Aggravated assault
Known as the Crimes Against Household Members Act
The act spans §§ 30–30 (24 sections).
Applied in 27 court decisions — leading case United States v. Titties (2017)
Most recently applied in Cruz v. City Of Deming (May 2025)
1953 Comp., § 40A-3-2, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, § 3-2.
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Aggravated assault consists of either:
A. unlawfully assaulting or striking at another with a deadly weapon;
B. committing assault by threatening or menacing another while wearing a mask, hood, robe or other covering upon the face, head or body, or while disguised in any manner, so as to conceal identity; or
C. wilfully [willfully] and intentionally assaulting another with intent to commit any felony.
Whoever commits aggravated assault 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.