N.M. Stat. § 30-22-26

Current through 2024, ch. 69
Section 30-22-26 - Assisting in assault upon peace officer
A. Every person who assists or is assisted by one or more other persons to commit a battery upon any peace officer while he is in the lawful discharge of his duties is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
B. This section is designed to protect officers from assaults and batteries by multiple assailants while quelling riots and other unlawful assemblages.

NMS § 30-22-26

1953 Comp., § 40A-22-25, enacted by Laws 1971, ch. 265, § 6.