New Mexico Statutes
§ 30-1-3 — Construction of Criminal Code
New Mexico § 30-1-3
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 30-1-3 (2026).
Text
In criminal cases where no provision of this code is applicable, the common law, as recognized by the United States and the several states of the Union, shall govern.
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 40A-1-3, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, § 1-3.
Nearby Sections
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§ 30-1-1
Name and effective date of code§ 30-1-10
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Accessory§ 30-1-14
Venue§ 30-1-2
Application of code§ 30-1-3
Construction of Criminal Code§ 30-1-4
Crime defined§ 30-1-5
Classification of crimes§ 30-1-6
Classified crimes defined§ 30-1-7
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 30-1-3, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/30-1-3.