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14-993.  Providing false information when registering as a sex offender; essential elements.¹

            For you to find the defendant guilty of providing false information when registering as a sex offender [as charged in Count ____________]², the state must prove to your satisfaction beyond a reasonable doubt each of the following elements of the crime:

            1.         The defendant was convicted of [______________]³;

            2.         The defendant [willfully][or] [knowingly]⁴ provided false information when  registering as a sex offender on __________;⁵ and

            3.         This happened in New Mexico [on __________, ______] [between ________, _____ and _____________, ______].

USE NOTES

            1.         Applicable to all versions of SORNA.

            2.         Insert the count number if more than one count is charged.

            3.         If there is a stipulation that the offense was a registerable offense under SORNA, insert “a sex offense on _____________ (date).”  If there is no stipulation, insert the name of the prior offense and date of conviction.

            4.         Use applicable alternative or alternatives depending on the applicable version of SORNA.  The chart included as UJI 14-990 NMRA is a tool to aid in determining which version of the statute applies.

            5.         Insert date of registration depending on the applicable version of SORNA.

[Adopted by Supreme Court Order No. 16-8300-008, effective for all cases pending or filed on or after December 31, 2016.]