New Mexico Statutes

§ 30-22-25 — Aggravated battery upon peace officer

New Mexico § 30-22-25
JurisdictionNew Mexico
Ch. 30Criminal Offenses
Art. 22Interference with Law Enforcement

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 30-22-25 (2026).

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A.Aggravated battery upon a peace officer consists of the unlawful touching or application of force to the person of a peace officer with intent to injure that peace officer while he is in the lawful discharge of his duties.
B.Whoever commits aggravated battery upon a peace officer, inflicting an injury to the peace officer which is not likely to cause death or great bodily harm, but does cause painful temporary disfigurement or temporary loss or impairment of the functions of any member or organ of the body, is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
C.Whoever commits aggravated battery upon a peace officer, inflicting great bodily harm, or does so with a deadly weapon or in any manner whereby great bodily harm or death can be inflicted, is guilty of a third degree felony.

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Legislative History

1953 Comp., § 40A-22-24, enacted by Laws 1971, ch. 265, § 5.

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