New Mexico Statutes
N.M. Stat. § 30-4-2 (2026)
Criminal use of ransom
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Criminal use of ransom consists of knowingly receiving, possessing, concealing or disposing of any portion of money or other property which has at any time been delivered for the ransom of a kidnaped person.
Whoever commits criminal use of ransom is guilty of a third degree felony.
History: 1953 Comp., § 40A-4-2, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, § 4-2.
Notes of Decisions
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case, 2012–2012 · leading case: State v. Trujillo, 2012-NMCA-112, 2 N.M. 724.
State v. Trujillo, 2012-NMCA-112, 2 N.M. 724. “See NMSA 1978, §§ 30-4-2, -3 (1963). False imprisonment is the “intentional}] confining or restraining another person without his consent and with knowledge that [the kidnapper] has no lawful authority to do so.”
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