All community ditches or acequias, and their public employees acting lawfully and within the scope of their duties, and all associations created pursuant to the Sanitary Projects Act [Chapter 3, Article 29 NMSA 1978] are excluded from the waiver of immunity of liability under Sections 41-4-6 through 41-4-12 NMSA 1978.
§ 41-4-13 NMSA 1978
Exclusions from waiver of immunity; community ditches or acequias; Sanitary Projects Act associations
Known as the Tort Claims Act
The act spans §§ 41–41 (31 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Garcia v. Board of Education of Socorro Consolidated School District (1985)
Most recently applied in Garcia v. Board of Education of Socorro Consolidated School District (November 1985)
1953 Comp., § 5-14-12.1, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 386, § 10; 2006, ch. 54, § 1; 2006, ch. 55, § 1.
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.