§ 28-145. Embezzlement.  


Latest version.
  • It is unlawful for any person to convert to his own use anything of value, with which the person has been entrusted, with fraudulent intent to deprive the owner thereof when the value of the thing embezzled or converted is $500.00 or less.

(Ord. No. 74-78, § 10-2-3, 1983; Code 1985, § 9.20.050; Ord. No. 85-274, § 2, 10-5-1999; Ord. No. 02-245, § 12, 9-30-2014)

State law reference

Embezzlement, NMSA 1978, § 30-16-8.