{ "batch": "730-new-mexico-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r730_new_mexico_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_730_new_mexico_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_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": "730-new-mexico-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "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_r730_new_mexico_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_730_new_mexico_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_elements", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 1978, 30-37A-1: Elements of 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 consent, with intent to harass, humiliate or intimidate, cause fear for safety, cause unwanted contact or injury, or cause substantial emotional distress, where a reasonable person would suffer substantial emotional distress.", "body": "NMSA 30-37A-1(A): distributing, publishing or making available sensitive images of a person without consent, with intent to harass, humiliate or intimidate, cause fear for safety, cause unwanted contact or injury, or cause substantial emotional distress, where a reasonable person would suffer substantial emotional distress.\n\nWhat New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com) actually says:\n\n“(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”\n\nNote: Quote is the intent element (1), subparagraphs (a)-(e). The offence also requires conduct that would cause a reasonable person substantial emotional distress.", "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": "(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", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "730-new-mexico-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "NMSA 1978, 30-37A-1", "topic": "Elements of 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_r730_new_mexico_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_730_new_mexico_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_reach", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 1978, 30-37A-1: Coverage of altered or simulated images", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 30-37A-1(B)(5): 'sensitive images' include images, photographs, videos or other likenesses 'depicting or simulating an intimate act', which on its words can include simulated images; the statute does not mention artificial intelligence or digital alteration.", "body": "NMSA 30-37A-1(B)(5): 'sensitive images' include images, photographs, videos or other likenesses 'depicting or simulating an intimate act', which on its words can include simulated images; the statute does not mention artificial intelligence or digital alteration.\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,”\n\nNote: Reading of the words 'other likenesses ... or simulating'; no New Mexico court decision 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,", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "730-new-mexico-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "NMSA 1978, 30-37A-1", "topic": "Coverage of altered or simulated 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_r730_new_mexico_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_730_new_mexico_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_pen", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 1978, 30-37A-1: Penalty", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 30-37A-1(C): a misdemeanor; a fourth degree felony on a second or later conviction.", "body": "NMSA 30-37A-1(C): a misdemeanor; a fourth degree felony on a second or later conviction.\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.”", "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.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "730-new-mexico-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "NMSA 1978, 30-37A-1", "topic": "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_r730_new_mexico_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_730_new_mexico_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_platform", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 1978, 30-37A-1: No takedown duty; platforms exempt", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 30-37A-1(D): nothing in the section imposes liability on an interactive computer service, information service or telecommunications provider for content provided by another person.", "body": "NMSA 30-37A-1(D): nothing in the section imposes liability on 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“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”\n\nNote: The statute contains no mandatory takedown or removal duty on websites.", "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": "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": "730-new-mexico-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "NMSA 1978, 30-37A-1", "topic": "No takedown duty; platforms exempt", "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_r730_new_mexico_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_730_new_mexico_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_sol_crim", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 1978, 30-1-8: Criminal limitation periods", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 30-1-8: a misdemeanor must be charged within two years, a petty misdemeanor within one year, a third or fourth degree felony within five years of the crime.", "body": "NMSA 30-1-8: a misdemeanor must be charged within two years, a petty misdemeanor within one year, a third or fourth degree felony within five years of the crime.\n\nWhat New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com) actually says:\n\n“for a third or fourth degree felony, within five years from the time the crime was committed; B. for a misdemeanor, within two years from the time the crime was committed; C. for a petty misdemeanor, within one year from the time the crime was committed;”\n\nNote: 30-37A-1 is a misdemeanor (two years) on a first conviction and a fourth degree felony (five years) on a second or later one.", "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 a third or fourth degree felony, within five years from the time the crime was committed; B. for a misdemeanor, within two years from the time the crime was committed; C. for a petty misdemeanor, within one year from the time the crime was committed;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "730-new-mexico-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "NMSA 1978, 30-1-8", "topic": "Criminal limitation periods", "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_r730_new_mexico_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_730_new_mexico_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_sol_civil", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 1978, 37-1-8: Civil limitation: injury to the person or reputation", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 37-1-8: an action for an injury to the person or reputation of any person must be brought within three years.", "body": "NMSA 37-1-8: an action for an injury to the person or reputation of any person must be brought within three years.\n\nWhat New Mexico Compilation Commission (NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com) actually says:\n\n“and for an injury to the person or reputation of any person, within three years.”\n\nNote: Whether a claim over a leaked intimate image is governed by this period or the four-year catch-all in 37-1-4 depends on how a court characterises the injury; no case was read.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/4366/1/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": "and for an injury to the person or reputation of any person, within three years.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "730-new-mexico-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "NMSA 1978, 37-1-8", "topic": "Civil limitation: injury to the person or reputation", "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_r730_new_mexico_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_730_new_mexico_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_abs_civil", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] NMSA 1978, Chapter 41 and 30-37A-1: Civil cause of action for non-consensual intimate or deepfake images: none found", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Neither 30-37A-1 nor Chapter 41 (Torts) creates a civil cause of action, statutory damages or a fee-shifting clause for non-consensual intimate or AI-generated images.", "body": "Neither 30-37A-1 nor Chapter 41 (Torts) creates a civil cause of action, statutory damages or a fee-shifting clause for non-consensual intimate or AI-generated images.\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 article headings and PDF text, Chapter 30 Article 37A, searched for 'sensitive images', 'deepfake', 'artificial intelligence', 'intimate' on 2026-10-18. Common-law privacy claims 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": "730-new-mexico-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "NMSA 1978, Chapter 41 and 30-37A-1", "topic": "Civil cause of action for non-consensual intimate or deepfake images: 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" } } ] }