INCREASE PENALTY FOR LARCENY OF FIREARM

Summary

The bill changes New Mexico’s larceny law so that anyone who steals a firearm valued at less than $2,500 is charged with a third‑degree felony instead of a fourth‑degree felony. It applies to all individuals who commit firearm theft and aims to impose a tougher penalty. The measure is still pending, having been introduced but postponed indefinitely.

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