New Mexico § 30-4-1 Kidnapping

New Mexico Statutes

§ 30-4-1 — Kidnapping

New Mexico § 30-4-1

Ch. 30Criminal Offenses

Art. 4Kidnapping

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Bluebook

N.M. Stat. Ann. § 30-4-1 (2026).

Text

A. Kidnapping is the unlawful taking, restraining, transporting or confining of a person, by force, intimidation or deception, with intent:

(1)that the victim be held for ransom;

(2)that the victim be held as a hostage or shield and confined against his will;

(3)that the victim be held to service against the victim’s will; or (4) to inflict death, physical injury or a sexual offense on the victim. B. Whoever commits kidnapping is guilty of a first degree felony, except that he is guilty of a second degree felony when he voluntarily frees the victim in a safe place and does not inflict physical injury or a sexual offense upon the victim.

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A. Kidnapping is the unlawful taking, restraining, transporting or confining of a person, by force, intimidation or deception, with intent: (1) that the victim be held for ransom; (2) that the victim be held as a hostage or shield and confined against his will; (3) that the victim be held to service against the victim’s will; or (4) to inflict death, physical injury or a sexual offense on the victim. B. Whoever commits kidnapping is guilty of a first degree felony, except that he is guilty of a second degree felony when he voluntarily frees the victim in a safe place and does not inflict physical injury or a sexual offense upon the victim.