{"data":{"id":"us-nm/30-7-2","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"30-7-2","heading":"Unlawful carrying of a deadly weapon.","body":"A. Unlawful carrying of a deadly weapon consists of carrying a concealed loaded firearm or any other type of deadly weapon anywhere, except in the following cases:\n(1) in the person's residence or on real property belonging to him as owner, lessee, tenant or licensee;\n(2) in a private automobile or other private means of conveyance, for lawful protection of the person's or another's person or property;\n(3) by a peace officer in accordance with the policies of his law enforcement agency who is certified pursuant to the Law Enforcement Training Act [Chapter 29, Article 7 NMSA 1978];\n(4) by a peace officer in accordance with the policies of his law enforcement agency who is employed on a temporary basis by that agency and who has successfully completed a course of firearms instruction prescribed by the New Mexico law enforcement academy or provided by a certified firearms instructor who is employed on a permanent basis by a law enforcement agency; or\n(5) by a person in possession of a valid concealed handgun license issued to him by the department of public safety pursuant to the provisions of the Concealed Handgun Carry Act [Chapter 29, Article 19 NMSA 1978].\nB. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the carrying of any unloaded firearm.\nC. Whoever commits unlawful carrying of a deadly weapon is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.","path":["Chapter 30 - Criminal Offenses","ARTICLE 7 Weapons and Explosives"],"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":"d6b8ef9b8cd562d37f611f33b2a8cd08feb484cef81fc081f8ff35743317d126","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/30-7-1","next":"us-nm/30-7-2.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}