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N.M. Stat. § 30-3-10 (2026)

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Sections 30-3-10 through 30-3-18 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Crimes Against
Household Members Act".

History: Laws 1995, ch. 221, § 1; 2009, ch. 255, § 1.

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The 2009 amendment, effective June 19, 2009, changed the reference of the act to
Sections 30-3-10 through 30-3-18 NMSA 1978,
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1999–2010 · leading case: State v. Montoya, 104 P.3d 540 (N.M. Ct. App. 2005).
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State v. Montoya, 104 P.3d 540 (N.M. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 4× “2d 295 , we examined the definition of "household member" in the Crimes Against Household Members Act, NMSA 1978, §§ 30-3-10 to -16 (1995, prior to 2001 amendment) (CAHMA), and concluded that the crime of "battery against a household member does not encompass battery against…”
State v. Stein, 981 P.2d 295 (N.M. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 4× “The statute created the offenses of assault against a household member, Section 30-3-12; aggravated assault against a household member, Section 30-3-13; assault against a household member with intent to commit a violent felony, Section 30-3-14; battery against a household…”
State v. Wilson, 2005 NMCA 130 (N.M. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “{1} In the metropolitan court, Defendant Robert Wilson was convicted of criminal trespass and harassment; neither crime is listed in the Crimes Against Household Members Act, NMSA 1978, §§ 30-3-10 to -16 (1995, as amended through 2001).”
State v. Lefevre, 2005 NMCA 101 (N.M. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “2d 295 (stating that, in excluding “child” from the definition of a “household member” in the Crimes Against Household Members Act, NMSA 1978, §§ 30-3-10 to-16 (1995, as amended through 2001), the Legislature may have been concerned that those “new offenses .”
State v. Zapata (N.M. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “Her testimony was sufficient 18 evidence from which the jury could conclude that she was a “household member” for 19 purposes of the Crimes Against Household Members Act, NMSA 1978, § 30-3-10 to 4 1 -16 (1995, as amended through 2010), under which Defendant was charged.”
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