No attorney assigned or contracted with to perform services under the Indigent Defense Act shall be held liable in any civil action respecting his performance or nonperformance of such services.
§ 31-16-10 NMSA 1978
Counsel not subject to liability
Known as the Indigent Defense Act
The act spans §§ 31–31 (10 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 225 W. Va. 358 - Mooney v. Frazier (2010)
Most recently applied in 225 W. Va. 358 - Mooney v. Frazier (April 2010)
1953 Comp., § 41-22-10, enacted by Laws 1968, ch. 69, § 67.
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.