New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

New Mexico Senate Bill SB255 Compare Versions

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28	28	SENATE BILL 255
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42	42	FIRST SESSION
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45	45	2025
46	46	INTRODUCED BY
47	47	Michael Padilla
48	48	AN ACT
49	49	RELATING TO CRIME; CREATING THE CRIME OF FACILITATION OF THE
50	50	UNLAWFUL SALE OF A FIREARM WITHOUT A BACKGROUND CHECK;
51	51	PROVIDING PENALTIES; ADDING UNLAWFUL SALE OF A FIREARM WITHOUT
52	52	A BACKGROUND CHECK AND FACILITATION OF THE UNLAWFUL SALE OF A
53	53	FIREARM WITHOUT A BACKGROUND CHECK TO THE DEFINITION OF
54	54	"RACKETEERING".
55	55	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
56	56	SECTION 1. Section 30-7-7.1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2019,
57	57	Chapter 45, Section 1) is amended to read:
58	58	"30-7-7.1. UNLAWFUL SALE OF A FIREARM WITHOUT A
59	59	BACKGROUND CHECK--FACILITATION OF THE UNLAWFUL SALE OF A
60	60	FIREARM WITHOUT A BACKGROUND CHECK .--
61	61	A. Unlawful sale of a firearm without a background
62	62	check consists of the sale of a firearm without conducting a
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90	90	federal instant background check, subject to the following:
91	91	(1) if the buyer of a firearm is not a natural
92	92	person, then each natural person who is authorized by the buyer
93	93	to possess the firearm after the sale shall undergo a federal
94	94	instant background check before taking possession of the
95	95	firearm;
96	96	(2) a prospective firearm seller who does not
97	97	hold a current and valid federal firearms license issued
98	98	pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 923(a) shall arrange for a person
99	99	who does hold that license to conduct the federal instant
100	100	background check. A federal firearms licensee shall not
101	101	unreasonably refuse to perform a background check pursuant to
102	102	this paragraph; and
103	103	(3) a person who holds a current and valid
104	104	federal firearms license issued pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
105	105	923(a) may charge a fee not to exceed thirty-five dollars
106	106	($35.00) for conducting a background check pursuant to this
107	107	section.
108	108	B. The provisions of Subsection A of this section
109	109	do not apply to the sale of a firearm:
110	110	(1) by or to a person who holds a current and
111	111	valid federal firearms license issued pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
112	112	Section 923(a);
113	113	(2) to a law enforcement agency;
114	114	(3) between two law enforcement officers
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143	143	authorized to carry a firearm and certified pursuant to federal
144	144	law or the Law Enforcement Training Act; or
145	145	(4) between immediate family members.
146	146	C. Facilitation of the unlawful sale of a firearm
147	147	without a background check consists of allowing or failing to
148	148	prevent by reasonable means an unlawful firearm sale through
149	149	the operation of a publicly available platform in which
150	150	reasonable, industry standard steps could be taken to block or
151	151	limit the unlawful sale of a firearm but, through either action
152	152	or inaction, the unlawful sale of a firearm without a
153	153	background check is not prevented.
154	154	[C.] D. As used in this section:
155	155	(1) "consideration" means anything of value
156	156	exchanged between the parties to a sale;
157	157	(2) "federal instant background check" means a
158	158	background check that meets the requirements of 18 U.S.C.
159	159	Section 922(t) and that does not indicate that a sale to the
160	160	person receiving the firearm would violate 18 U.S.C. Section
161	161	922(g) or 18 U.S.C. Section 922(n) or state law;
162	162	(3) "firearm" means any weapon that will or is
163	163	designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile
164	164	by the action of an explosion; the frame or receiver of any
165	165	such weapon; or any firearm muffler or firearm silencer; and
166	166	includes any handgun, rifle or shotgun; but shall not include
167	167	an antique firearm as defined in 18 U.S.C. Section 921(16), a
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196	196	powder-actuated tool or other device designed to be used for
197	197	construction purposes, an emergency flare or a firearm in
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199	199	(4) "immediate family member" means a spouse,
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202	202	(5) "sale" means the delivery or passing of
203	203	ownership, possession or control of a firearm for a fee or
204	204	other consideration, but does not include temporary possession
205	205	or control of a firearm provided to a customer by the
206	206	proprietor of a licensed business in the conduct of that
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208	208	[D.] E. Each party to an unlawful sale in violation
209	209	of this section may be separately charged for the same sale.
210	210	[E.] F. Each firearm sold contrary to the
211	211	provisions of this section constitutes a separate offense under
212	212	[Subsection A] Subsections A and C of this section.
213	213	[F.] G. Two or more offenses may be charged in the
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216	216	[G.] H. Whoever violates the provisions of this
217	217	section is guilty of a [misdemeanor ] third degree felony ."
218	218	SECTION 2. Section 30-42-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1980,
219	219	Chapter 40, Section 3, as amended) is amended to read:
220	220	"30-42-3. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Racketeering Act:
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249	249	A. "racketeering" means any act that is chargeable
250	250	or indictable under the laws of New Mexico and punishable by
251	251	imprisonment for more than one year, involving any of the
252	252	following cited offenses:
253	253	(1) murder, as provided in Section 30-2-1 NMSA
254	254	1978;
255	255	(2) robbery, as provided in Section 30-16-2
256	256	NMSA 1978;
257	257	(3) kidnapping, as provided in Section 30-4-1
258	258	NMSA 1978;
259	259	(4) forgery, as provided in Section 30-16-10
260	260	NMSA 1978;
261	261	(5) larceny, as provided in Section 30-16-1
262	262	NMSA 1978;
263	263	(6) fraud, as provided in Section 30-16-6 NMSA
264	264	1978;
265	265	(7) embezzlement, as provided in Section
266	266	30-16-8 NMSA 1978;
267	267	(8) receiving stolen property, as provided in
268	268	Section 30-16-11 NMSA 1978;
269	269	(9) bribery, as provided in Sections 30-24-1
270	270	through 30-24-3.1 NMSA 1978;
271	271	(10) gambling, as provided in Sections
272	272	30-19-3, 30-19-13 and 30-19-15 NMSA 1978;
273	273	(11) illegal kickbacks, as provided in
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302	302	Sections 30-41-1 and 30-41-2 NMSA 1978;
303	303	(12) extortion, as provided in Section 30-16-9
304	304	NMSA 1978;
305	305	(13) trafficking in controlled substances, as
306	306	provided in Section 30-31-20 NMSA 1978;
307	307	(14) arson and aggravated arson, as provided
308	308	in Subsection A of Section 30-17-5 and Section 30-17-6 NMSA
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310	310	(15) promoting prostitution, as provided in
311	311	Section 30-9-4 NMSA 1978;
312	312	(16) criminal solicitation, as provided in
313	313	Section 30-28-3 NMSA 1978;
314	314	(17) fraudulent securities practices, as
315	315	provided in the New Mexico Uniform Securities Act;
316	316	(18) loan sharking, as provided in Sections
317	317	30-43-1 through 30-43-5 NMSA 1978;
318	318	(19) distribution of controlled substances or
319	319	controlled substance analogues, as provided in Sections
320	320	30-31-21 and 30-31-22 NMSA 1978;
321	321	(20) a violation of the provisions of Section
322	322	30-51-4 NMSA 1978;
323	323	(21) unlawful taking of a vehicle or motor
324	324	vehicle, as provided in Section 30-16D-1 NMSA 1978;
325	325	(22) embezzlement of a vehicle or motor
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355	355	(23) fraudulently obtaining a vehicle or motor
356	356	vehicle, as provided in Section 30-16D-3 NMSA 1978;
357	357	(24) receiving or transferring stolen vehicles
358	358	or motor vehicles, as provided in Section 30-16D-4 NMSA 1978;
359	359	(25) altering or changing the serial number,
360	360	engine number, decal or other numbers or marks of a vehicle or
361	361	motor vehicle, as provided in Section 30-16D-6 NMSA 1978; [and ]
362	362	(26) trafficking cannabis products, as
363	363	provided in Section 26-2C-28 NMSA 1978; and
364	364	(27) unlawful sale of a firearm without a
365	365	background check and facilitation of the unlawful sale of a
366	366	firearm without a background check, as provided in Section
367	367	30-7-7.1 NMSA 1978;
368	368	B. "person" means an individual or entity capable
369	369	of holding a legal or beneficial interest in property;
370	370	C. "enterprise" means a sole proprietorship,
371	371	partnership, corporation, business, labor union, association or
372	372	other legal entity or a group of individuals associated in fact
373	373	although not a legal entity and includes illicit as well as
374	374	licit entities; and
375	375	D. "pattern of racketeering activity" means
376	376	engaging in at least two incidents of racketeering with the
377	377	intent of accomplishing any of the prohibited activities set
378	378	forth in Subsections A through D of Section 30-42-4 NMSA 1978;
379	379	provided at least one of the incidents occurred after February
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