Disorderly Conduct
Section 30-20-1 — conduct that tends to disturb the peace is a petty misdemeanor
Disorderly conduct is violent, abusive, indecent, profane, boisterous, unreasonably loud or otherwise disorderly conduct that tends to disturb the peace, or maliciously disturbing, threatening or insolently and intentionally touching any house a person occupies. It is a petty misdemeanor.
Who handles this in New Mexico: Enlace Comunitario; and legal aid programs and the state offices, listed in the New Mexico directory.
Sources for this section (1)
- NMSA 1978, § 30-20-1 — Disorderly conduct
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