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§ 31-25-3 NMSA 1978

Confidential communications; information; privileged

Known as the Victim Counselor Confidentiality Act

The act spans §§ 31–31 (6 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Doe v. Old Dominion Univ. (2018)

Most recently applied in Doe v. Old Dominion Univ. (January 2018)

Laws 1987, ch. 349, § 3.

A. A victim, a victim counselor without the consent of the victim or a minor or incapacitated victim without the consent of a custodial guardian or a guardian ad litem appointed upon application of either party shall not be compelled to provide testimony or to produce records concerning confidential communications for any purpose in any criminal action or other judicial, legislative or administrative proceeding.

B. A victim counselor or a victim shall not be compelled to provide testimony in any civil or criminal proceeding that would identify the name, address, location or telephone number of a safe house, abuse shelter or other facility that provided temporary emergency shelter to the victim of the offense or occurrence that is the subject of a judicial, legislative or administrative proceeding unless the facility is a party to the proceeding.

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.