A person who in good faith communicates a report of criminal activity to a crime stoppers program or who in good faith receives, forwards or acts upon such a report is immune from civil liability for any act or omission resulting in the arrest, filing of criminal charges or trial of a person who is later exonerated or acquitted of a criminal charge.
§ 29-12A-6 NMSA 1978
Immunity from liability
Known as the Crime Stoppers Act
The act spans §§ 29–29 (6 sections).
Laws 2003, ch. 249, § 6.
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.