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N.M. Stat. § 66-3-504 (2026)

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History: 1953 Comp., § 64-3-504, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 91; 1998, ch. 67, § 2; 1978 Comp., § 66-3-504 recompiled as § 30-16D-1 by Laws 2009, ch. 253, § 1 and Laws 2009, ch. 261, § 1. ANNOTATIONS

Recompilations. — Laws 2009, ch. 253, § 1 and Laws 2009, ch. 261, § 1 recompiled and amended former 66-3-504 NMSA 1978, relating to unlawful taking of a vehicle or motor vehicle, as 30-16D-1 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 2009.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 25 cases, 1979–2018 · leading case: State v. Gutierrez, 258 P.3d 1024 (N.M. 2011).
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State v. Gutierrez, 258 P.3d 1024 (N.M. 2011). · cites it 20× “Neither Section 30-16-2 nor Section 66-3-504 contains any such language.”
State v. Martinez-Rodriguez, 33 P.3d 267 (N.M. 2001). · cites it 8× “counts of kidnapping with great bodily harm contrary to NMSA 1978, § 30-4-1 (1995); conspiracy to commit murder contrary to NMSA 1978, § 30-28-2 (1979) and Section 30-2-1(A)(1); conspiracy to commit kidnapping contrary to Section 30-28-2 and Section 30-4-1; three counts of…”
State v. McGruder, 940 P.2d 150 (N.M. 1997). · cites it 8× “See NMSA 1978, § 66-3-504 (Repl.Pamp.1994); State v.”
State v. Reyes, 52 P.3d 948 (N.M. 2002). · cites it 4× “tion 30-28-2 and Section 30-4-1; two counts of false imprisonment contrary to NMSA 1978, § 30-4-3 (1963); one count of armed robbery contrary to NMSA 1978, § 30-16-2 (1973); conspiracy to commit armed robbery contrary to Section 30-28-2 and Section 30-16-2; three counts of…”
State v. Maddox, 195 P.3d 1254 (N.M. 2008). · cites it 2× “A grand jury indicted Defendant on September 21, 2001, for unlawful taking of a vehicle, contrary to NMSA 1978, Section 66-3-504(A)(2) (1998) or, in the alternative, embezzlement, contrary to NMSA 1978, Section 30-16-8 (1995, prior to amendments through 2007).”
State v. Ibarra, 864 P.2d 302 (N.M. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 2× “1984) (robbery is the theft of anything of value from the person of another or from their immediate control by use or threatened use of force or violence).”
State v. Foster, 974 P.2d 140 (N.M. 1999). · cites it 2× “After this Court granted several extensions of time, Defendant was tried on one count of first degree felony murder in violation of NMSA 1978, § 30-2-l(A)(2) (1994), one count of second degree murder in violation of NMSA 1978, § 30-2-l(B) (1994), one count of unlawful taking of…”
State v. Tovar, 651 P.2d 1299 (N.M. 1982). · cites it 3× “The defendant, Victor Tovar, was prosecuted for an unlawful taking of a motor vehicle in violation of Section 66-3-504, N.M.S.A.1978. When the State rested its case, the defendant moved for a directed verdict.”
State v. Contreras, 903 P.2d 228 (N.M. 1995). · cites it 2× “1994), and one count of unlawful taking of a vehicle under NMSA 1978, Section 66-3-504 (Repl. Pamp.1994). The trial court sentenced him to life imprisonment for the felony murder conviction, nine years for the armed robbery conviction to run consecutively to the life term, and…”
State v. Munoz, 2006 NMSC 5 (N.M. 2006). · cites it 2× “{8} As a result of these events, Defendant was charged with custodial interference, contrary to Section 30-4-4(B), injuring or tampering with a vehicle, contrary to Section 66-3-506, unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, contrary to NMSA 1978, § 66-3-504 (1998), and larceny,…”
State v. Williams, 730 P.2d 1196 (N.M. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 2× “SENTENCING Defendant’s brief raised an issue concerning the propriety of his eighteen-month sentence for unlawfully taking a motor vehicle, contrary to NMSA 1978, Section 66-3-504 (Repl.Pamp.1984). The state, however, pointed out that defendant’s argument mistakenly relied on…”
State v. Hernandez, 865 P.2d 1206 (N.M. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 3× “1984), because the predicate conduct is more specifically covered by statutes prohibiting attempted unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, NMSA 1978, § 66-3-504 (Repl.Pamp.1989), and tampering with a vehicle, NMSA 1978, § 66-3-506(B), (D) (Repl.”
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— N.M. Stat. § 66-3-504(A) — 3 cases
State v. Ibarra, 864 P.2d 302 (N.M. Ct. App. 1993). “1984) (robbery is the theft of anything of value from the person of another or from their immediate control by use or threatened use of force or violence).”
State v. Eric M., 925 P.2d 1198 (N.M. 1996).
United States v. Peshlakai, 618 F. Supp. 2d 1295 (D.N.M. 2007).
— N.M. Stat. § 66-3-504(A)(2) — 5 cases
State v. Gutierrez, 258 P.3d 1024 (N.M. 2011). “Neither Section 30-16-2 nor Section 66-3-504 contains any such language.”
State v. Maddox, 195 P.3d 1254 (N.M. 2008). “A grand jury indicted Defendant on September 21, 2001, for unlawful taking of a vehicle, contrary to NMSA 1978, Section 66-3-504(A)(2) (1998) or, in the alternative, embezzlement, contrary to NMSA 1978, Section 30-16-8 (1995, prior to amendments through 2007).”
State v. Maddox, 2007 NMCA 102 (N.M. Ct. App. 2007).
State v. Gutierrez, 2011 NMSC 24 (N.M. 2010).
State v. Maddox, 166 P.3d 461 (N.M. Ct. App. 2007).
— N.M. Stat. § 66-3-504(C) — 1 case
State v. McGruder, 940 P.2d 150 (N.M. 1997). “See NMSA 1978, § 66-3-504 (Repl.Pamp.1994); State v.”
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