A. Any person subject to Chapter 20 NMSA 1978 who attempts or offers with unlawful force or violence to do bodily harm to another person, whether or not the attempt or offer is consummated, is guilty of assault and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. B. Any person subject to Chapter 20 NMSA 1978 who: (1) commits an assault with a dangerous weapon or other means or force likely to produce death or grievous bodily harm; or (2) commits an assault and intentionally inflicts grievous bodily harm with or without a weapon; is guilty of aggravated assault and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. History: 1978 Comp., § 20-12-59, enacted by Laws 1989, ch. 337, § 58. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 1989, ch. 337 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 16, 1989.
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