Section 30-31-20 - Trafficking controlled substances; violation. - New Mexico Statutes

30-31-20. Trafficking controlled substances; violation.

A.     As used in the Controlled Substances Act, "traffic" means the: 

(1)     manufacture of a controlled substance enumerated in Schedules I through V or a controlled substance analog as defined in Subsection W of Section 30-31-2 NMSA 1978; 

(2)     distribution, sale, barter or giving away of: 

(a)     a controlled substance enumerated in Schedule I or II that is a narcotic drug; 

(b)     a controlled substance analog of a controlled substance enumerated in Schedule I or II that is a narcotic drug; or 

(c)     methamphetamine, its salts, isomers and salts of isomers; or 

(3)     possession with intent to distribute: 

(a)     a controlled substance enumerated in Schedule I or II that is a narcotic drug; 

(b)     controlled substance analog of a controlled substance enumerated in Schedule I or II that is a narcotic drug; or 

(c)     methamphetamine, its salts, isomers and salts of isomers.  

B.     Except as authorized by the Controlled Substances Act, it is unlawful for a person to intentionally traffic.  A person who violates this subsection is: 

(1)     for the first offense, guilty of a second degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978; and 

(2)     for the second and subsequent offenses, guilty of a first degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978.  

C.     A person who knowingly violates Subsection B of this section within a drug-free school zone excluding private property residentially zoned or used primarily as a residence is guilty of a first degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978.