For the purpose of the Declaratory Judgment Act [ 44-6-1 to 44-6-15 NMSA 1978], the state of New Mexico, or any official thereof, may be sued and declaratory judgment entered when the rights, status or other legal relations of the parties call for a construction of the constitution of the state of New Mexico, the constitution of the United States or any of the laws of the state of New Mexico or the United States, or any statute thereof.
§ 44-6-13 NMSA 1978
State or official may be sued; construction of constitution or statute
Known as the Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act
The act spans §§ 44–44 (147 sections).
1953 Comp., § 22-6-16, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 340, § 13.
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.