Criminal sexual contact- fourth degree - New Mexico Sexual Assault Laws

In New Mexico, the criminal charge of Criminal sexual contact- fourth degree is classified as a Fourth degree felony.

Criminal sexual contact- fourth degree Crime & Punishment in New Mexico :

The New Mexico code § 30-9-12 defines one degrees of the crime criminal sexual contact- 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.

Severity	Criminal sexual contact- fourth degree - Charge Description	Punishment
Fourth degree felony	The unlawful and intentional touching of or application of force, without consent, to the unclothed intimate parts of a victim above the age of eighteen, or intentionally causing another who is over eighteen to touch one's intimate parts when offender is armed with a deadly weapon. The unlawful and intentional touching of or application of force, without consent, to the unclothed intimate parts of another who has reached his eighteenth birthday, or intentionally causing another who has reached his eighteenth birthday to touch one's intimate parts when it is done by the use of force or coercion when offender is aided or abetted by one or more persons. The unlawful and intentional touching, of or application of force, without consent, to the unclothed intimate parts of another who has reached his eighteenth birthday, or intentionally causing another who has reached his eighteenth birthday to touch one's intimate parts by the use of force or coercion that results in personal injury to victim.	18 months in prison

Criminal sexual contact- fourth degree is a charge that is unique to New Mexico. Crimes that would be prosecuted as criminal sexual contact- fourth 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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