A. It is unlawful to knowingly:
(1) influence the winning of a prize through the use of coercion, fraud, deception or tampering with lottery equipment or materials;
(2) make a material false statement in any application for selection as a lottery retailer or any lottery vendor proposal or other proposal to conduct lottery activities or to make a material false entry in any book or record that is compiled or maintained or submitted pursuant to the provisions of the New Mexico Lottery Act;
(3) obtain or attempt to obtain access to a computer database or information maintained by the authority without the specific written authorization of the authority; or
(4) obtain or attempt to obtain access to a computer database or information maintained by a person pursuant to a contract with the authority without the specific written authorization of the authority.
B. Any person who violates any provision of Subsection A of this section is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978.
History: Laws 1995, ch. 155, § 29; 1999, ch. 287, § 3.
The 1999 amendment, effective April 8, 1999, added Subsections A(3) and A(4).
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Article 24 - New Mexico Lottery
Section 6-24-2 - Legislative findings.
Section 6-24-5 - New Mexico lottery authority created.
Section 6-24-6 - Powers of the authority.
Section 6-24-7 - Board of directors; duties.
Section 6-24-8 - Lottery games; adoption of rules, policies and procedures by board.
Section 6-24-9 - Legislative oversight; legislative finance committee; duties.
Section 6-24-10 - Chief executive officer; compensation; appointment; duties.
Section 6-24-11 - Employees; conflict of interest; investigations; bonds.
Section 6-24-12 - Executive vice president for security; qualifications; duties.
Section 6-24-14 - Lottery retailers; contracts; sales commission; bonds.
Section 6-24-15 - Lottery tickets; sales.
Section 6-24-16 - Termination of lottery retailer contracts.
Section 6-24-17 - Disclosure of odds.
Section 6-24-18 - Felony and gambling-related convictions; ineligibility for lottery positions.
Section 6-24-19 - Procurement; competitive proposals.
Section 6-24-20 - Disclosures by lottery vendor.
Section 6-24-21 - Drawings for and payment of prizes; unclaimed prizes; applicability of taxation.
Section 6-24-24 - Disposition of revenue.
Section 6-24-25 - Prohibition on use of state funds.
Section 6-24-26 - Authorization to issue revenue bonds.
Section 6-24-27 - Revenue and budget reports; records; independent audits.
Section 6-24-28 - Internal auditor; appointment; duties.
Section 6-24-29 - Unlawfully influencing and fraud; penalties.
Section 6-24-30 - Conflicts of interest; penalties.
Section 6-24-31 - Forgery of lottery ticket; penalty.
Section 6-24-32 - Unlawful sale of lottery ticket; penalty.
Section 6-24-33 - Unlawful purchase of lottery ticket; penalty.
Section 6-24-34 - Criminal provisions of act in addition to any existing Criminal Code provisions.