New Mexico -
ARTICLE 12 Abuse of Privacy
30-12-1 Interference with Communications; exception
Interference with communications consists of knowingly and without lawful
authority:
A. displacing, removing, injuring or destroying any radio station, television
tower, antenna or cable, telegraph or telephone line, wire, cable, pole or
conduit belonging to another, or the material or property appurtenant thereto;
B. cutting, breaking, tapping or making any connection with any telegraph or
telephone line, wire, cable or instrument belonging to or in the lawful
possession or control of another, without the consent of such person owning,
possessing or controlling such property;
C. reading, interrupting, taking or copying any message, communication or report
intended for another by telegraph or telephone without the consent of a sender
or intended recipient thereof;
D. preventing, obstructing or delaying the sending, transmitting, conveying or
delivering in this state of any message, communication or report by or through
telegraph or telephone; or
E. using any apparatus to do or cause to be done any of the acts hereinbefore
mentioned or to aid, agree with, comply or conspire with any person to do or
permit or cause to be done any of the acts hereinbefore mentioned.
Whoever commits interference with communications is guilty of a misdemeanor,
unless such interference with communications is done:
(1) under a court order as provided in Sections 30-12-2 through 30-12-11 NMSA
1978; or
(2) by an operator of a switchboard or an officer, employee or agent of any
communication common carrier in the normal course of his employment while
engaged in any activity which is a necessary incident to the rendition of his
services or to the protection of rights or property of the carrier of such
communication; or
(3) by a person acting under color of law in the investigation of a crime, where
such person is a party to the communication, or one of the parties to the
communication has given prior consent to such interception, monitoring or
recording of such communication.