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28	28	HOUSE BILL 322
29	29	57TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SESSION, 2025
30	30	INTRODUCED BY
31	31	Stefani Lord and John Block and Harlan Vincent
32	32	AN ACT
33	33	RELATING TO CRIME; PROVIDING THAT AGGRAVATED CRIMINAL SEXUAL
34	34	PENETRATION AND CRIMINAL SEXUAL PENETRATION OF A CHILD SHALL BE
35	35	PUNISHED BY DEATH; PROVIDING EXCEPTIONS; CREATING A FIRST
36	36	DEGREE FELONY FOR HUMAN SEXUAL TRAFFICKING AGAINST A VICTIM
37	37	UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE PUNISHABLE BY DEATH; ESTABLISHING A
38	38	FINE FOR FIRST DEGREE FELONY CRIMINAL SEXUAL PENETRATION OF A
39	39	CHILD.
40	40	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
41	41	SECTION 1. Section 30-9-11 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1975,
42	42	Chapter 109, Section 2, as amended) is amended to read:
43	43	"30-9-11. CRIMINAL SEXUAL PENETRATION.--
44	44	A. Criminal sexual penetration is the unlawful and
45	45	intentional causing of a person to engage in sexual
46	46	intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio or anal intercourse or the
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74	74	causing of penetration, to any extent and with any object, of
75	75	the genital or anal openings of another, whether or not there
76	76	is any emission.
77	77	B. Criminal sexual penetration does not include
78	78	medically indicated procedures.
79	79	C. Aggravated criminal sexual penetration consists
80	80	of all criminal sexual penetration perpetrated on a child under
81	81	thirteen years of age with an intent to kill or with a depraved
82	82	mind regardless of human life. Whoever commits aggravated
83	83	criminal sexual penetration is guilty of a first degree felony
84	84	for aggravated criminal sexual penetration.
85	85	D. Criminal sexual penetration in the first degree
86	86	consists of all criminal sexual penetration perpetrated
87	87	[(1) on a child under thirteen years of age;
88	88	or
89	89	(2)] by the use of force or coercion that
90	90	results in great bodily harm or great mental anguish to the
91	91	victim.
92	92	Whoever commits criminal sexual penetration in the first
93	93	degree is guilty of a first degree felony.
94	94	E. Criminal sexual penetration of a child in the
95	95	first degree consists of all criminal sexual penetration
96	96	perpetrated on a child under eighteen years of age. Whoever
97	97	commits criminal sexual penetration of a child in the first
98	98	degree is guilty of a first degree felony for criminal sexual
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127	127	penetration of a child.
128	128	F. Whoever commits criminal sexual penetration of a
129	129	child when the child is thirteen to sixteen years of age and
130	130	the perpetrator is at least eighteen years of age and is at
131	131	least four years older than the child and not the spouse of
132	132	that child is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
133	133	G. Whoever commits criminal sexual penetration of a
134	134	child when the perpetrator is a licensed school employee, an
135	135	unlicensed school employee, a school contract employee, a
136	136	school health service provider or a school volunteer, and is at
137	137	least eighteen years of age and is at least four years older
138	138	than the child and not the spouse of that child, is guilty of a
139	139	first degree felony for criminal sexual penetration of a child.
140	140	[E.] H. Criminal sexual penetration in the second
141	141	degree consists of all criminal sexual penetration perpetrated:
142	142	[(1) by the use of force or coercion on a
143	143	child thirteen to eighteen years of age;
144	144	(2)] (1) on an inmate confined in a
145	145	correctional facility or jail when the perpetrator is in a
146	146	position of authority over the inmate;
147	147	[(3)] (2) by the use of force or coercion that
148	148	results in personal injury to the victim;
149	149	[(4)] (3) by the use of force or coercion when
150	150	the perpetrator is aided or abetted by one or more persons;
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180	180	felony; or
181	181	[(6)] (5) when the perpetrator is armed with a
182	182	deadly weapon.
183	183	Whoever commits criminal sexual penetration in the second
184	184	degree is guilty of a second degree felony. [Whoever commits
185	185	criminal sexual penetration in the second degree when the
186	186	victim is a child who is thirteen to eighteen years of age is
187	187	guilty of a second degree felony for a sexual offense against a
188	188	child and, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 31-18-15
189	189	NMSA 1978, shall be sentenced to a minimum term of imprisonment
190	190	of three years, which shall not be suspended or deferred. The
191	191	imposition of a minimum, mandatory term of imprisonment
192	192	pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall not be
193	193	interpreted to preclude the imposition of sentencing
194	194	enhancements pursuant to the provisions of the Criminal
195	195	Sentencing Act.
196	196	F.] I. Criminal sexual penetration in the third
197	197	degree consists of all criminal sexual penetration perpetrated
198	198	through the use of force or coercion not otherwise specified in
199	199	this section.
200	200	Whoever commits criminal sexual penetration in the third
201	201	degree is guilty of a third degree felony.
202	202	[G. Criminal sexual penetration in the fourth
203	203	degree consists of all criminal sexual penetration:
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233	233	this section perpetrated on a child thirteen to sixteen years
234	234	of age when the perpetrator is at least eighteen years of age
235	235	and is at least four years older than the child and not the
236	236	spouse of that child; or
237	237	(2) perpetrated on a child thirteen to
238	238	eighteen years of age when the perpetrator, who is a licensed
239	239	school employee, an unlicensed school employee, a school
240	240	contract employee, a school health service provider or a school
241	241	volunteer, and who is at least eighteen years of age and is at
242	242	least four years older than the child and not the spouse of
243	243	that child, learns while performing services in or for a school
244	244	that the child is a student in a school.
245	245	Whoever commits criminal sexual penetration in the fourth
246	246	degree is guilty of a fourth degree felony. ]"
247	247	SECTION 2. Section 30-52-1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2008,
248	248	Chapter 17, Section 1) is amended to read:
249	249	"30-52-1. HUMAN TRAFFICKING.--
250	250	A. Human trafficking consists of a person
251	251	knowingly:
252	252	(1) recruiting, soliciting, enticing,
253	253	transporting or obtaining by any means another person with the
254	254	intent or knowledge that force, fraud or coercion will be used
255	255	to subject the person to labor, services or commercial sexual
256	256	activity;
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286	286	transporting or obtaining by any means a person under the age
287	287	of eighteen years with the intent or knowledge that the person
288	288	will be caused to engage in commercial sexual activity; or
289	289	(3) benefiting, financially or by receiving
290	290	anything of value, from the labor, services or commercial
291	291	sexual activity of another person with the knowledge that
292	292	force, fraud or coercion was used to obtain the labor, services
293	293	or commercial sexual activity.
294	294	B. The attorney general and the district attorney
295	295	in the county of jurisdiction have concurrent jurisdiction to
296	296	enforce the provisions of this section.
297	297	C. Except as provided in Subsection D of this
298	298	section, whoever commits human trafficking is guilty of a third
299	299	degree felony; except if the victim is under the age of:
300	300	(1) sixteen, the person is guilty of a second
301	301	degree felony; or
302	302	(2) thirteen, the person is guilty of a first
303	303	degree felony.
304	304	D. Whoever commits human trafficking if the conduct
305	305	is commercial sexual activity and the victim is under the age
306	306	of eighteen is guilty of a first degree felony for human sexual
307	307	trafficking against a victim under the age of eighteen.
308	308	[D.] E. Prosecution pursuant to this section shall
309	309	not prevent prosecution pursuant to any other provision of the
310	310	law when the conduct also constitutes a violation of that other
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339	339	provision.
340	340	[E.] F. In a prosecution pursuant to this section,
341	341	a human trafficking victim shall not be charged with accessory
342	342	to the crime of human trafficking.
343	343	[F.] G. A person convicted of human trafficking
344	344	shall, in addition to any other punishment, be ordered to make
345	345	restitution to the victim for the gross income or value of the
346	346	victim's labor or services and any other actual damages in
347	347	accordance with Section 31-17-1 NMSA 1978.
348	348	[G.] H. As used in this section:
349	349	(1) "coercion" means:
350	350	(a) causing or threatening to cause harm
351	351	to any person;
352	352	(b) using or threatening to use physical
353	353	force against any person;
354	354	(c) abusing or threatening to abuse the
355	355	law or legal process;
356	356	(d) threatening to report the
357	357	immigration status of any person to governmental authorities;
358	358	or
359	359	(e) knowingly destroying, concealing,
360	360	removing, confiscating or retaining any actual or purported
361	361	government document of any person; and
362	362	(2) "commercial sexual activity" means any
363	363	sexual act or sexually explicit exhibition for which anything
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392	392	of value is given, promised to or received by any person."
393	393	SECTION 3. Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1977,
394	394	Chapter 216, Section 4, as amended) is amended to read:
395	395	"31-18-15. SENTENCING AUTHORITY--CAPITAL FELONIES --
396	396	NONCAPITAL FELONIES--BASIC SENTENCES AND FINES--PAROLE
397	397	AUTHORITY--MERITORIOUS DEDUCTIONS.--
398	398	A. As used in a statute that establishes a
399	399	noncapital felony, the following defined felony classifications
400	400	and associated basic sentences of imprisonment are as follows:
401	401	FELONY CLASSIFICATION BASIC SENTENCE
402	402	first degree felony
403	403	resulting in the death
404	404	of a child life imprisonment
405	405	first degree felony for
406	406	aggravated criminal sexual
407	407	penetration [life imprisonment ] death
408	408	first degree felony eighteen years imprisonment
409	409	first degree felony for
410	410	criminal sexual penetration
411	411	of a child death
412	412	first degree felony for
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414	414	against a victim under
415	415	eighteen years of age death
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445	445	resulting in the death of
446	446	a human being eighteen years imprisonment
447	447	second degree felony for a
448	448	sexual offense against a
449	449	child fifteen years imprisonment
450	450	second degree felony for
451	451	sexual exploitation of
452	452	children twelve years imprisonment
453	453	second degree felony nine years imprisonment
454	454	third degree felony resulting
455	455	in the death of a human being six years imprisonment
456	456	third degree felony for a
457	457	sexual offense against a
458	458	child six years imprisonment
459	459	third degree felony for sexual
460	460	exploitation of children eleven years imprisonment
461	461	third degree felony three years imprisonment
462	462	fourth degree felony for
463	463	sexual exploitation of
464	464	children ten years imprisonment
465	465	fourth degree felony eighteen months imprisonment.
466	466	B. The appropriate basic sentence of imprisonment
467	467	shall be imposed upon a person convicted and sentenced pursuant
468	468	to Subsection A of this section, unless the court alters the
469	469	sentence pursuant to the provisions of the Criminal Sentencing
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498	498	Act.
499	499	C. A period of parole shall be imposed only for
500	500	felony convictions wherein a person is sentenced to
501	501	imprisonment of more than one year, unless the parties to a
502	502	proceeding agree that a period of parole should be imposed. If
503	503	a period of parole is imposed, the court shall include in the
504	504	judgment and sentence of each person convicted and sentenced to
505	505	imprisonment in a corrections facility designated by the
506	506	corrections department authority for a period of parole to be
507	507	served in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-21-10
508	508	NMSA 1978 after the completion of any actual time of
509	509	imprisonment and authority to require, as a condition of
510	510	parole, the payment of the costs of parole services and
511	511	reimbursement to a law enforcement agency or local crime
512	512	stopper program in accordance with the provisions of that
513	513	section. If imposed, the period of parole shall be deemed to
514	514	be part of the sentence of the convicted person in addition to
515	515	the basic sentence imposed pursuant to Subsection A of this
516	516	section together with alterations, if any, pursuant to the
517	517	provisions of the Criminal Sentencing Act.
518	518	D. When a court imposes a sentence of imprisonment
519	519	pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15.1, 31-18-16 or
520	520	31-18-17 NMSA 1978 and suspends or defers the basic sentence of
521	521	imprisonment provided pursuant to the provisions of Subsection
522	522	A of this section, the period of parole shall be served in
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551	551	accordance with the provisions of Section 31-21-10 NMSA 1978
552	552	for the degree of felony for the basic sentence for which the
553	553	inmate was convicted. For the purpose of designating a period
554	554	of parole, a court shall not consider that the basic sentence
555	555	of imprisonment was suspended or deferred and that the inmate
556	556	served a period of imprisonment pursuant to the provisions of
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558	558	E. The court may, in addition to the imposition of
559	559	a basic sentence of imprisonment, impose a fine not to exceed:
560	560	(1) for a first degree felony resulting in the
561	561	death of a child, seventeen thousand five hundred dollars
562	562	($17,500);
563	563	(2) for a first degree felony for aggravated
564	564	criminal sexual penetration, [seventeen thousand five hundred
565	565	dollars ($17,500)] one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) ;
566	566	(3) for a first degree felony, fifteen
567	567	thousand dollars ($15,000);
568	568	(4) for a first degree felony for criminal
569	569	sexual penetration of a child, one hundred thousand dollars
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571	571	[(4)] (5) for a second degree felony resulting
572	572	in the death of a human being, twelve thousand five hundred
573	573	dollars ($12,500);
574	574	[(5)] (6) for a second degree felony for a
575	575	sexual offense against a child, twelve thousand five hundred
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605	605	[(6)] (7) for a second degree felony for
606	606	sexual exploitation of children, five thousand dollars
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608	608	[(7)] (8) for a second degree felony, ten
609	609	thousand dollars ($10,000);
610	610	[(8)] (9) for a third degree felony resulting
611	611	in the death of a human being, five thousand dollars ($5,000);
612	612	[(9)] (10) for a third degree felony for a
613	613	sexual offense against a child, five thousand dollars ($5,000);
614	614	[(10)] (11) for a third degree felony for
615	615	sexual exploitation of children, five thousand dollars
616	616	($5,000);
617	617	[(11)] (12) for a third or fourth degree
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619	619	[(12)] (13) for a fourth degree felony for
620	620	sexual exploitation of children, five thousand dollars
621	621	($5,000).
622	622	F. When the court imposes a sentence of
623	623	imprisonment for a felony offense, the court shall indicate
624	624	whether or not the offense is a serious violent offense as
625	625	defined in Section 33-2-34 NMSA 1978. The court shall inform
626	626	an offender that the offender's sentence of imprisonment is
627	627	subject to the provisions of Sections 33-2-34, 33-2-36, 33-2-37
628	628	and 33-2-38 NMSA 1978. If the court fails to inform an
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657	657	offender that the offender's sentence is subject to those
658	658	provisions or if the court provides the offender with erroneous
659	659	information regarding those provisions, the failure to inform
660	660	or the error shall not provide a basis for a writ of habeas
661	661	corpus.
662	662	G. No later than October 31 of each year, the
663	663	New Mexico sentencing commission shall provide a written report
664	664	to the secretary of corrections, all New Mexico criminal court
665	665	judges, the administrative office of the district attorneys and
666	666	the chief public defender. The report shall specify the
667	667	average reduction in the sentence of imprisonment for serious
668	668	violent offenses and nonviolent offenses, as defined in Section
669	669	33-2-34 NMSA 1978, due to meritorious deductions earned by
670	670	prisoners during the previous fiscal year pursuant to the
671	671	provisions of Sections 33-2-34, 33-2-36, 33-2-37 and 33-2-38
672	672	NMSA 1978. The corrections department shall allow the
673	673	commission access to documents used by the department to
674	674	determine earned meritorious deductions for prisoners."
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