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§ 30-15-4 NMSA 1978

Desecration of a church

1953 Comp., § 40A-15-3, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, § 15-3; 1965, ch. 173, § 1.

Desecration of a church consists of willfully, maliciously and intentionally defacing a church or any portion thereof.

Whoever commits desecration of a church is guilty of a misdemeanor, except that when the damage to the church amounts to more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) he is guilty of a fourth degree felony.

Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.