§ 12-2A-1 NMSA 1978

Short title; applicability

Known as the Uniform Statute and Rule Construction Act

The act spans §§ 12–12 (20 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Res-Ga Memorial, LLC v. Foah (In re Foah) (2012)

Most recently applied in Res-Ga Memorial, LLC v. Foah (In re Foah) (December 2012)

Laws 1997, ch. 173, § 1.

A. This act [ 12-2A-1 to 12-2A-20 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "Uniform Statute and Rule Construction Act".

B. The Uniform Statute and Rule Construction Act applies to a statute enacted or rule adopted on or after the effective date of that act unless the statute or rule expressly provides otherwise, the context of its language requires otherwise or the application of that act to the statute or rule would be infeasible.

C. Subsection B of this section does not authorize an administrative agency to exempt its rules from a provision of the Uniform Statute and Rule Construction Act.

Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.