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      "id": "learn_r729_new_mexico_obscenity_and_distribution_729_new_mexico_obscenity_and_distribution_anchor_ch30",
      "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": "729-new-mexico-obscenity-and-distribution",
      "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_r729_new_mexico_obscenity_and_distribution_729_new_mexico_obscenity_and_distribution_def",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 1978, 30-6A-2: 'Obscene' definition (three-part test)",
      "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 the average person applying contemporary community standards, portrays a prohibited sexual act in a patently offensive way, and lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value.",
      "body": "NMSA 30-6A-2(E): 'obscene' means material that, taken as a whole, appeals to a prurient interest in sex by the average person applying contemporary community standards, portrays a prohibited sexual act in a patently offensive way, and lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value.\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: Written for the Sexual Exploitation of Children Act, which punishes obscene media only when a participant is under 18.",
      "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": "729-new-mexico-obscenity-and-distribution",
      "subject": "NMSA 1978, 30-6A-2",
      "topic": "'Obscene' definition (three-part test)",
      "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_r729_new_mexico_obscenity_and_distribution_729_new_mexico_obscenity_and_distribution_film",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 1978, 30-38-1: Obscene film: the other statutory definition",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 30-38-1(B): 'obscene film' is a film that appeals to the prurient interest, depicts or describes sexual conduct in a patently offensive way, and lacks serious value; it is unlawful only for the owner or operator of an outdoor motion picture theatre to exhibit one.",
      "body": "NMSA 30-38-1(B): 'obscene film' is a film that appeals to the prurient interest, depicts or describes sexual conduct in a patently offensive way, and lacks serious value; it is unlawful only for the owner or operator of an outdoor motion picture theatre to exhibit one.\n\nWhat New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com) actually says:\n\n“For purposes of this section, \"obscene film\" means a film that: (1) the average person applying contemporary community standards would find that, when considered or taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interests; (2) the material depicts or describes sexual conduct in a patently offensive way by representations of ultimate sexual acts, normal or perverted, actual or simulated; masturbation, excretory functions or lewd exhibitions of the genitals of oneself or another; tactile stimulation of the genitals of oneself or another; and (3) the work when considered or taken as a whole lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value.”\n\nNote: The quote runs from the definition through element (3). Scope is outdoor theatres only.",
      "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": "For purposes of this section, \"obscene film\" means a film that: (1) the average person applying contemporary community standards would find that, when considered or taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interests; (2) the material depicts or describes sexual conduct in a patently offensive way by representations of ultimate sexual acts, normal or perverted, actual or simulated; masturbation, excretory functions or lewd exhibitions of the genitals of oneself or another; tactile stimulation of the genitals of oneself or another; and (3) the work when considered or taken as a whole lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "729-new-mexico-obscenity-and-distribution",
      "subject": "NMSA 1978, 30-38-1",
      "topic": "Obscene film: the other statutory 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"
      }
    },
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      "id": "learn_r729_new_mexico_obscenity_and_distribution_729_new_mexico_obscenity_and_distribution_s372",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 1978, 30-37-2: Offence: sell or provide harmful material to a minor",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 30-37-2: knowingly selling, delivering, distributing, displaying for sale or providing to a minor a picture, film or image depicting nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement or sado-masochistic abuse that is harmful to minors is unlawful.",
      "body": "NMSA 30-37-2: knowingly selling, delivering, distributing, displaying for sale or providing to a minor a picture, film or image depicting nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement or sado-masochistic abuse that is harmful to minors is unlawful.\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:”",
      "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:",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "729-new-mexico-obscenity-and-distribution",
      "subject": "NMSA 1978, 30-37-2",
      "topic": "Offence: sell or provide harmful material to a minor",
      "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_r729_new_mexico_obscenity_and_distribution_729_new_mexico_obscenity_and_distribution_pen",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 1978, 30-37-7: Penalty class for the Article 37 offences",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 30-37-7: violating 30-37-2, 30-37-2.1, 30-37-3 or 30-37-3.1 is a misdemeanor; a minor's false representation of age (30-37-6) is a petty misdemeanor.",
      "body": "NMSA 30-37-7: violating 30-37-2, 30-37-2.1, 30-37-3 or 30-37-3.1 is a misdemeanor; a minor's false representation of age (30-37-6) is a petty misdemeanor.\n\nWhat New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com) actually says:\n\n“A person violating Section 30-37-2, 30-37-2.1, 30-37-3 or 30-37-3.1 NMSA 1978 is guilty of a misdemeanor.”",
      "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": "A person violating Section 30-37-2, 30-37-2.1, 30-37-3 or 30-37-3.1 NMSA 1978 is guilty of a misdemeanor.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "729-new-mexico-obscenity-and-distribution",
      "subject": "NMSA 1978, 30-37-7",
      "topic": "Penalty class for the Article 37 offences",
      "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_r729_new_mexico_obscenity_and_distribution_729_new_mexico_obscenity_and_distribution_unif",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 1978, 30-37-8: Uniform application: no local laws on sale or provision to minors",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 30-37-8: the sole regulation of sale, distribution or provision of matter described in 30-37-2, or admission to a performance described in 30-37-3, is under Article 37; no municipality, county or other governmental unit may make a law relating to it.",
      "body": "NMSA 30-37-8: the sole regulation of sale, distribution or provision of matter described in 30-37-2, or admission to a performance described in 30-37-3, is under Article 37; no municipality, county or other governmental unit may make a law relating to it.\n\nWhat New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com) actually says:\n\n“In order to provide for the uniform application of this act to all minors within this state, it is intended that the sole and only regulation of the sale, distribution or provision of any matter described in Section 2”\n\nNote: Quote stops at the first clause; the rest of the section bars local criminal offences and classifications on the same subject.",
      "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": "In order to provide for the uniform application of this act to all minors within this state, it is intended that the sole and only regulation of the sale, distribution or provision of any matter described in Section 2",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "729-new-mexico-obscenity-and-distribution",
      "subject": "NMSA 1978, 30-37-8",
      "topic": "Uniform application: no local laws on sale or provision 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_r729_new_mexico_obscenity_and_distribution_729_new_mexico_obscenity_and_distribution_online",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 1978, 30-37-3.3: Online/electronic reach: sending obscene images of one's own intimate parts to a child",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 30-37-3.3: knowingly and intentionally communicating directly with a specific child under sixteen by sending obscene images of the person's intimate parts by an electronic communication device, when the perpetrator is at least four years older, is a fourth degree felony.",
      "body": "NMSA 30-37-3.3: knowingly and intentionally communicating directly with a specific child under sixteen by sending obscene images of the person's intimate parts by an electronic communication device, when the perpetrator is at least four years older, is a fourth degree felony.\n\nWhat New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com) actually says:\n\n“Criminal sexual communication with a child consists of a person knowingly and intentionally communicating directly with a specific child under sixteen years of age by sending the child obscene images of the person's intimate parts by means of an electronic communication device when the perpetrator is at least four years older than the child.”\n\nNote: The only electronic-delivery obscenity rule found; it protects a child under 16.",
      "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": "Criminal sexual communication with a child consists of a person knowingly and intentionally communicating directly with a specific child under sixteen years of age by sending the child obscene images of the person's intimate parts by means of an electronic communication device when the perpetrator is at least four years older than the child.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "729-new-mexico-obscenity-and-distribution",
      "subject": "NMSA 1978, 30-37-3.3",
      "topic": "Online/electronic reach: sending obscene images of one's own intimate parts to a child",
      "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_r729_new_mexico_obscenity_and_distribution_729_new_mexico_obscenity_and_distribution_s6a3c",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 1978, 30-6A-3: Distribution of an obscene medium of a child under 18",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 30-6A-3(C): intentionally distributing an obscene visual or print medium depicting a prohibited sexual act, knowing or having reason to know a participant is under eighteen, is a third degree felony.",
      "body": "NMSA 30-6A-3(C): intentionally distributing an obscene visual or print medium depicting a prohibited sexual act, knowing or having reason to know a participant is under eighteen, is a third degree felony.\n\nWhat New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com) actually says:\n\n“It is unlawful for a person to intentionally distribute any obscene visual or print medium depicting any prohibited sexual act or simulation of such an act if that person knows or has reason to know that the obscene medium depicts any prohibited sexual act or simulation of such act and if that person knows or has reason to know that one or more of the participants in that act is a child under eighteen years of age.”",
      "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 intentionally distribute any obscene visual or print medium depicting any prohibited sexual act or simulation of such an act if that person knows or has reason to know that the obscene medium depicts any prohibited sexual act or simulation of such act and if that person knows or has reason to know that one or more of the participants in that act is a child under eighteen years of age.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "729-new-mexico-obscenity-and-distribution",
      "subject": "NMSA 1978, 30-6A-3",
      "topic": "Distribution of an obscene medium of a child under 18",
      "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_r729_new_mexico_obscenity_and_distribution_729_new_mexico_obscenity_and_distribution_abs_adult",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 1978, Chapter 30, Article 37: General adult obscenity distribution offence: none found",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Chapter 30 has no section making it an offence to sell or distribute obscene material to adults: Article 37 is limited to material harmful to minors and the obscenity definitions found sit in the child-exploitation Act (30-6A-2(E)) and the outdoor-theatre section (30-38-1). The text read does not reach online sales to adults aged eighteen or more.",
      "body": "Chapter 30 has no section making it an offence to sell or distribute obscene material to adults: Article 37 is limited to material harmful to minors and the obscenity definitions found sit in the child-exploitation Act (30-6A-2(E)) and the outdoor-theatre section (30-38-1). The text read does not reach online sales to adults aged eighteen or more.\n\nWhat New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com) actually says:\n\n“ARTICLE 37 Sexually Oriented Material Harmful to Minors 30-37-1. Definitions. As used in this act:”\n\nNote: ABSENCE RECORD (inferred from the article heading and sections read). Index searched: Chapter 30 Article 37, Article 38 and Article 6A headings and text searches for 'obscene' on 2026-10-18. The Chapter 30 PDF was searched for sections titled obscenity; none other than those cited.",
      "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 37 Sexually Oriented Material Harmful to Minors 30-37-1. Definitions. As used in this act:",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "729-new-mexico-obscenity-and-distribution",
      "subject": "NMSA 1978, Chapter 30, Article 37",
      "topic": "General adult obscenity distribution offence: none 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"
      }
    }
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}