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§ 24-34-4 NMSA 1978

Enforcement; penalties

Known as the Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Health Care Freedom Act

The act spans §§ 24–24 (5 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case L. W. v. Jonathan Skrmetti (2023)

Most recently applied in L. W. v. Jonathan Skrmetti (September 2023)

Laws 2023, ch. 11, § 4.

A. The attorney general or a district attorney may institute a civil action in district court if the attorney general or district attorney has reasonable cause to believe that a violation has occurred or to prevent a violation of the Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Health Care Freedom Act from occurring.

B. In any action brought under Subsection A of this section, the court may award appropriate relief, including temporary, preliminary or permanent injunctive relief. The court may assess a civil penalty for a violation of the Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Health Care Freedom Act in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000) or actual damages resulting from each violation, whichever is greater.

C. Claims pursuant to the Reproductive and Gender- Affirming Health Care Freedom Act may be brought against public bodies and entities acting in the course and scope of authority of a public body, but not against an individual.

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.