Section 1-5-23 - Unlawful destruction or alteration of data recording media, voter files, file maintenance lists, voter registration system software and instructions or voter lists; penalty

A. Unlawful destruction or alteration of data recording media, voter files, file maintenance lists, voter registration system software and instructions or voter lists consists of the unauthorized destruction of, the unauthorized alteration of, the erasure of information from or the rendering unusable for their lawfully intended purpose of such media, files, software, instructions and lists or parts thereof by any person. B. Any person who commits unlawful destruction or alteration of data recording media, voter files, file maintenance lists, voter registration system software and instructions or voter lists is guilty of a fourth degree felony. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-5-28, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 255, § 77; 2005, ch. 270, § 34. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For offenses and penalties, see 1-20-1 NMSA 1978 et seq. The 2005 amendment, effective July 1, 2005, changed 'active data processing media' to 'data recording media', 'program records' to 'voter registration system software' and 'records' to 'software'.