New Mexico Statutes
§ 30-22-19 — Unlawful assault on any jail
New Mexico § 30-22-19
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 30-22-19 (2026).
Text
Unlawful assault on any jail consists of any person or group of persons assaulting or attacking any jail, prison or other public building or place of confinement of prisoners held in lawful custody or confinement. Whoever commits unlawful assault on any jail, prison or other public building or place of confinement of prisoners held in lawful custody or confinement is guilty of a third degree felony.
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 40A-22-18, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, § 22-18.
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 30-22-19, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/30/30-22-19.