No compensation shall become due or payable from any employer under the terms of the Workers' Compensation Act in the event such injury was willfully suffered by the worker or intentionally inflicted by the worker.
§ 52-1-11 NMSA 1978
Injuries caused by the willfulness or intention of worker are noncompensable
Known as the Workers' Compensation Act
The act spans §§ 52–52 (88 sections).
Laws 1929, ch. 113, § 8; C.S. 1929, § 156-108; 1941 Comp., § 57-908; 1953 Comp., § 59-10-8; 1989, ch. 263, § 8; 2016, ch. 24, § 1.
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.