SENATE BILL 259

57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2026

INTRODUCED BY

William E. Sharer and Crystal Brantley

AN ACT

RELATING TO CRIME; CREATING THE CRIME OF THREATENING A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER; CREATING THE CRIME OF MALICIOUS SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER; IMPOSING PENALTIES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. A new section of Chapter 30 NMSA 1978 is enacted to read:

     "[NEW MATERIAL] THREATENING A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER--PENALTY.--

          A. Threatening a law enforcement officer or an immediate family member of a law enforcement officer consists of a person making a threat, with the intent to:

                (1) place the law enforcement officer or the immediate family member of a law enforcement officer in fear of great bodily harm to the law enforcement officer or to an immediate family member of the law enforcement officer;

                (2) prevent or interrupt the law enforcement officer's ability to carry out the law enforcement officer's job duties; or

                (3) retaliate against a law enforcement officer on account of the performance of the law enforcement officer's official duties during the law enforcement officer's term of service.

          B. A person who commits threatening a law enforcement officer or an immediate family member of a law enforcement officer is guilty of a fourth degree felony.

          C. As used in this section:

                (1) "immediate family member" means a spouse, child, sibling, parent, grandparent or grandchild, and "immediate family member" includes a stepparent, a stepchild, a stepsibling and an adoptive relationship; and

                (2) "law enforcement officer" means a local, state, federal or tribal law enforcement officer."

     SECTION 2. A new section of Chapter 30 NMSA 1978 is enacted to read:

     "[NEW MATERIAL] MALICIOUS SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER--PENALTY.--

          A. Malicious sharing of personal information of a law enforcement officer or an immediate family member of a law enforcement officer consists of a person sharing personal information, with the intent to:

                (1) cause harm to the law enforcement officer or the immediate family member of a law enforcement officer;

                (2) place the law enforcement officer or the immediate family member of a law enforcement officer in fear of great bodily harm to the law enforcement officer or to an immediate family member of the law enforcement officer; or

                (3) prevent or interrupt the law enforcement officer's ability to carry out the law enforcement officer's job duties.

          B. A person who commits malicious sharing of personal information of a law enforcement officer or an immediate family member of a law enforcement officer is guilty of a misdemeanor.

          C. As used in this section:

                (1) "immediate family member" means a spouse, child, sibling, parent, grandparent or grandchild, and "immediate family member" includes a stepparent, a stepchild, a stepsibling and an adoptive relationship;

                (2) "law enforcement officer" means a local, state, federal or tribal law enforcement officer; and

                (3) "personal information" means a person's physical address, phone number, email or physical location."

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