0001| HOUSE BILL 935 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| MIMI STEWART | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| AN ACT | 0011| RELATING TO CRIMINAL LAW; REVISING THE ELEMENTS OF THE CRIMINAL | 0012| OFFENSE OF ABUSE OF A CHILD; AMENDING A SECTION OF THE NMSA | 0013| 1978. | 0014| | 0015| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0016| Section 1. Section 30-6-1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1973, | 0017| Chapter 360, Section 10, as amended) is amended to read: | 0018| "30-6-1. ABANDONMENT OR ABUSE OF A CHILD.-- | 0019| A. As used in this section: | 0020| (1) "child" means a person who [has not | 0021| reached his age of majority] is less than eighteen years of | 0022| age; [and] | 0023| (2) "neglect" means that a child is without | 0024| proper parental care and control of subsistence, education, | 0025| medical or other care or control necessary for his well-being | 0001| because of the faults or habits of his parents, guardian or | 0002| custodian or their neglect or refusal, when able to do so, to | 0003| provide them; and | 0004| (3) "negligently" refers to criminal negligence | 0005| and means that a person knew or should have known of the danger | 0006| involved and acted with a reckless disregard for the safety or | 0007| health of the child. | 0008| B. Abandonment of a child consists of the parent, | 0009| guardian or custodian of a child intentionally leaving or | 0010| abandoning the child under circumstances whereby the child may | 0011| or does suffer neglect. Whoever commits abandonment of a child | 0012| is guilty of a misdemeanor, unless the abandonment results in | 0013| the child's death or great bodily harm, in which case he is | 0014| guilty of a second degree felony. | 0015| C. Abuse of a child consists of a person knowingly, | 0016| intentionally or negligently, and without justifiable cause, | 0017| causing or permitting a child to be: | 0018| (1) placed in a situation that may endanger | 0019| the child's life or health; | 0020| (2) tortured, cruelly confined or cruelly | 0021| punished; or | 0022| (3) exposed to the inclemency of the weather. | 0023| Whoever commits abuse of a child which does not result in | 0024| the child's death or great bodily harm is, for a first offense, | 0025| guilty of a third degree felony and for second and subsequent | 0001| offenses is guilty of a second degree felony. If the abuse | 0002| results in great bodily harm or death to the child, he is | 0003| guilty of a first degree felony." | 0004| Section 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the | 0005| provisions of this act is July 1, 1997. | 0006|  | 0007| State of New Mexico | 0008| House of Representatives | 0009| | 0010| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0011| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| March 5, 1997 | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| Mr. Speaker: | 0018| | 0019| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0020| | 0021| HOUSE BILL 935 | 0022| | 0023| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0024| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0025| | 0001| Respectfully submitted, | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| Thomas P. Foy, Chairman | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| Adopted Not Adopted | 0011| | 0012| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0013| | 0014| Date | 0015| | 0016| The roll call vote was 11 For 0 Against | 0017| Yes: 11 | 0018| Excused: Rios, Sanchez | 0019| Absent: None | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0935 State of New Mexico | 0023| House of Representatives | 0024| | 0025| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0001| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| March 5, 1997 | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| Mr. Speaker: | 0008| | 0009| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0010| | 0011| HOUSE BILL 935 | 0012| | 0013| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0014| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0015| | 0016| Respectfully submitted, | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| Thomas P. Foy, Chairman | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| Adopted Not Adopted | 0001| | 0002| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0003| | 0004| Date | 0005| | 0006| The roll call vote was 11 For 0 Against | 0007| Yes: 11 | 0008| Excused: Rios, Sanchez | 0009| Absent: None | 0010| | 0011| | 0012| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0935 |