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§ 24-7D-12 NMSA 1978

Term of supported decision-making agreement; termination or revocation of agreement

Known as the Supported Decision-Making Act

The act spans §§ 24–24 (14 sections).

Laws 2025, ch. 84, § 20.

A. Except as provided by Subsection B of this section, the supported decision-making agreement extends until terminated by either party or by the terms of the agreement.

B. The supported decision-making agreement is terminated as to a particular supporter if:

(1) the adult protective services division of the aging and long-term services department finds that the decision-maker has been abused, neglected or exploited by the supporter;

(2) the supporter is the subject of a civil or criminal order prohibiting contact with the decision-maker;

(3) the supporter has been placed on the state's employee abuse registry;

(4) the supporter has been convicted of a crime involving violence or dishonesty;

(5) the supporter is incarcerated;

(6) the decision-maker gives notice to the supporter orally, in writing, through an assistive technology device or by any other means or act showing a specific intent to terminate the agreement; or

(7) the supporter provides written notice of the supporter's resignation to the decision-maker.

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.