§ 41-4-18 NMSA 1978

Jurisdiction; appeals; venue

Known as the Tort Claims Act

The act spans §§ 41–41 (31 sections).

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Garcia v. Board of Education of Socorro Consolidated School District (1985)

Most recently applied in Daniel v. American Board of Emergency Medicine (November 1997)

1953 Comp., § 5-14-16, enacted by Laws 1976, ch. 58, § 16.

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A. Exclusive original jurisdiction for any claim under the Tort Claims Act shall be in the district courts of New Mexico. Appeals may be taken as provided by law.

B. Venue for any claim against the state or its public employees, pursuant to the Tort Claims Act, shall be in the district court for the county in which a plaintiff resides, or in which the cause of action arose, or in Santa Fe county. Venue for all other claims pursuant to the Tort Claims Act, shall be in the county in which the principal offices of the governing body of the local public body are located.

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.