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 becomes a household-member variant when the property belongs to a current or former household member, as defined by New Mexico's Family Violence Protection Act. The damage must exceed $1,000 in value.
Possible Punishment
Basic sentence of 18 months imprisonment; fine up to $5,000. A mandatory period of parole follows release. Because this offense involves a household member, the court may impose additional conditions related to domestic violence intervention or protective orders.
Local Context
The household-member designation triggers enhanced domestic-violence procedures under § 30-15-1.1 NMSA and may affect bail, pretrial release conditions, and sentencing. Criminal damage to property is ordinarily a misdemeanor when the damage is $1,000 or less, and a fourth-degree felony when it exceeds $1,000. 'Household member' includes spouses, former spouses, parents, present or former stepparents, present or former in-laws, co-parents of a child, or persons who have been in a continuing personal relationship.
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.
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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 (4)
Las Cruces Man, 22, Booked on Domestic Violence and Property Damage Charges
MARK ZUBIATE | 3 charges
Mesilla Park Man, 38, Booked on Felony Property Damage Charge in Las Cruces
BRANDON VALENZUELA | 1 charge
Las Cruces Man, 26, Charged with Criminal Trespass
HECTOR LIZARRAGA | 7 charges
Las Cruces Man, 40, Charged with Agg. Assault Against a Household Member (Deadly Weapon)
DONOVAN HOLGUIN | 4 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.