New Mexico Statutes 7-1-75. Assault and battery of a department employee
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Whoever assaults and batters or attempts to assault and batter an employee of the department acting within the scope of his employment shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) or be imprisoned for not less than three days nor more than six months, or both, together with costs of prosecution. Jurisdiction over actions brought under this section is hereby granted to magistrate courts.
Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 7-1-75
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.