Felonies under the Criminal Code are classified as follows:
A. capital felonies;
B. first degree felonies;
C. second degree felonies;
D. third degree felonies; and
E. fourth degree felonies.
A felony is a capital, first, second, third or fourth degree felony when it is so designated under the Criminal Code. A crime declared to be a felony, without specification of degree, is a felony of the fourth degree.
History: 1953 Comp., § 40A-1-7, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, § 1-7.
Law reviews. — For article, "The Proposed New Mexico Criminal Code", see 1 Nat. Resources J. 122 (1961).
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 30 - Criminal Offenses
Article 1 - General Provisions
Section 30-1-1 - Name and effective date of code.
Section 30-1-2 - Application of code.
Section 30-1-3 - Construction of Criminal Code.
Section 30-1-4 - Crime defined.
Section 30-1-5 - Classification of crimes.
Section 30-1-6 - Classified crimes defined.
Section 30-1-7 - Degrees of felonies.
Section 30-1-8 - Time limitations for commencing prosecution.
Section 30-1-9 - Tolling of time limitation for prosecution for crimes.
Section 30-1-9.1 - Offenses against children; tolling of statute of limitations.
Section 30-1-9.2 - Criminal sexual penetration; tolling of statute of limitations.
Section 30-1-10 - Double jeopardy.
Section 30-1-11 - Criminal sentence permitted only upon conviction.