16 A.L.R.5th 855.