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§ 30-22-7 NMSA 1978

Unlawful rescue

1953 Comp., § 40A-22-7, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, § 22-7.

Unlawful rescue consists of intentionally, and without lawful authority, rescuing any person lawfully in custody or confinement.

Whoever commits unlawful rescue of a person charged with or convicted of a crime not constituting a capital felony, or who is charged with but not convicted of a capital felony, is guilty of a third degree felony.

Whoever commits unlawful rescue of an individual convicted of a capital felony is guilty of a first 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.