Officials

1. Sports Officials are protected under New Mexico Law. Senate Bill 400, passed by the State Legislature in 2001 and signed into law by the Governor, prohibits any assault or battery upon a sports official.
2. Whoever commits simple assault upon a sports official is guilty of a misdemeanor. Simple assault includes but is not limited to any threat or menacing conduct, which leads the sports official to believe he/she is in danger of receiving an immediate battery.
3. Whoever commits an assault upon a sports official is guilty of a fourth degree felony. Assault includes, but is not limited to, the unlawful touching or application of force to the person of a sports official with intent to injure that sports official while he/she is in the lawful discharge of his/her duties.
4. Whoever commits an aggravated assault upon a sports official is guilty of a third degree felony. Aggravated assault includes, but is not limited to, striking at a sports official with a deadly weapon, menacing a sports official while wearing a disguise to conceal one’s identity or assaulting a sports official with the intent to commit any felony.
5. Assault with intent to commit a violent felony upon a sport official, which includes assault with intent to kill the sports official, is a second-degree felony.