Battery upon peace officer
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Ramer v. Kerby (1991)
Most recently applied in 572 F. App'x 635 - Wilson v. Village of Los Lunas (July 2014)
1953 Comp., § 40A-22-23, enacted by Laws 1971, ch. 265, § 4.
A. Battery upon a peace officer is the unlawful, intentional touching or application of force to the person of a peace officer while he is in the lawful discharge of his duties, when done in a rude, insolent or angry manner.
B. Whoever commits battery upon a peace officer 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.