This act [30-33A-1 to 30-33A-5 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the “Telecommunications Service Theft Act”. History: Laws 1997, ch. 50, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 1997, ch. 50 contains no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, the Telecommunications Service Theft Act is effective June 20, 1997, […]
As used in the Telecommunications Service Theft Act: A. “provider” means a person that offers telecommunications service for lawful compensation; and B. “telecommunications service” means any audio, video, data or programming offered for a fee or other consideration to facilitate the origination, transmission, emission or reception of signs, signals, data, writings, images, sounds or intelligence […]
A. It is unlawful for any person to: (1) obtain or attempt to obtain telecommunications service by trick, artifice, deception, use of an illegal device or decoder or other fraudulent means without authorization of the provider; (2) assist or instruct any person to obtain or attempt to obtain any telecommunications service without authorization of the […]
A. It is unlawful for any person to: (1) own or possess any device, including a printed circuit board, designed to receive or permit reception of any telecommunications service, regardless of whether that service is encoded, filtered, scrambled or otherwise made unintelligible, with the intent to distribute such device for the purpose of permitting reception […]
A. A person damaged by a violation of Section 3 or 4 [30-33A-3 or 30-33A-4 NMSA 1978] of the Telecommunications Service Theft Act may be granted an injunction under the principles of equity and on terms that the court considers reasonable. Proof of monetary damage, loss of revenue or intent to deceive and take unfair […]
