NECROPHILIA AS A CRIME

HB 320 defines necrophilia (sexual acts with a dead body) and criminal desecration of dead bodies as specific crimes in New Mexico. It classifies using a dead body for sexual purposes (e.g., intercourse or penetration) as a second-degree felony, and touching a dead body's intimate parts for sexual reasons as a third-degree felony. The bill also criminalizes dismemberment, disfigurement, or burning of a dead body as a fourth-degree felony. The bill was introduced in 2025 but was postponed indefinitely by the House committees in June 2025, so it did not advance.