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Statutes > New-mexico > Chapter-30 > Article-22 > Section-30-22-2630-22-26. Assisting in assault upon peace officer.
A. Every person who assists or is assisted by one or more other persons to commit a battery upon any peace officer while he is in the lawful discharge of his duties is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
B. This section is designed to protect officers from assaults and batteries by multiple assailants while quelling riots and other unlawful assemblages.