Classification of crimes.

  1. Law
  2. New Mexico Statutes
  3. Criminal Offenses
  4. General Provisions
  5. Classification of crimes.

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Crimes are classified as felonies, misdemeanors and petty misdemeanors.

History: 1953 Comp., § 40A-1-5, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, § 1-5.

ANNOTATIONS

Meaning of "crime" in Detoxification Act. — The Criminal Code makes it clear that the prohibition in the Detoxification Act (Section 43-2-16 NMSA 1978) against charging an individual held in protective custody with any "crime" includes misdemeanors and petty misdemeanors. 1973 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 73-52.


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