{ "batch": "372-new-mexico-video-recording-and-obscenity-statutes", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r372_new_mexico_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_372_new_mexico_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_ancho", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] New Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978: Chapter 30 - Criminal Offenses (anchor)", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The official NMSA 1978 site (NMOneSource.com, New Mexico Compilation Commission) publishes Chapter 30 NMSA 1978 under the title 'Chapter 30 - Criminal Offenses'; its text is the chapter PDF linked from this index page.", "body": "The official NMSA 1978 site (NMOneSource.com, New Mexico Compilation Commission) publishes Chapter 30 NMSA 1978 under the title 'Chapter 30 - Criminal Offenses'; its text is the chapter PDF linked from this index page.\n\nWhat New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com) actually says:\n\n“Chapter 30 - Criminal Offenses - NMOneSource.com”\n\nNote: Anchor record: official statute site (Compilation Commission). The statute text itself is only published there as a chapter PDF.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/item/4371/index.do", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com)", "evidence_quote": "Chapter 30 - Criminal Offenses - NMOneSource.com", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "372-new-mexico-video-recording-and-obscenity-statutes", "subject": "New Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978", "topic": "Chapter 30 - Criminal Offenses (anchor)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "NM", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-nm" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r372_new_mexico_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_372_new_mexico_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_s1201", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 1978, 30-12-1: Interference with communications: penalty", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 30-12-1: whoever commits interference with communications is guilty of a misdemeanor, unless done under a court order under 30-12-2 to 30-12-11 or by a carrier employee in the normal course of employment.", "body": "NMSA 30-12-1: whoever commits interference with communications is guilty of a misdemeanor, unless done under a court order under 30-12-2 to 30-12-11 or by a carrier employee in the normal course of employment.\n\nWhat New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com) actually says:\n\n“Whoever commits interference with communications is guilty of a misdemeanor, unless such interference with communications is done: (1) under a court order as provided in Sections 30-12-2 through 30-12-11 NMSA 1978; or”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4371/1/document.do", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com)", "evidence_quote": "Whoever commits interference with communications is guilty of a misdemeanor, unless such interference with communications is done: (1) under a court order as provided in Sections 30-12-2 through 30-12-11 NMSA 1978; or", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "372-new-mexico-video-recording-and-obscenity-statutes", "subject": "NMSA 1978, 30-12-1", "topic": "Interference with communications: penalty", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "NM", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-nm" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r372_new_mexico_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_372_new_mexico_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_s121", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 1978, 30-12-11: Civil action for intercepted wire or oral communication", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 30-12-11: a person whose wire or oral communication is intercepted, disclosed or used in violation of 30-12-1 to 30-12-11 has a civil cause of action and may recover actual damages of not less than $100 per day or $1,000 (whichever is higher), punitive damages and attorney fees.", "body": "NMSA 30-12-11: a person whose wire or oral communication is intercepted, disclosed or used in violation of 30-12-1 to 30-12-11 has a civil cause of action and may recover actual damages of not less than $100 per day or $1,000 (whichever is higher), punitive damages and attorney fees.\n\nWhat New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com) actually says:\n\n“Any person whose wire or oral communication is intercepted, disclosed or used in violation of this act [30-12-1 to 30-12-11 NMSA 1978] shall: (1) have a civil cause of action against any person who intercepts, discloses or uses, or procures any other person to intercept, disclose or use such communications; and (2) be entitled to recover from any such person actual damages, but not less than liquidated damages computed at the rate of one hundred dollars ($100) for each day of violation or one thousand dollars ($1,000), whichever is higher; punitive damages; and a reasonable attorney's fee and other litigation costs reasonably incurred.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4371/1/document.do", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com)", "evidence_quote": "Any person whose wire or oral communication is intercepted, disclosed or used in violation of this act [30-12-1 to 30-12-11 NMSA 1978] shall: (1) have a civil cause of action against any person who intercepts, discloses or uses, or procures any other person to intercept, disclose or use such communications; and (2) be entitled to recover from any such person actual damages, but not less than liquidated damages computed at the rate of one hundred dollars ($100) for each day of violation or one thousand dollars ($1,000), whichever is higher; punitive damages; and a reasonable attorney's fee and other litigation costs reasonably incurred.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "372-new-mexico-video-recording-and-obscenity-statutes", "subject": "NMSA 1978, 30-12-11", "topic": "Civil action for intercepted wire or oral communication", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "NM", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-nm" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r372_new_mexico_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_372_new_mexico_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_abs_i", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 1978, Chapter 30, Article 12: In-person audio or video recording consent: no statute (one-party in practice)", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Chapter 30, Article 12 (Abuse of Privacy, 30-12-1 to 30-12-14) holds one criminal rule on private communications (30-12-1, telegraph and telephone) and a court-ordered interception scheme (30-12-2 to 30-12-11); it contains no statute requiring all-party consent to record an in-person conversation and none addressing video recording of oneself or consenting adults.", "body": "Chapter 30, Article 12 (Abuse of Privacy, 30-12-1 to 30-12-14) holds one criminal rule on private communications (30-12-1, telegraph and telephone) and a court-ordered interception scheme (30-12-2 to 30-12-11); it contains no statute requiring all-party consent to record an in-person conversation and none addressing video recording of oneself or consenting adults.\n\nWhat New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com) actually says:\n\n“ARTICLE 12 Abuse of Privacy 30-12-1. Interference with communications; exception. Interference with communications consists of knowingly and without lawful authority:”\n\nNote: ABSENCE RECORD (inferred from the headings/sections of the code read, not from operative text). Index searched: NMSA 1978 Chapter 30 (NMOneSource chapter PDF), Article 12 heading and sections 30-12-1 to 30-12-14, searched for record, eavesdrop, tape, oral communication on 2026-10-18. The quote shows the article heading and the opening of its first section; it is the scope read, not an operative rule.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4371/1/document.do", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "CREATOR STRATEGY", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com)", "evidence_quote": "ARTICLE 12 Abuse of Privacy 30-12-1. Interference with communications; exception. Interference with communications consists of knowingly and without lawful authority:", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "372-new-mexico-video-recording-and-obscenity-statutes", "subject": "NMSA 1978, Chapter 30, Article 12", "topic": "In-person audio or video recording consent: no statute (one-party in practice)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "NM", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-nm" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r372_new_mexico_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_372_new_mexico_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_s920", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 1978, 30-9-20: Voyeurism", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 30-9-20: intentionally viewing, photographing, filming, webcasting or recording the intimate areas of another without their knowledge and consent where they have a reasonable expectation of privacy is voyeurism.", "body": "NMSA 30-9-20: intentionally viewing, photographing, filming, webcasting or recording the intimate areas of another without their knowledge and consent where they have a reasonable expectation of privacy is voyeurism.\n\nWhat New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com) actually says:\n\n“Voyeurism consists of intentionally using the unaided eye to view or intentionally using an instrumentality to view, photograph, videotape, film, webcast or record the intimate areas of another person without the knowledge and consent of that person: (1) while the person is in the interior of a bedroom, bathroom, changing room, fitting room, dressing room or tanning booth or the interior of any other area in which the person has a reasonable expectation of privacy; or (2) under circumstances where the person has a reasonable expectation of privacy, whether in a public or private place.”\n\nNote: 'Without the knowledge and consent of that person': a consenting co-performer is outside it.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4371/1/document.do", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com)", "evidence_quote": "Voyeurism consists of intentionally using the unaided eye to view or intentionally using an instrumentality to view, photograph, videotape, film, webcast or record the intimate areas of another person without the knowledge and consent of that person: (1) while the person is in the interior of a bedroom, bathroom, changing room, fitting room, dressing room or tanning booth or the interior of any other area in which the person has a reasonable expectation of privacy; or (2) under circumstances where the person has a reasonable expectation of privacy, whether in a public or private place.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "372-new-mexico-video-recording-and-obscenity-statutes", "subject": "NMSA 1978, 30-9-20", "topic": "Voyeurism", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "NM", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-nm" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r372_new_mexico_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_372_new_mexico_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_s920p", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 1978, 30-9-20: Voyeurism: penalty", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 30-9-20(B): voyeurism is a misdemeanor, a fourth degree felony if the victim is under eighteen.", "body": "NMSA 30-9-20(B): voyeurism is a misdemeanor, a fourth degree felony if the victim is under eighteen.\n\nWhat New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com) actually says:\n\n“Whoever commits voyeurism is guilty of a misdemeanor, except if the victim is less than eighteen years of age, the offender is guilty of a fourth degree felony.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4371/1/document.do", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com)", "evidence_quote": "Whoever commits voyeurism is guilty of a misdemeanor, except if the victim is less than eighteen years of age, the offender is guilty of a fourth degree felony.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "372-new-mexico-video-recording-and-obscenity-statutes", "subject": "NMSA 1978, 30-9-20", "topic": "Voyeurism: penalty", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "NM", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-nm" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r372_new_mexico_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_372_new_mexico_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_s37a", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 1978, 30-37A-1: Unauthorized distribution of sensitive images", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 30-37A-1(A): distributing, publishing or making available sensitive images of a person, without that person's consent, with intent to harass, humiliate or intimidate (or cause fear, injury or substantial emotional distress), where a reasonable person would suffer substantial emotional distress, is unauthorized distribution of sensitive images.", "body": "NMSA 30-37A-1(A): distributing, publishing or making available sensitive images of a person, without that person's consent, with intent to harass, humiliate or intimidate (or cause fear, injury or substantial emotional distress), where a reasonable person would suffer substantial emotional distress, is unauthorized distribution of sensitive images.\n\nWhat New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com) actually says:\n\n“Unauthorized distribution of sensitive images consists of distributing, publishing or otherwise making available, by an electronic communications device or other means, sensitive images of a person, with or without information identifying that person, without that person's consent: (1) with the intent to: (a) harass, humiliate or intimidate that person; (b) incite another to harass, humiliate or intimidate that person; (c) cause that person to reasonably fear for that person's own or family members' safety; (d) cause that person to suffer unwanted physical contact or injury; or (e) cause that person to suffer substantial emotional distress; and (2) where the conduct is such that it would cause a reasonable person to suffer substantial emotional distress.”\n\nNote: Quote runs from the opening through the 'reasonable person' element. Consent of the depicted person is the line for a creator.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4371/1/document.do", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com)", "evidence_quote": "Unauthorized distribution of sensitive images consists of distributing, publishing or otherwise making available, by an electronic communications device or other means, sensitive images of a person, with or without information identifying that person, without that person's consent: (1) with the intent to: (a) harass, humiliate or intimidate that person; (b) incite another to harass, humiliate or intimidate that person; (c) cause that person to reasonably fear for that person's own or family members' safety; (d) cause that person to suffer unwanted physical contact or injury; or (e) cause that person to suffer substantial emotional distress; and (2) where the conduct is such that it would cause a reasonable person to suffer substantial emotional distress.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "372-new-mexico-video-recording-and-obscenity-statutes", "subject": "NMSA 1978, 30-37A-1", "topic": "Unauthorized distribution of sensitive images", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "NM", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-nm" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r372_new_mexico_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_372_new_mexico_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_s37ad", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 1978, 30-37A-1: Sensitive images: definition", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 30-37A-1(B)(5): 'sensitive images' are images, photographs, videos or other likenesses depicting or simulating an intimate act, or any portion of the genitals or of a woman's breast below the top of the areola, uncovered or visible through less-than-fully opaque clothing, that may reasonably be considered private, intimate or inappropriate to distribute without consent.", "body": "NMSA 30-37A-1(B)(5): 'sensitive images' are images, photographs, videos or other likenesses depicting or simulating an intimate act, or any portion of the genitals or of a woman's breast below the top of the areola, uncovered or visible through less-than-fully opaque clothing, that may reasonably be considered private, intimate or inappropriate to distribute without consent.\n\nWhat New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com) actually says:\n\n“\"sensitive images\" means images, photographs, videos or other likenesses depicting or simulating an intimate act or depicting any portion of a person's genitals, or of a woman's breast below the top of the areola, that is either uncovered or visible through less-than-fully opaque clothing, which images may reasonably be considered to be private, intimate or inappropriate for distribution or publication without that person's consent; and”\n\nNote: 'Likenesses ... depicting or simulating' may reach altered or simulated images; no New Mexico court holding was read.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4371/1/document.do", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com)", "evidence_quote": "\"sensitive images\" means images, photographs, videos or other likenesses depicting or simulating an intimate act or depicting any portion of a person's genitals, or of a woman's breast below the top of the areola, that is either uncovered or visible through less-than-fully opaque clothing, which images may reasonably be considered to be private, intimate or inappropriate for distribution or publication without that person's consent; and", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "372-new-mexico-video-recording-and-obscenity-statutes", "subject": "NMSA 1978, 30-37A-1", "topic": "Sensitive images: definition", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "NM", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-nm" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r372_new_mexico_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_372_new_mexico_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_s37ap", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 1978, 30-37A-1: Sensitive images: penalty and platform exemption", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 30-37A-1(C),(D): a misdemeanor, a fourth degree felony on a second or later conviction; no liability for an interactive computer service, information service or telecommunications provider for content provided by another person.", "body": "NMSA 30-37A-1(C),(D): a misdemeanor, a fourth degree felony on a second or later conviction; no liability for an interactive computer service, information service or telecommunications provider for content provided by another person.\n\nWhat New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com) actually says:\n\n“Whoever commits unauthorized distribution of sensitive images is guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon a second or subsequent conviction, the offender is guilty of a fourth degree felony. D. Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose liability on: (1) an interactive computer service, an information service or a telecommunications provider for content provided by another person; or”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4371/1/document.do", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com)", "evidence_quote": "Whoever commits unauthorized distribution of sensitive images is guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon a second or subsequent conviction, the offender is guilty of a fourth degree felony. D. Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose liability on: (1) an interactive computer service, an information service or a telecommunications provider for content provided by another person; or", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "372-new-mexico-video-recording-and-obscenity-statutes", "subject": "NMSA 1978, 30-37A-1", "topic": "Sensitive images: penalty and platform exemption", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "NM", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-nm" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r372_new_mexico_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_372_new_mexico_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_obsc_", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 1978, 30-6A-2: 'Obscene' (Sexual Exploitation of Children Act)", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 30-6A-2(E): 'obscene' means material that, taken as a whole, appeals to a prurient interest in sex by average-person community standards, portrays a prohibited sexual act in a patently offensive way, and lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value. This definition is written for the child-exploitation Act.", "body": "NMSA 30-6A-2(E): 'obscene' means material that, taken as a whole, appeals to a prurient interest in sex by average-person community standards, portrays a prohibited sexual act in a patently offensive way, and lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value. This definition is written for the child-exploitation Act.\n\nWhat New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com) actually says:\n\n“\"obscene\" means any material, when the content if taken as a whole: (1) appeals to a prurient interest in sex, as determined by the average person applying contemporary community standards; (2) portrays a prohibited sexual act in a patently offensive way; and (3) lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value.”\n\nNote: No general adult-obscenity distribution section was found in Chapter 30; this definition is in the Sexual Exploitation of Children Act and 30-38-1 repeats the test for films.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4371/1/document.do", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com)", "evidence_quote": "\"obscene\" means any material, when the content if taken as a whole: (1) appeals to a prurient interest in sex, as determined by the average person applying contemporary community standards; (2) portrays a prohibited sexual act in a patently offensive way; and (3) lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "372-new-mexico-video-recording-and-obscenity-statutes", "subject": "NMSA 1978, 30-6A-2", "topic": "'Obscene' (Sexual Exploitation of Children Act)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "NM", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-nm" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r372_new_mexico_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_372_new_mexico_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_s3702", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 1978, 30-37-2: Selling or providing sexual material harmful to minors", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 30-37-2: it is unlawful to knowingly sell, deliver, distribute, display for sale or provide to a minor a picture, photograph, motion picture film or similar image depicting nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement or sado-masochistic abuse that is harmful to minors.", "body": "NMSA 30-37-2: it is unlawful to knowingly sell, deliver, distribute, display for sale or provide to a minor a picture, photograph, motion picture film or similar image depicting nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement or sado-masochistic abuse that is harmful to minors.\n\nWhat New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com) actually says:\n\n“It is unlawful for a person to knowingly sell, deliver, distribute, display for sale or provide to a minor, or knowingly to possess with intent to sell, deliver, distribute, display for sale or provide to a minor: A. any picture, photograph, drawing, sculpture, motion picture film or similar visual representation or image of a person or portion of the human body, or any replica, article or device having the appearance of either male or female genitals which depicts nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement or sado-masochistic abuse and which is harmful to minors; or”\n\nNote: The offence turns on the recipient being a minor (under 18, 30-37-1(A)). Adult-to-adult sale is not within Article 37.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4371/1/document.do", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com)", "evidence_quote": "It is unlawful for a person to knowingly sell, deliver, distribute, display for sale or provide to a minor, or knowingly to possess with intent to sell, deliver, distribute, display for sale or provide to a minor: A. any picture, photograph, drawing, sculpture, motion picture film or similar visual representation or image of a person or portion of the human body, or any replica, article or device having the appearance of either male or female genitals which depicts nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement or sado-masochistic abuse and which is harmful to minors; or", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "372-new-mexico-video-recording-and-obscenity-statutes", "subject": "NMSA 1978, 30-37-2", "topic": "Selling or providing sexual material harmful to minors", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "NM", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-nm" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r372_new_mexico_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_372_new_mexico_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_s381", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 1978, 30-38-1: Obscene films at outdoor theatres", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 30-38-1: it is unlawful for the owner or operator of an outdoor motion picture theatre to exhibit any obscene film there.", "body": "NMSA 30-38-1: it is unlawful for the owner or operator of an outdoor motion picture theatre to exhibit any obscene film there.\n\nWhat New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com) actually says:\n\n“It is unlawful for the owner or operator of an outdoor motion picture theatre to exhibit any obscene film in an outdoor theatre.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4371/1/document.do", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com)", "evidence_quote": "It is unlawful for the owner or operator of an outdoor motion picture theatre to exhibit any obscene film in an outdoor theatre.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "372-new-mexico-video-recording-and-obscenity-statutes", "subject": "NMSA 1978, 30-38-1", "topic": "Obscene films at outdoor theatres", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "NM", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-nm" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r372_new_mexico_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_372_new_mexico_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_s914", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 1978, 30-9-14: Indecent exposure", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 30-9-14: knowingly and intentionally exposing the primary genital area to public view is indecent exposure, a misdemeanor, with court-ordered counseling.", "body": "NMSA 30-9-14: knowingly and intentionally exposing the primary genital area to public view is indecent exposure, a misdemeanor, with court-ordered counseling.\n\nWhat New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com) actually says:\n\n“Indecent exposure consists of a person knowingly and intentionally exposing his primary genital area to public view. B. As used in this section, \"primary genital area\" means the mons pubis, penis, testicles, mons veneris, vulva or vagina. C. Whoever commits indecent exposure is guilty of a misdemeanor.”\n\nNote: The quote starts at the offence element and ends at the penalty; the definition of 'primary genital area' sits between. An outdoor shoot the public can see is the risk.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4371/1/document.do", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com)", "evidence_quote": "Indecent exposure consists of a person knowingly and intentionally exposing his primary genital area to public view. B. As used in this section, \"primary genital area\" means the mons pubis, penis, testicles, mons veneris, vulva or vagina. C. Whoever commits indecent exposure is guilty of a misdemeanor.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "372-new-mexico-video-recording-and-obscenity-statutes", "subject": "NMSA 1978, 30-9-14", "topic": "Indecent exposure", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "NM", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-nm" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r372_new_mexico_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_372_new_mexico_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_s9141", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 1978, 30-9-14.1: Indecent dancing in licensed liquor establishments", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 30-9-14.1: knowingly exposing intimate parts to public view while dancing or performing in a licensed liquor establishment is indecent dancing, a petty misdemeanor.", "body": "NMSA 30-9-14.1: knowingly exposing intimate parts to public view while dancing or performing in a licensed liquor establishment is indecent dancing, a petty misdemeanor.\n\nWhat New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com) actually says:\n\n“Indecent dancing consists of a person knowingly and intentionally exposing his intimate parts to public view while dancing or performing in a licensed liquor establishment.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4371/1/document.do", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com)", "evidence_quote": "Indecent dancing consists of a person knowingly and intentionally exposing his intimate parts to public view while dancing or performing in a licensed liquor establishment.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "372-new-mexico-video-recording-and-obscenity-statutes", "subject": "NMSA 1978, 30-9-14.1", "topic": "Indecent dancing in licensed liquor establishments", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "NM", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-nm" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r372_new_mexico_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_372_new_mexico_video_recording_and_obscenity_statutes_abs_p", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 1978, Chapter 41, Article 7: Right of publicity / commercial appropriation: no statute found", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Chapter 41 (Torts) contains no right-of-publicity or commercial-appropriation statute; its only privacy-related provision is Article 7, which limits a plaintiff to one cause of action for libel, slander, invasion of privacy or any other tort founded on a single publication.", "body": "Chapter 41 (Torts) contains no right-of-publicity or commercial-appropriation statute; its only privacy-related provision is Article 7, which limits a plaintiff to one cause of action for libel, slander, invasion of privacy or any other tort founded on a single publication.\n\nWhat New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com) actually says:\n\n“ARTICLE 7 Libel and Slander 41-7-1. [Limitation of tort actions based on single publication or utterance; damages recoverable.] No person shall have more than one cause of action for damages for libel or slander or invasion of privacy or any other tort founded upon any single publication or exhibition”\n\nNote: ABSENCE RECORD (inferred from the headings/sections of the code read, not from operative text). Index searched: NMSA 1978 Chapter 41 (Torts), all article headings, searched for publicity, likeness, name or likeness, appropriation on 2026-10-18. Common-law privacy torts may exist; no case law was read.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4382/1/document.do", "last_verified": "2026-10-18", "reliability": "CREATOR STRATEGY", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com)", "evidence_quote": "ARTICLE 7 Libel and Slander 41-7-1. [Limitation of tort actions based on single publication or utterance; damages recoverable.] No person shall have more than one cause of action for damages for libel or slander or invasion of privacy or any other tort founded upon any single publication or exhibition", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "372-new-mexico-video-recording-and-obscenity-statutes", "subject": "NMSA 1978, Chapter 41, Article 7", "topic": "Right of publicity / commercial appropriation: no statute found", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "NM", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-nm" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } } ] }