HOUSE BILL 99

55th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2022

INTRODUCED BY

T. Ryan Lane and Dayan Hochman-Vigil and Javier Martínez and Derrick J. Lente and Gail Chasey

 

 

 

 

AN ACT

RELATING TO CRIME; CREATING THE CRIME OF THREATENING A JUDGE OR AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER OF A JUDGE; CREATING THE CRIME OF MALICIOUS SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION OF A JUDGE OR AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER OF A JUDGE; IMPOSING PENALTIES.

 

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

     SECTION 1. [NEW MATERIAL] THREATENING A JUDGE OR AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER OF A JUDGE--PENALTY.--

          A. No person shall threaten a judge or the immediate family member of a judge with the intent to:

                (1) place the judge or the immediate family member of a judge in fear of great bodily harm to the judge or to an immediate family member of the judge;

                (2) prevent or interrupt the ability to carry out the judge's job duties; or

                (3) retaliate against a judge on account of the performance of the judge's official duties during the judge's term of service.

          B. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a fourth degree felony.

          C. As used in this section:

                (1) "immediate family member" means a spouse, child, sibling, parent, grandparent or grandchild, and "immediate family member" includes a stepparent, a stepchild, a stepsibling and an adoptive relationship; and

                (2) "judge" means a district court, appellate, metropolitan court, magistrate or probate judge or supreme court justice.

     SECTION 2. [NEW MATERIAL] MALICIOUS SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION OF A JUDGE OR AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER OF A JUDGE--PENALTY.--

          A. No person shall share the personal information of a judge or an immediate family member of a judge with the intent to:

                (1) cause harm to the judge or an immediate family member of a judge;

                (2) place the judge or an immediate family member of a judge in fear of great bodily harm to the judge or to an immediate family member of the judge; or

                (3) prevent or interrupt the ability to carry out the judge's job duties.

          B. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

          C. As used in this section:

                (1) "immediate family member" means a spouse, child, sibling, parent, grandparent or grandchild, and "immediate family member" includes a stepparent, a stepchild, a stepsibling and an adoptive relationship;

                (2) "judge" means a district court, appellate, metropolitan court, magistrate or probate judge or supreme court justice; and

                (3) "personal information" means a person's physical address, phone number, email or physical location.

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