CHAPTER 30. CRIMINAL OFFENSES
ARTICLE 52. VOYEURISM

N.M. Stat. Ann. § 30-52-1 (2007)
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§ 30-52-1. Voyeurism prohibited; penalties


A. Voyeurism consists of intentionally using the unaided eye to view or
intentionally using an instrumentality to view, photograph, videotape, film,
webcast or record the intimate areas of another person without the knowledge and
consent of that person:

(1) while the person is in the interior of a bedroom, bathroom, changing
room, fitting room, dressing room or tanning booth or the interior of any other
area in which the person has a reasonable expectation of privacy; or

(2) under circumstances where the person has a reasonable expectation of
privacy, whether in a public or private place.

B. Whoever commits voyeurism is guilty of a misdemeanor, except if the victim
is less than eighteen years of age, the offender is guilty of a fourth degree
felony.

C. As used in this section:

(1) "intimate areas" means the primary genital area, groin, buttocks, anus or
breasts or the undergarments that cover those areas; and

(2) "instrumentality" means a periscope, telescope, binoculars, camcorder,
computer, motion picture camera, digital camera, telephone camera, photographic
camera or electronic device of any type.