Section 30-20A-2 - Definitions. - New Mexico Statutes

30-20A-2. Definitions.

As used in the Antiterrorism Act [30-20A-1 NMSA 1978]:   

A.     "civil disorder" means any planned act of violence by an assemblage of two or more persons with the intent to cause damage or injury to another individual or his property;   

B.     "destructive device" means:   

(1)     any explosive, incendiary or poison gas:   

(a)     bomb;   

(b)     grenade;   

(c)     rocket having a propellant charge of more than four ounces;   

(d)     missile having an explosive or incendiary charge of more than one-quarter ounce;   

(e)     mine; or   

(f)     similar device;   

(2)     any type of weapon that can expel or may be readily converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive or other propellant, the barrel or barrels of which have a bore of more than six-tenths inch in diameter, except a shotgun, shotgun shell or muzzle loading firearm that is generally recognized as particularly suitable for sporting purposes; or   

(3)     any part or combination of parts either designed or intended for use in converting or assembling any  device described in Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection.   

The term "destructive device" shall not include any device that is neither designed nor redesigned for use as a weapon;   

C.     "firearm" means any weapon that can expel or is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosion, the frame or receiver of any such weapon, any firearm muffler or firearm silencer. "Firearm" includes any handgun, rifle or shotgun; and   

D.     "law enforcement officer" means any employee of a police or public safety department administered by the state or any political subdivision of the state where the employee is responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of the penal, traffic or highway laws of this state. "Law enforcement officer" includes any member of the New Mexico national guard; any peace officer of the United States, any state, any political subdivision of a state or the District of Columbia; any member of the New Mexico mounted patrol or the national guard, as defined in 10 U.S.C. Sec. 101(9); any member of the organized militia of any state or territory of the United States, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico or the District of Columbia not included within the definition of national guard; and any member of the armed forces of the United States.  "Law enforcement officer" also means any person or entity acting as a contractor for any other law enforcement officer, police or public safety department described in this section.