This bill introduces new legal provisions to the Criminal Code of New Mexico, specifically criminalizing necrophilia and the desecration of dead human bodies. The bill defines necrophilia as engaging in sexual acts with a dead body, which includes various forms of penetration and touching for sexual purposes. It establishes penalties for these acts, categorizing them as felonies: a second-degree felony for using a dead body for sexual purposes and a third-degree felony for merely touching a dead body for sexual reasons.

Additionally, the bill defines criminal desecration of a dead human body as unlawful actions such as dismemberment, disfigurement, mutilation, or burning, as well as any act that results in a body being devoured or scattered. This offense is classified as a fourth-degree felony. Overall, the legislation aims to address and penalize these serious offenses against deceased individuals, reflecting a commitment to upholding the dignity of the dead.