Any business or person that willfully violates the Procurement Code is guilty of:
A. a misdemeanor if the transaction involves fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or less; or
B. a fourth degree felony if the transaction involves more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).
History: Laws 1984, ch. 65, § 172; 2013, ch. 40, § 5.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For sentencing for misdemeanors, see 31-19-1 NMSA 1978.
The 2013 amendment, effective June 14, 2013, increased the penalties for violations of the Procurement Code; in the title, deleted "Misdemeanor" and added "Penalties"; in the introductory sentence, after "person", added "that willfully"; in Subsection A, after "misdemeanor", added the remainder of the sentence; and added Subsection B.