New Mexico · New Mexico Statutes 1978 — full code (public domain; via Open US Law, CC BY 4.0)
N.M. Stat. § 30-8-1: N.M. Stat. § 30-8-1
What this law says, in plain English
A public nuisance occurs when someone knowingly creates or maintains something affecting multiple citizens that harms public health, safety, morals, welfare, or interferes with public rights. Committing a public nuisance is a petty misdemeanor when no other penalty applies.
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