All Other Offenses

Legal Definition

This code is a placeholder for offenses not classified under a specific charge code. It may encompass any criminal violation defined in New Mexico statutes that does not fall into a standard booking category, including municipal ordinance violations, contempt of court, probation or parole violations, or miscellaneous statutory offenses. The actual offense and elements depend entirely on the underlying statute or order cited in the charging document.

Possible Punishment

Penalties vary according to the specific offense charged. Felonies range from 18 months imprisonment and a fine up to $5,000 (Fourth Degree Felony) to 18 years imprisonment and a fine up to $17,500 (First Degree Felony). Misdemeanors carry up to 364 days in county jail and a fine up to $1,000; petty misdemeanors carry up to 6 months in jail and a fine up to $500. Municipal ordinance violations and civil contempt may carry different penalties as prescribed by local law or court order.

Holds, Warrants, and Procedural Bookings

Not everything in a jail roster is a fresh local crime. This category covers procedural bookings: fugitive-from-justice holds for other states, probation and parole violations, courtesy holds for other agencies, and catch-all offense codes. The person may face no new Doña Ana County charge at all.

Failure-to-appear and bench-warrant bookings are the most common procedural entries in our data. They resolve through the court that issued the warrant, which is why the fastest path out usually runs through a motion to quash rather than anything that happens at the jail.

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