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Home » US Law » 2021 New Mexico Statutes » Chapter 30 - Criminal Offenses » Article 15 - Property Damage

Section 30-15-1 – Criminal damage to property.

Criminal damage to property consists of intentionally damaging any real or personal property of another without the consent of the owner of the property. Whoever commits criminal damage to property is guilty of a petty misdemeanor, except that when the damage to the property amounts to more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) he is guilty […]

Section 30-15-1.1 – Unauthorized graffiti on personal or real property.

A. Graffiti consists of intentionally and maliciously defacing any real or personal property of another with graffiti or other inscribed material inscribed with ink, paint, spray paint, crayon, charcoal or the use of any object without the consent or reasonable ground to believe there is consent of the owner of the property. B. Whoever commits […]

Section 30-15-3 – Damaging insured property.

Damaging insured property consists of intentionally damaging property which is insured with intent to defraud the insurance company into paying himself or another for such damage. Whoever commits damaging insured property is guilty of a fourth degree felony. History: 1953 Comp., § 40A-15-2, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, § 15-2. ANNOTATIONS Evidence of insurance. […]

Section 30-15-4 – Desecration of a church.

Desecration of a church consists of willfully, maliciously and intentionally defacing a church or any portion thereof. Whoever commits desecration of a church is guilty of a misdemeanor, except that when the damage to the church amounts to more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) he is guilty of a fourth degree felony. History: 1953 Comp., […]

Section 30-15-5 – Damaging caves or caverns unlawful.

It shall be unlawful for any person, without prior permission of the federal, state or private land owner, to willfully or knowingly break, break off, crack, carve upon, write or otherwise mark upon, or in any manner destroy, mutilate, injure, deface, remove, displace, mar or harm any natural material found in any cave or cavern, […]

Section 30-15-6 – Penalty.

Anyone violating the provisions of Section 1 [30-15-5 NMSA 1978] of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History: Laws 1981, ch. 236, § 2.

Section 30-15-7 – Desecration of roadside memorials; penalty.

A. A person shall not knowingly or willfully deface or destroy, in whole or in part, a descanso, also known as a memorial, placed alongside a public road right of way to memorialize the death of one or more persons. B. A person who violates the provisions of Subsection A of this section is: (1) […]