A. Any person who forcibly or by bribe, threat or other corrupt practice obstructs, impedes or attempts to obstruct the administration of the provisions of the Liquor Control Act [60-3A-1 NMSA 1978] is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978.
B. Any licensee who forcibly or by bribe, threat or other corrupt practice obstructs, impedes or attempts to obstruct the administration of the provisions of the Liquor Control Act is guilty of violating the Liquor Control Act and shall be punished by fine, suspension or revocation under the procedures of the Liquor Control Act.
History: Laws 1981, ch. 39, § 110; 1993, ch. 68, § 20.
The 1993 amendment, effective July 1, 1993, rewrote the catchline; added "and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978" at the end of Subsection A; and made a minor stylistic change in Subsection A.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 45 Am. Jur. 2d Intoxicating Liquors § 165.
48 C.J.S. Intoxicating Liquors § 214.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 60 - Business Licenses
Section 60-7A-1 - Hours and days of business.
Section 60-7A-4 - Sale, shipment and delivery unlawful.
Section 60-7A-4.1 - Unlawful sale of alcoholic beverages; criminal penalty; forfeiture.
Section 60-7A-4.2 - Record of sales; administrative penalties.
Section 60-7A-7 - Manufacture of spirituous liquors; felony.
Section 60-7A-8 - Sales to wholesalers.
Section 60-7A-9 - Credit extension by wholesalers.
Section 60-7A-10 - Wholesalers prohibited from owning retailer's or dispenser's establishment.
Section 60-7A-11 - Offenses by retailers.
Section 60-7A-13 - Sales by clubs.
Section 60-7A-14 - Filling bottles; misrepresentation of alcoholic beverages.
Section 60-7A-15 - Public nuisance.
Section 60-7A-16 - Sale to intoxicated persons.
Section 60-7A-17 - Prostitution; loitering; promoting.
Section 60-7A-19 - Commercial gambling on licensed premises.
Section 60-7A-20 - False complaints; misdemeanor.
Section 60-7A-21 - Possession or display of United States license.
Section 60-7A-23 - Possession of wine as prima facie evidence.