N.M. Stat. § 30-27-1
Current through 2024, ch. 69
Malicious criminal prosecution consists of maliciously procuring or attempting to procure an indictment or otherwise causing or attempting to cause a criminal charge to be preferred or prosecuted against an innocent person, knowing him to be innocent.
Whoever commits malicious criminal prosecution is guilty of a misdemeanor.
NMS § 30-27-1