N.M. Stat. § 30-52-1
Human trafficking.
A. Human trafficking consists of a person knowingly:
(1)
recruiting, soliciting, enticing, transporting or obtaining by any means
another person with the intent or knowledge that force, fraud or coercion will be used to
subject the person to labor, services or commercial sexual activity;
(2)
recruiting, soliciting, enticing, transporting or obtaining by any means a
person under the age of eighteen years with the intent or knowledge that the person will
be caused to engage in commercial sexual activity; or
(3)
benefiting, financially or by receiving anything of value, from the labor,
services or commercial sexual activity of another person with the knowledge that force,
fraud or coercion was used to obtain the labor, services or commercial sexual activity.
B. The attorney general and the district attorney in the county of jurisdiction have
concurrent jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this section.
C. Whoever commits human trafficking is guilty of a third degree felony; except if the
victim is under the age of:
(1)
sixteen, the person is guilty of a second degree felony; or
(2)
thirteen, the person is guilty of a first degree felony.
D. Prosecution pursuant to this section shall not prevent prosecution pursuant to
any other provision of the law when the conduct also constitutes a violation of that other
provision.
E. In a prosecution pursuant to this section, a human trafficking victim shall not be
charged with accessory to the crime of human trafficking.
F. A person convicted of human trafficking shall, in addition to any other
punishment, be ordered to make restitution to the victim for the gross income or value of
the victim's labor or services and any other actual damages in accordance with Section
31-17-1 NMSA 1978.
G. As used in this section:
(1)
"coercion" means:
(a) causing or threatening to cause harm to any person;
(b) using or threatening to use physical force against any person;
(c) abusing or threatening to abuse the law or legal process;
(d) threatening to report the immigration status of any person to governmental
authorities; or
(e) knowingly destroying, concealing, removing, confiscating or retaining any
actual or purported government document of any person; and
(2)
"commercial sexual activity" means any sexual act or sexually explicit
exhibition for which anything of value is given, promised to or received by any person.