New Mexico
Strange laws in New Mexico, including trouble for tripping a horse
Every state has its own unique, rather strange laws that make you wonder where they come from and why they are still there.
Some strange laws in states have since been repealed, or were never true laws after all, and rather just rumors that have circulated.
Though, there are weird laws that can be found in U.S. states with just a simple search.
Among the strange laws in New Mexico include ones involving tripping a horse and calling for a duel. (iStock)
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In New Mexico, some of the strangest laws include the playing of the national anthem as well as strict penalties for engaging in the tripping of a horse.
Read more about a handful of weird laws in New Mexico below.
- New Mexico’s dueling law
- Punishment for tripping a horse
- No improper use of the national or state anthem
1. New Mexico’s dueling law
New Mexico still has a law that prohibits duels in the state.
An ancient duel was a planned fight between two individuals who engaged in combat to settle a disagreement.
New Mexico is one U.S. state that explicitly bans duels in law.
New Mexico explicitly describes and prohibits duels in state law. (Florilegius/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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Dueling law in the state is laid out in New Mexico Statutes Chapter 30. Criminal Offenses § 30-20-11, according to FindLaw.com.
In the law, the definition of a duel is described as consisting of a person “conveying by written or verbal message a challenge to any other person to fight a duel with any deadly weapon, and whether or not such duel ensues; accepting a challenge from another person to fight a duel with any deadly weapon, and whether or not such duel ensues; engaging in or fighting a duel with any deadly weapon; or aiding, encouraging or seconding either party to a duel and being present at such duel when deadly weapons are used.”
According to the statute, those who break the law are “guilty of a fourth degree felony.”
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2. Punishment for tripping a horse
One head-scratching law in New Mexico is one that involves the penalty for tripping a horse.
The details of this law can be found in New Mexico Statute § 30-18-11, according to Justia.com.
“Unlawful tripping of an equine consists of intentionally using a wire, pole, stick, rope or any other object to cause an equine to lose its balance or fall, for the purpose of sport or entertainment,” the law states.
Tripping a horse in New Mexico is against the law, and causing injury or death is a fourth-degree felony. (iStock)
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Under the law, an equine is described as a donkey, horse, pony, mule or a hinny.
“The provisions of Subsection A of this section do not apply to laying an equine down for medical or identification purposes,” the law also states.
Those who break this law will be guilty of a misdemeanor, though if the horse is injured as a result of the incident, the penalty becomes more severe.
“Whoever commits unlawful tripping of an equine that causes the maiming, crippling or death of the equine is guilty of a fourth degree felony,” according to the law.
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3. No improper use of the national or state anthem
Many U.S. states have laws that revolve around the national anthem. New Mexico is one example of a state with such a law.
In New Mexico, it is illegal to “improperly use” the national anthem or the New Mexico state anthem, “Oh Fair New Mexico.”
This law is written out in New Mexico Statute § 30-21-5, according to Justia.com.
Those who “improperly use” the national anthem, or the state anthem of New Mexico, are guilty of a petty misdemeanor, according to state law. (iStock)
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The law defines “improper use” as “singing, playing or rendering ‘The Star Spangled Banner’ or ‘Oh Fair New Mexico’ in any public place or assemblage in this state except as an entire or separate composition or number.”
Those who break the law are guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. — An ‘imposter nurse’ in Las Cruces is facing 34 charges after nearly causing the death of a patient and illegally giving medications to patients under 18 years old.
A Doña Ana County grand jury indicted Margarita Gonzalez. She is accused of assuming the identities of nurses in Texas to get hired at four nursing facilities in Las Cruces:
- Village at Northrise
- Las Cruces Wellness and Rehabilitation
- Peak Behavioral Health
- Matrix Home Care
The New Mexico Department of Justice’s Medicaid Fraud and Elder Abuse Bureau investigated and discovered instances where Gonzalez illegally gave injections and dispensed prescriptions, including narcotics to eight inpatient residents under 18 years old.
An investigation also found Gonzalez was also about to allegedly give “an incorrect insulin dose” to a patient that they claim could’ve killed the patient if another nurse hadn’t caught the error.
Several facilities fired Gonzalez over patient safety concerns and an observed lack of knowledge.
“Impersonating a healthcare provider is a reckless and selfish crime that subjects those most vulnerable to risk of serious injury or death,” Attorney General Raúl Torrez said. “I will not tolerate those who risk the safety of patients or cause danger and unnecessary confusion within the healthcare system. These charges should keep anyone attempting to pose as a healthcare provider on notice: we will find you, and we will prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law to protect New Mexicans.”
Gonzalez’s charges include identity theft, nursing without a license, abuse of a resident, distribution of controlled substances to a minor and fraud totaling over $25,000.
If convicted on all counts, Gonzalez could face up to 100 years in prison.
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