The state shall not have sovereign immunity for itself or any public body within the state for claims brought pursuant to the New Mexico Civil Rights Act, and the public body or person acting on behalf of, under color of or within the course and scope of the authority of the public body provided pursuant to the New Mexico Civil Rights Act shall not assert sovereign immunity as a defense or bar to an action.
§ 41-4A-9 NMSA 1978
Waiver of sovereign immunity
Known as the New Mexico Civil Rights Act
The act spans §§ 41–41 (13 sections).
Laws 2021, ch. 119, § 9.
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.