New Mexico Statutes
§ 30-1-7 — Degrees of felonies
New Mexico § 30-1-7
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 30-1-7 (2026).
Text
Felonies under the Criminal Code are classified as follows: A. capital felonies; B. first degree felonies; C. second degree felonies; D. third degree felonies; and E. fourth degree felonies. A felony is a capital, first, second, third or fourth degree felony when it is so designated under the Criminal Code. A crime declared to be a felony, without specification of degree, is a felony of the fourth degree.
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 40A-1-7, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, § 1-7.
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 § 30-1-7, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/30/30-1-7.