N.M. Stat. § 20-12-6
Limitation on punishments.
A. Except when the militia is in actual service in time of war or public danger, no
punishment imposed by court martial shall exceed that prescribed for a misdemeanor.
Imposition of a punitive discharge or a forfeiture of pay or a fine in addition to
confinement shall not be deemed to make the offense a felony.
B. Subject to the limitation in Subsection A of this section and the jurisdictional
punishment limitation for a special or a summary court-martial, the Maximum
Punishment Chart, Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1984, Appendix 12, shall
establish the maximum punishment for a specific offense.