Criminal Sexual Penetration- first degree - New Mexico Sexual Assault Laws

In New Mexico, the criminal charge of Criminal Sexual Penetration- first degree is classified as a Statutory First degree felony.

Criminal Sexual Penetration- first degree Crime & Punishment in New Mexico :

The New Mexico code § 30-9-11 defines one degrees of the crime criminal sexual penetration- first 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.

Severity	Criminal Sexual Penetration- first degree - Charge Description	Punishment
First degree felony STATUTORY	The unlawful and intentional causing of a person to engage in sexual intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio or anal intercourse or the causing of penetration, to any extent and with any object, of the genital or anal openings of another, whether or not there is any emission, by the use of force or coercion that results in great bodily harm or great mental anguish to the victim Criminal sexual penetration is the unlawful and intentional causing of a person to engage in sexual intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio or anal intercourse or the causing of penetration, to any extent and with any object, of the genital or anal openings of another, whether or not there is any emission, on a child under the age of thirteen.	18 years in prison

New Mexico law allows criminal sexual penetration- first 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 Penetration- first degree is a charge that is unique to New Mexico. Crimes that would be prosecuted as criminal sexual penetration- first degree in New Mexico will be prosecuted under a different statute depending on the state in which the crime takes place.

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