{"data":{"id":"us-nm/30-1-7","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"30-1-7","heading":"Degrees of felonies.","body":"Felonies under the Criminal Code are classified as follows:\nA. capital felonies;\nB. first degree felonies;\nC. second degree felonies;\nD. third degree felonies; and\nE. fourth degree felonies.\nA felony is a capital, first, second, third or fourth degree felony when it is so designated under the Criminal Code. A crime declared to be a felony, without specification of degree, is a felony of the fourth degree.","path":["Chapter 30 - Criminal Offenses","ARTICLE 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18530/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"4014f93e52a8563f76d9bc09780c3e870f9ff17666868e526c5a9c117e257813","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/30-1-6","next":"us-nm/30-1-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}