HOUSE BILL 212
56th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2023
INTRODUCED BY
Joy Garratt and Martin Hickey and William "Bill" R. Rehm and Charlotte Little
AN ACT
RELATING TO CRIME; ENHANCING THE PENALTY FOR TRAFFICKING A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE WHILE CARRYING A FIREARM.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. Section 30-31-20 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1972, Chapter 84, Section 20, as amended) is amended to read:
"30-31-20. TRAFFICKING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES--VIOLATION.--
A. As used in the Controlled Substances Act, "traffic" means the:
(1) manufacture of a controlled substance enumerated in Schedules I through V or a controlled substance analog as defined in Subsection [W] U of Section 30-31-2 NMSA 1978;
(2) distribution, sale, barter or giving away of:
(a) a controlled substance enumerated in Schedule I or II that is a narcotic drug;
(b) a controlled substance analog of a controlled substance enumerated in Schedule I or II that is a narcotic drug; or
(c) methamphetamine, its salts, isomers and salts of isomers; or
(3) possession with intent to distribute:
(a) a controlled substance enumerated in Schedule I or II that is a narcotic drug; (b) a controlled substance analog of a controlled substance enumerated in Schedule I or II that is a narcotic drug; or
(c) methamphetamine, its salts, isomers and salts of isomers.
B. Except as authorized by the Controlled Substances Act, it is unlawful for a person to intentionally traffic. A person who violates this subsection is:
(1) for the first offense, guilty of a second degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978; and
(2) for the second and subsequent offenses, guilty of a first degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978.
C. A person who knowingly violates Subsection B of this section within a drug-free school zone excluding private property residentially zoned or used primarily as a residence is guilty of a first degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978.
D. A person who knowingly violates Subsection B of this section while carrying a firearm is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978."
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