A judgment awarded pursuant to the New Mexico Civil Rights Act against a person acting on behalf of, under color of or within the course and scope of the authority of the public body shall be paid by the public body. The public body shall also pay for all litigation costs for the public body and for any person acting on behalf of, under color of or within the course and scope of the authority of the public body, including attorney fees.
§ 41-4A-8 NMSA 1978
Indemnification by public body
Known as the New Mexico Civil Rights Act
The act spans §§ 41–41 (13 sections).
Laws 2021, ch. 119, § 8.
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.