New Mexico Statutes
N.M. Stat. § 66-3-506 (2026)
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History: 1953 Comp., § 64-3-506, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 93; 1978 Comp., § 66-3-506 recompiled and amended as § 30-16D-5 by Laws 2009, ch. 253, § 5 and Laws 2009, ch. 261, § 5.
ANNOTATIONS
Recompilations. — Laws 2009, ch. 253, § 5 and Laws 2009, ch. 261, § 5 recompiled and amended former 66-3-506 NMSA 1978, relating to injuring or tampering with vehicle, as 30-16D-5 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 2009.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1985–2006 · leading case: State v. Arellano, 1997-NMCA-074, 943 P.2d 1042.
State v. Arellano, 1997-NMCA-074, 943 P.2d 1042. “The district court determined that Defendant could only have been charged under a specific statute, injuring or tampering with vehicle, NMSA 1978, Section 66-3-506 (Repl.Pamp.1994), and not under a general statute, criminal damage to property, NMSA 1978, Section 30-15-1 (Repl.”
State v. Munoz, 2006-NMSC-005, 129 P.3d 142. “{1} Defendant Israel Delgado Munoz (“Defendant”) was convicted of custodial interference, contrary to NMSA 1978, § 30-4-4(B) (1989), and injuring or tampering with a vehicle, contrary to NMSA 1978, § 66-3-506 (1978). The Court of Appeals affirmed Defendant’s convictions in an…”
State v. Muise, 707 P.2d 1192 (N.M. Ct. App. 1985). “1984), and tampering with a motor vehicle, contrary to NMSA 1978, Section 66-3-506(D) (Repl. Pamp.1984). At the preliminary hearing on the charge of false imprisonment, the state requested the magistrate court to bind defendant over for trial in the district court, not only on…”
State v. Hernandez, 865 P.2d 1206 (N.M. Ct. App. 1993). “Unauthorized entry is not an element of either unlawful taking of a vehicle, § 66-3-504, or tampering with a vehicle, § 66-3-506. This difference in the elements of the offenses is sufficient ground to reject Defendant’s contention with respect to the burglary charge.”
N.M. Stat. § 66-3-506(B): 2 cases
State v. Arellano, 1997-NMCA-074, 943 P.2d 1042. “The district court determined that Defendant could only have been charged under a specific statute, injuring or tampering with vehicle, NMSA 1978, Section 66-3-506 (Repl.Pamp.1994), and not under a general statute, criminal damage to property, NMSA 1978, Section 30-15-1 (Repl.”
State v. Hernandez, 865 P.2d 1206 (N.M. Ct. App. 1993). “Unauthorized entry is not an element of either unlawful taking of a vehicle, § 66-3-504, or tampering with a vehicle, § 66-3-506. This difference in the elements of the offenses is sufficient ground to reject Defendant’s contention with respect to the burglary charge.”
N.M. Stat. § 66-3-506(D): 2 cases
State v. Muise, 707 P.2d 1192 (N.M. Ct. App. 1985). “1984), and tampering with a motor vehicle, contrary to NMSA 1978, Section 66-3-506(D) (Repl. Pamp.1984). At the preliminary hearing on the charge of false imprisonment, the state requested the magistrate court to bind defendant over for trial in the district court, not only on…”
State v. Arellano, 1997-NMCA-074, 943 P.2d 1042. “The district court determined that Defendant could only have been charged under a specific statute, injuring or tampering with vehicle, NMSA 1978, Section 66-3-506 (Repl.Pamp.1994), and not under a general statute, criminal damage to property, NMSA 1978, Section 30-15-1 (Repl.”
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