New Mexico Statutes
§ 30-22-8 — Escape from jail
New Mexico § 30-22-8
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 30-22-8 (2026).
Text
Escape from jail consists of any person who shall have been lawfully committed to any jail, escaping or attempting to escape from such jail. Whoever commits escape from jail is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 40A-22-8, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, § 22-8.
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 30-22-8, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/30/30-22-8.