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This bill creates a new criminal offense in New Mexico related to soliciting or recruiting children into criminal street gangs. The law defines two specific scenarios as criminal: first, soliciting or recruiting a child to participate in a criminal street gang with the intent that the child commit criminal offenses, and second, threatening a person with physical violence to coerce a child into joining a gang. The penalties vary based on the child's age: if the child is between 13 and 18 years old, the offense is a fourth-degree felony, and if the child is under 13, it is a third-degree felony. The bill provides clear definitions for key terms, specifying that a "child" is anyone under 18 years old, and a "criminal street gang" is a group of three or more people with a primary purpose of committing criminal offenses. By establishing these provisions, the bill aims to protect children from gang recruitment and the potential criminal activities associated with gang involvement.

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