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Criminal sexual contact of a minor in the fourth degree - New Mexico Sexual Assault Laws
In New Mexico, the criminal charge of Criminal sexual contact of a minor in the fourth degree is classified as a Statutory Fourth degree felony.
In New Mexico, the criminal charge of Criminal sexual contact of a minor in the fourth degree is classified as a Statutory Fourth degree felony.
Criminal sexual contact of a minor in the fourth degree Crime & Punishment in New Mexico :
The New Mexico code § 30-9-13 defines one degrees of the crime criminal sexual contact of a minor in the fourth degree, each with associated punishments. The degree of the crime depends on the specifics of the crime committed, with higher degrees of the charge generally receiving harsher punishments.
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Fourth degree felony STATUTORY |
The unlawful and intentional touching of or applying force to the intimate parts of a minor or the unlawful and intentional causing of a minor to touch one's intimate parts, when the victim is a minor thirteen to eighteen years of age when the offender, who is a licensed school employee, an unlicensed school employee, a school contract employee, a school health service provider or a school volunteer, and who is at least eighteen years of age and is at least four years older than the child and not the spouse of that child, learns while performing services in or for a school that the child is a student in a school. For the purposes of this section, “intimate parts” means the primary genital area, groin, buttocks, anus or breast. | 18 months in prison |
New Mexico law allows criminal sexual contact of a minor in the fourth degree to be enforced as a statutory charge. This means that this charge can be applied to cases in which the victim is younger than the New Mexico Age of Consent, even if the victim willingly engages in sexual relations with the defendant.
Criminal sexual contact of a minor in the fourth degree is a charge that is unique to New Mexico. Crimes that would be prosecuted as criminal sexual contact of a minor in the fourth degree in New Mexico will be prosecuted under a different statute depending on the state in which the crime takes place.