NMSA 1978, § 7-1-75 — Assault and battery of a department employee

Whoever assaults and batters or attempts to assault and batter an employee of the
department acting within the scope of his employment shall, upon conviction thereof, be
fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars
($500) or be imprisoned for not less than three days nor more than six months, or both,
together with costs of prosecution. Jurisdiction over actions brought under this section is
hereby granted to magistrate courts.