{"data":{"id":"us-nm/30-47-4","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"30-47-4","heading":"Abuse of a resident; criminal penalties.","body":"A. Whoever commits abuse of a care facility resident that results in no harm to the resident is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Subsection B of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978.\nB. Whoever commits abuse of a resident that results in physical harm or great psychological harm to the resident is guilty of a fourth degree felony and upon conviction shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978.\nC. Whoever commits abuse of a resident that results in great physical harm to the resident is guilty of a third degree felony and upon conviction shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978.\nD. Whoever commits abuse of a resident that results in the death of the resident is guilty of a second degree felony and upon conviction shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978.","path":["Chapter 30 - Criminal Offenses","ARTICLE 47 Resident Abuse and Neglect"],"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":"cbac33e15abca08773dd94aeaa3c996934b2e28bfee2239de3248f8439444dde","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/30-47-3","next":"us-nm/30-47-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}