If a violation of the Controlled Substances Act is a violation of a federal law, the law of another state or the ordinance of a municipality, a conviction or acquittal under federal law, the law of another state or the ordinance of a municipality for the same act is a bar to prosecution.
§ 30-31-27 NMSA 1978
Bar to prosecution
Known as the Controlled Substances Act
The act spans §§ 30–30 (43 sections).
1953 Comp., § 54-11-27, enacted by Laws 1972, ch. 84, § 27.
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.