0001|                               AN ACT
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0002| RELATING TO CRIMINAL LAW; CREATING A NEW CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF
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0003| DISARMING A PEACE OFFICER; PROVIDING A PENALTY; ENACTING A NEW
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0004| SECTION OF THE CRIMINAL CODE.
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0006| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0007|      Section 1.  A new section of the Criminal Code is enacted to read:
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0008|      "DISARMING A PEACE OFFICER.--
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0009|           A.  Disarming a peace officer consists of knowingly:
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0010|                (1)  removing a firearm or weapon from the person of a peace officer when
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0011| the officer is acting within the scope of his duties; or
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0012|                (2)  depriving a peace officer of the use of a firearm or weapon when the
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0013| officer is acting within the scope of his duties.
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0014|           B.  The provisions of Subsection A of this act shall not apply when a peace officer
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0015| is engaged in criminal conduct.
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0016|           C.  Whoever commits disarming a peace officer is guilty of a third degree felony."
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0017|      Section 2.  EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is
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0018| July 1, 1997.                         
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