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2014 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 30 - Criminal Offenses
Section 27 Malicious Prosecution, etc.
Section 30-27-2.1 Impersonating a peace officer.
NM Stat § 30-27-2.1 (2014) What's This?
30-27-2.1. Impersonating a peace officer.
A. Impersonating a peace officer consists of:
(1) without due authority exercising or attempting to exercise the functions of a peace officer; or
(2) pretending to be a peace officer with the intent to deceive another person.
B. Whoever commits impersonating a peace officer is guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon a second or subsequent conviction, the offender is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
C. As used in this section, "peace officer" means any public official or public officer vested by law with a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for crime, whether that duty extends to all crimes or is limited to specific crimes.
History: Laws 1999, ch. 120, 1.
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