New Mexico Statutes
§ 30-22-26 — Assisting in assault upon peace officer
New Mexico § 30-22-26
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 30-22-26 (2026).
Text
A.Every person who assists or is assisted by one or more other persons to commit a battery upon any peace officer while he is in the lawful discharge of his duties is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
B.This section is designed to protect officers from assaults and batteries by multiple assailants while quelling riots and other unlawful assemblages.
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 40A-22-25, enacted by Laws 1971, ch. 265, § 6.
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 30-22-26, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/30/30-22-26.