Legal Question in Criminal Law in New Mexico

Re: Laws about Adults Dating Minors

Someone of the age of majority keeping company with a minor is not a specific crime in NM. To do so is fraught with dangers, however, as a multitude of behaviors can constitute Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor, which is a crime. Sharing a beer, making out, or being around guns are just three examples which could get the adult in trouble. There are many, many, more. Since she is "almost 18," and since there is parental consent, the wise person would hang with her at her parent's house until she is in fact 18.