New Mexico Statutes
§ 30-22-10 — Escape from custody of a peace officer
New Mexico § 30-22-10
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 30-22-10 (2026).
Text
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 a fourth degree felony.
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 40A-22-10, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, § 22-10.
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 30-22-10, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/30/30-22-10.