SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL 18

57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AN ACT

RELATING TO CRIMES AGAINST THE PUBLIC PEACE; CREATING THE CRIME OF SWATTING; PRESCRIBING PENALTIES; MAKING CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. Section 30-39-1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1979, Chapter 145, Section 1) is amended to read:

     "30-39-1. FALSE [REPORT--PENALTY] REPORTING--PENALTIES.--

          A. It is unlawful for [any] a person to intentionally make a false report to a law enforcement agency or official [which report he knows to be false at the time of making it] alleging a violation by another person of the provisions of the Criminal Code. [Any] A person [violating] who violates the provisions of this [section] subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor.

          B. It is unlawful for a person to knowingly make a false or misleading report to a public safety agency of an ongoing emergency or threat of violence with the intent to cause an immediate response from the public safety agency. A person who violates the provisions of this subsection is guilty of a fourth degree felony.

          C. As used in this section, "public safety agency" means:

                (1) a law enforcement, firefighting or emergency medical services agency; or

                (2) a twenty-four-hour local communications facility that receives 911 service communications and directly dispatches emergency response services or relays communications to law enforcement, firefighting or emergency medical services agencies."

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