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Home » US Law » 2021 New Mexico Statutes » Chapter 30 - Criminal Offenses » Article 22 - Interference with Law Enforcement

Section 30-22-1 – Resisting, evading or obstructing an officer.

Resisting, evading or obstructing an officer consists of: A. knowingly obstructing, resisting or opposing any officer of this state or any other duly authorized person serving or attempting to serve or execute any process or any rule or order of any of the courts of this state or any other judicial writ or process; B. […]

Section 30-22-1.1 – Aggravated fleeing a law enforcement officer.

A. Aggravated fleeing a law enforcement officer consists of a person willfully and carelessly driving his vehicle in a manner that endangers the life of another person after being given a visual or audible signal to stop, whether by hand, voice, emergency light, flashing light, siren or other signal, by a uniformed law enforcement officer […]

Section 30-22-10 – Escape from custody of a peace officer.

Escape from custody of a peace officer consists of any person who shall have been placed under lawful arrest for the commission or alleged commission of any felony, unlawfully escaping or attempting to escape from the custody or control of any peace officer. Whoever commits escape from custody of a peace officer is guilty of […]

Section 30-22-11 – Assisting escape.

Assisting escape consists of: A. intentionally aiding any person confined or held in lawful custody or confinement to escape; or B. any officer, jailer or other employee, intentionally permitting any prisoner in his custody to escape. Whoever commits assisting escape is guilty of a third degree felony. History: 1953 Comp., § 40A-22-11, enacted by Laws […]

Section 30-22-12 – Furnished [Furnishing] articles for prisoner’s escape.

Furnishing articles for prisoner’s escape consists of: A. intentionally giving to any person in lawful custody or confinement any deadly weapon or explosive substance, without the express consent of the officer in charge of such place of confinement; or B. intentionally giving to any person in lawful custody or confinement any disguise, instrument, tool or […]

Section 30-22-13 – Furnishing drugs or liquor to a prisoner.

Furnishing drugs or liquor to a prisoner consists of directly or indirectly furnishing any narcotic drug or intoxicating liquor to any person held in lawful custody or confinement, unless such narcotic drug or intoxicating liquor is furnished pursuant to the direction or prescription of a regularly licensed physician attending such person or penal facility. Whoever […]

Section 30-22-14 – Bringing contraband into places of imprisonment; penalties; definitions.

A. Bringing contraband into a prison consists of knowingly and voluntarily carrying, transporting or depositing contraband onto the grounds of the penitentiary of New Mexico or any other institution designated by the corrections department for the confinement of adult prisoners. Whoever commits bringing contraband into a prison is guilty of a third degree felony. B. […]

Section 30-22-14.1 – Bringing contraband into a juvenile detention facility or juvenile correctional facility; penalty.

A. Bringing contraband into a juvenile detention facility or juvenile correctional facility consists of carrying, transporting or depositing contraband onto the grounds of any facility designated by the children, youth and families department for the detention or commitment of children. Whoever commits bringing contraband into a juvenile correctional facility is guilty of a third degree […]

Section 30-22-15 – Maintaining male and female prisoners together.

Maintaining male and female prisoners together consists of any sheriff, jailer or guard, keeping male and female prisoners in the same cell or room, unless such prisoners are man and wife. Whoever commits maintaining male and female prisoners together is guilty of a misdemeanor. History: 1953 Comp., § 40A-22-14, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, […]

Section 30-22-16 – Possession of deadly weapon or explosive by prisoner.

Possession of deadly weapon or explosive by prisoner in lawful custody consists of any inmate of a penal institution, reformatory, jail or prison farm or ranch possessing any deadly weapon or explosive substance. Whoever commits possession of deadly weapon or explosive by prisoner is guilty of a second degree felony. History: 1953 Comp., § 40A-22-15, […]

Section 30-22-17 – Assault by prisoner.

Assault by prisoner consists of intentionally: A. placing an officer or employee of any penal institution, reformatory, jail or prison farm or ranch, or a visitor therein, in apprehension of an immediate battery likely to cause death or great bodily harm; B. causing or attempting to cause great bodily harm to an officer or employee […]

Section 30-22-18 – Encouraging violation of probation, parole or bail.

Encouraging violation of probation, parole or bail consists of intentionally aiding or encouraging a person known by him to be on parole, probation or bail to abscond or to violate a term or condition of his probation, parole or bail. Whoever commits encouraging violation of probation, parole or bail is guilty of a misdemeanor. History: […]

Section 30-22-19 – Unlawful assault on any jail.

Unlawful assault on any jail consists of any person or group of persons assaulting or attacking any jail, prison or other public building or place of confinement of prisoners held in lawful custody or confinement. Whoever commits unlawful assault on any jail, prison or other public building or place of confinement of prisoners held in […]

Section 30-22-2 – Refusing to aid an officer.

Refusing to aid an officer consists of refusing to assist any peace officer in the preservation of the peace when called upon by such officer in the name of the United States or the state of New Mexico. Whoever commits refusing to aid an officer is guilty of a petty misdemeanor. History: 1953 Comp., § […]

Section 30-22-20 – Unlawful distribution of convict-made goods.

Unlawful distribution of convict-made goods consists of any person knowingly distributing, exchanging, selling or offering for sale any goods, wares or merchandise manufactured, produced or mined, either wholly or in part, by prisoners held in lawful custody or confinement of any other state or country. Nothing in this section shall be construed to forbid the […]

Section 30-22-21 – Assault upon peace officer.

A. Assault upon a peace officer consists of: (1) an attempt to commit a battery upon the person of a peace officer while he is in the lawful discharge of his duties; or (2) any unlawful act, threat or menacing conduct which causes a peace officer while he is in the lawful discharge of his […]

Section 30-22-22 – Aggravated assault upon peace officer.

A. Aggravated assault upon a peace officer consists of: (1) unlawfully assaulting or striking at a peace officer with a deadly weapon while he is in the lawful discharge of his duties; (2) committing assault by threatening or menacing a peace officer who is engaged in the lawful discharge of his duties by a person […]