SEPARATE SHOOTING FROM MOTOR VEHICLE CRIMES

SB 35 separates "shooting at a motor vehicle" and "shooting from a motor vehicle" into distinct crimes under New Mexico law. It increases penalties: shooting at a vehicle is always a second-degree felony, while shooting from a vehicle is a third-degree felony without injury or second-degree with injury. The bill mandates vehicle forfeiture when used in these offenses and requires automatic driver's license revocation for convictions. It also classifies both offenses as violent felonies for sentencing purposes under New Mexico's three-strikes law.