N.M. Stat. § 30-22-24 : — CRIMINAL OFFENSESINTERFERENCE WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT —22-24 - Battery upon peace officer TEXT PDF A. Battery upon a peace officer is the unlawful, intentional touching or application of force to the person of a peace officer while he is in the lawful discharge of his duties, when done in a rude, insolent or angry manner. B. Whoever commits battery upon a peace officer is guilty of a fourth degree felony. NMS § 30-22-24 1953 Comp., § 40A-22-23, enacted by Laws 1971, ch. 265, § 4.