New Mexico Statutes
§ 30-4-3 — False imprisonment
New Mexico § 30-4-3
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 30-4-3 (2026).
Text
False imprisonment consists of intentionally confining or restraining another person without his consent and with knowledge that he has no lawful authority to do so. Whoever commits false imprisonment is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 40A-4-3, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, § 4-3.
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 30-4-3, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/30/30-4-3.