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.
Effective dates. — Laws 2006, ch. contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective May 17, 2006, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 30 - Criminal Offenses
Article 22 - Interference with Law Enforcement
Section 30-22-1 - Resisting, evading or obstructing an officer.
Section 30-22-1.1 - Aggravated fleeing a law enforcement officer.
Section 30-22-2 - Refusing to aid an officer.
Section 30-22-2.1 - Entry into domestic violence safe house or shelter; search warrant.
Section 30-22-3 - Concealing identity.
Section 30-22-4 - Harboring or aiding a felon.
Section 30-22-5 - Tampering with evidence.
Section 30-22-6 - Compounding a crime.
Section 30-22-7 - Unlawful rescue.
Section 30-22-8 - Escape from jail.
Section 30-22-8.1 - Escape from a community custody release program.
Section 30-22-8.2 - Escape from a secure residential treatment facility.
Section 30-22-9 - Escape from penitentiary.
Section 30-22-10 - Escape from custody of a peace officer.
Section 30-22-11 - Assisting escape.
Section 30-22-12 - Furnished [Furnishing] articles for prisoner's escape.
Section 30-22-13 - Furnishing drugs or liquor to a prisoner.
Section 30-22-14 - Bringing contraband into places of imprisonment; penalties; definitions.
Section 30-22-15 - Maintaining male and female prisoners together.
Section 30-22-16 - Possession of deadly weapon or explosive by prisoner.
Section 30-22-17 - Assault by prisoner.
Section 30-22-18 - Encouraging violation of probation, parole or bail.
Section 30-22-19 - Unlawful assault on any jail.
Section 30-22-20 - Unlawful distribution of convict-made goods.
Section 30-22-21 - Assault upon peace officer.
Section 30-22-22 - Aggravated assault upon peace officer.
Section 30-22-23 - Assault with intent to commit violent felony upon peace officer.
Section 30-22-24 - Battery upon peace officer.
Section 30-22-25 - Aggravated battery upon peace officer.