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§ 30-6-4 NMSA 1978

Obstruction of reporting or investigation of child abuse or neglect

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Lowther v. Children Youth and Family Department (2024)

Most recently applied in Lowther v. Children Youth and Family Department (May 2024)

Laws 1989, ch. 287, § 1; 2014, ch. 10, § 1.

Obstruction of reporting or investigation of child abuse or neglect consists of:

A. knowingly inhibiting, preventing, obstructing or intimidating another from reporting, pursuant to Section 32A-4-3 NMSA 1978, child abuse or neglect, including child sexual abuse; or

B. knowingly obstructing, delaying, interfering with or denying access to a law enforcement officer or child protective services social worker in the investigation of a report of child abuse or sexual abuse.

Whoever commits obstruction of reporting or investigation of child abuse or neglect is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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.