2017 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 30 - Criminal Offenses
Article 22 - Interference with Law Enforcement
Section 30-22-8.2 - Escape from a secure residential treatment facility.

Universal Citation: NM Stat § 30-22-8.2 (2017)

30-22-8.2. Escape from a secure residential treatment facility.

A. Escape from a secure residential treatment facility consists of a person lawfully committed for a criminal offense to a secure residential treatment facility escaping from the facility.

B. Whoever commits escape from a secure residential treatment facility is guilty of a misdemeanor.

C. As used in this section, "secure residential treatment facility" means a secure facility not located within a correctional facility or detention center in which residents are being treated for substance abuse problems, and personnel and physical barriers prevent the residents from leaving.

History: Laws 2006, ch. 31, 1.

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