FORTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

FIRST SESSION, 1999





March 15, 1999





Mr. Speaker:



Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred



SENATE BILL 271, as amended



has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:



1. On page 9, strike lines 4 through 17 in their entirety and insert in lieu thereof the following new subsections:



"C. A person who violates the provisions of Subsection A of this section when:



(1) the value of all things received in return for the forged lottery ticket or forged receipt for the purchase of a lottery ticket is one hundred dollars ($100) or less is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978;



(2) the value of all things received in return for the forged lottery ticket or forged receipt for the purchase of a lottery ticket is more than one hundred dollars ($100) but not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978;



(3) the value of all things received in return for the forged lottery ticket or forged receipt for the purchase of a lottery ticket is more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) but not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978;



(4) the value of all things received in return for the forged lottery ticket or forged receipt for the purchase of a lottery ticket is more than two thousand five

hundred dollars ($2,500) but not more than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) is guilty of a third degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978; and



(5) the value of all things received in return for the forged lottery ticket or forged receipt for the purchase of a lottery ticket is more than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) is guilty of a second degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978.



D. A person who violates the provisions of Subsection B of this section when:



(1) the face value of the lottery tickets is one hundred dollars ($100) or less is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978;



(2) the face value of the lottery tickets is more than one hundred dollars ($100) but not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978;



(3) the face value of the lottery tickets is more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) but not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section

31-18-15 NMSA 1978;



(4) the face value of the lottery tickets is more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) but not more than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) is guilty of a third degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978; and



(5) the face value of the lottery tickets is more than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978."".



Respectfully submitted,







R. David Pederson, Chairman









Adopted Not Adopted

(Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)



Date



The roll call vote was 9 For 0 Against

Yes: 9

Excused: Luna, Martinez, Sanchez

Absent: None





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