The applicable time period for commencing prosecution pursuant to Section 30-1-8 NMSA 1978 shall not commence to run for an alleged violation of abandonment or abuse of a child, as provided in Section 30-6-1 NMSA 1978, a third or fourth degree felony as provided in Section 30-9-11 NMSA 1978 or a third or fourth degree felony as provided in Section 30-9-13 NMSA 1978 until the victim attains the age of eighteen or the violation is reported to a law enforcement agency, whichever occurs first.
§ 30-1-9.1 NMSA 1978
Offenses against children; alleged violations for the abandonment or abuse of a child; tolling of statute of limitations
Known as the Criminal Code
The act spans §§ 30–30 (18 sections).
Laws 1987, ch. 117, § 1; 2026, ch. 21, § 2.
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.