New Mexico Statutes
§ 30-1-2 — Application of code
New Mexico § 30-1-2
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 30-1-2 (2026).
Text
The Criminal Code has no application to crimes committed prior to its effective date. A crime is committed prior to the effective date of the Criminal Code if any of the essential elements of the crime occurred before that date. Prosecutions for prior crimes shall be governed, prosecuted and punished under the laws existing at the time such crimes were committed.
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 40A-1-2, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, § 1-2.
Nearby Sections
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§ 30-1-1
Name and effective date of code§ 30-1-10
Double jeopardy§ 30-1-12
Definitions§ 30-1-13
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 § 30-1-2, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/30/30-1-2.