New Mexico Statutes
§ 30-22-24 — Battery upon peace officer
New Mexico § 30-22-24
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 30-22-24 (2026).
Text
A.Battery upon a peace officer is the unlawful, intentional touching or application of force to the person of a peace officer while he is in the lawful discharge of his duties, when done in a rude, insolent or angry manner.
B.Whoever commits battery upon a peace officer is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 40A-22-23, enacted by Laws 1971, ch. 265, § 4.
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 30-22-24, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/30-22-24.