N.M. Stat. § 30-3-4 : — CRIMINAL OFFENSESASSAULT AND BATTERY —3-4 - Battery TEXT PDF Battery is the unlawful, intentional touching or application of force to the person of another, when done in a rude, insolent or angry manner. Whoever commits battery is guilty of a petty misdemeanor. NMS § 30-3-4 1953 Comp., § 40A-3-4, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, § 3-4.