Criminal Damage To Property <$1000 H.h. Member
Legal Definition
A person commits criminal damage to property when they intentionally damage any real or personal property of another without the owner's consent. The offense involves knowingly destroying, defacing, or impairing the usefulness or value of property. When the damage is to property of a household member and the value is less than $1,000, it falls within the domestic-violence context of this statute.
Possible Punishment
Up to 6 months in county jail and a fine up to $500. Because this charge involves a household member, the court may impose additional domestic-violence conditions such as batterer intervention programs or protective orders.
Local Context
Criminal damage to property is classified by the value of the damage: under $1,000 is a petty misdemeanor; $1,000 or more is a misdemeanor. The 'H.h. Member' designation indicates the victim is a household member as defined in § 40-13-2 NMSA (the Family Violence Protection Act), which includes spouses, former spouses, parents, present or former household members, persons who share a child, and persons in or formerly in a continuing personal relationship. This domestic-violence designation may affect bond conditions, sentencing, and eligibility for diversion programs.
Property-Crime Cases in Doña Ana County
Property charges in New Mexico scale with dollar value and circumstances. The same shoplifting conduct can be a petty misdemeanor or a felony depending on the value of what was taken, and burglary escalates sharply when the structure is a home or someone is inside. That is why our charge database lists several versions of larceny and burglary with different classifications.
Property cases also drive a large share of repeat bookings: failure to appear on an older larceny case frequently brings someone back into the detention center on a bench warrant alongside any new charge.
Related Guides
Misdemeanor vs. Felony in New Mexico: Sentences, Courts, and Consequences
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Bench Warrants and Failure to Appear in New Mexico: How a Missed Court Date Becomes a Booking
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Recent Arrests for This Charge (30)
Canutillo Man, 26, Booked on Criminal Damage to Property Charge
DANIEL MARQUEZ | 1 charge
Las Cruces Man, 42, Booked on Criminal Damage to Property Charge
GERARDO MARTINEZ | 1 charge
Las Cruces Woman, 24, Booked on Kidnapping and Child Abuse Charges
ANISSA VIGIL | 15 charges
Sunland Park Man, 30, Booked on Battery Against a Household Member Charge
ANGEL SANCHEZ | 3 charges
Vado Man, 31, Booked on Criminal Damage to Property Charge
EDUARDO ZAMBRANO SANCHEZ | 1 charge
Sunland Park Resident Booked on Battery and Criminal Damage Charges
BEYONCE CRUZ | 2 charges
Hatch Man, 35, Booked on Household Battery and Property Damage Charges
VICENTE MORA | 2 charges
Las Cruces Man, 36, Booked on Criminal Damage to Property Charge
MAURO MONCADA | 1 charge
Chamberino Woman, 29, Booked on Domestic Battery and Property Damage Charges
MANUELITA AVILA | 2 charges
El Paso Man, 31, Booked on Charges of Criminal Damage to Property of a Household Member
ERIC MARTINEZ | 2 charges
Las Cruces Man, 23, Booked on Suspicion of Household Member Assault
CHRISTOPHER MCCLELLAND | 2 charges
Las Cruces Man, 40, Booked on Criminal Damage to Property Charge
HANZEL ALANIZ | 1 charge
Las Cruces Man, 34, Booked on Household Battery and Property Damage Charges
LEWIS MARTINEZ-PALMA | 2 charges
Anthony Man, 37, Charged with Agg. Battery Against a Household Member (No Great Bodily Harm)
DAVID VALVERDE | 6 charges
Las Cruces Woman, 37, Booked on Criminal Damage to Property Charge
FELISHA GARCIA | 1 charge
Mesquite Man, 29, Booked on Suspicion of Household Member Battery
CHRISTIAN SANCHEZ | 2 charges
Las Cruces Man, 31, Booked on Harassment and Property Damage Charges
ISAIAH ESPARZA | 2 charges
Las Cruces Man, 36, Booked on Property Damage and Failure to Appear Charges
STEVEN NAJVAR | 3 charges
Sunland Park Man, 41, Booked on Criminal Damage to Property Charge
LUIS DE AVILA | 1 charge
Chaparral Man, 35, Booked on Property Damage Charge at Santa Teresa Port of Entry
ALEJANDRO ORONA | 1 charge
Anthony Woman, 23, Charged with Assault
ROSARIO ORTEGA | 3 charges
Las Cruces Man, 36, Charged with Criminal Damage to Property <$1000 H.H. Member
YAKSON MORENO-TRENO | 2 charges
Sunland Park Woman, 46, Charged with Criminal Damage to Property <$1000 H.H. Member
GINA MARQUEZ | 5 charges
Anthony Man, 19, Booked on Felony Charges Including False Imprisonment
JOSE PINON | 8 charges
Las Cruces Woman, 27, Charged with Criminal Damage to Property <$1000 H.H. Member
MARIAH MADRID | 1 charge
Anthony Man, 24, Charged with Criminal Damage to Property <$1000 H.H. Member
JOEL GALLEGOS | 1 charge
Las Cruces Man, 36, Booked on Probation Violation and Domestic Assault Charges
JOSHUA TELLEZ-MORALES | 3 charges
Sunland Park Man, 42, Charged with Criminal Damage to Property <$1000 H.H. Member
RICARDO SOTELO | 4 charges
El Paso Man, 19, Booked on Felony Child Abuse and Battery Charges
BRIAN PENA TREVINO | 9 charges
Sunland Park Man Charged with Battery, Property Damage Against Household Member
LUIS DE AVILA | 2 charges
Information provided for general reference. Statutory text is summarized and may not reflect the most recent amendments. All persons listed are presumed innocent until proven guilty.