N.M. Stat. § 30-27-2.1
Impersonating a peace officer.
A. Impersonating a peace officer consists of:
(1)
without due authority exercising or attempting to exercise the functions of
a peace officer; or
(2)
pretending to be a peace officer with the intent to deceive another person.
B. Whoever commits impersonating a peace officer is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Upon a second or subsequent conviction, the offender is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
C. As used in this section, "peace officer" means any public official or public officer
vested by law with a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for crime, whether
that duty extends to all crimes or is limited to specific crimes.