In any claim for damages or relief under the New Mexico Civil Rights Act, no public body or person acting on behalf of, under color of or within the course and scope of the authority of a public body shall enjoy the defense of qualified immunity for causing the deprivation of any rights, privileges or immunities secured by the bill of rights of the constitution of New Mexico.
§ 41-4A-4 NMSA 1978
Prohibiting the use of the defense of qualified immunity
Known as the New Mexico Civil Rights Act
The act spans §§ 41-4A-1 to 41-4A-9 (13 sections).
Laws 2021, ch. 119, § 4.
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.