A. Whoever commits three offenses of battery against a household member as provided in Section 30-3-15 NMSA 1978 or aggravated battery against a household member as provided in Subsection B of Section 30-3-16 NMSA 1978, or any combination thereof, when the household member is a spouse, a former spouse, a co-parent of a child or a person with whom the offender has had a continuing personal relationship is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
B. Whoever commits four or more offenses of battery against a household member as provided in Section 30-3-15 NMSA 1978 or aggravated battery against a household member as provided in Subsection B of Section 30-3-16 NMSA 1978, or any combination thereof, when the household member is a spouse, a former spouse, a co-parent of a child or a person with whom the offender has had a continuing personal relationship is guilty of a third degree felony.
C. For the purpose of determining the number of offenses committed, each offense must have been committed after conviction for the preceding offense.
History: Laws 2008, ch. 16, § 4.
ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2008, ch. 16, § 6 made this section effective July 1, 2008.
Applicability. — Laws 2008, ch. 16, § 5 provided that the provisions of Laws 2008, ch. 16, § 4 apply to convictions obtained on or after July 1, 2008.