New Mexico Statutes
§ 30-22-7 — Unlawful rescue
New Mexico § 30-22-7
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 30-22-7 (2026).
Text
Unlawful rescue consists of intentionally, and without lawful authority, rescuing any person lawfully in custody or confinement. Whoever commits unlawful rescue of a person charged with or convicted of a crime not constituting a capital felony, or who is charged with but not convicted of a capital felony, is guilty of a third degree felony. Whoever commits unlawful rescue of an individual convicted of a capital felony is guilty of a first degree felony.
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 40A-22-7, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, § 22-7.
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 30-22-7, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/30/30-22-7.