A minor working at an age and at an occupation legally permitted shall be deemed of the age of majority for the purpose of the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law, and no other person shall have any cause of action or right to compensation for disablement of the minor worker, but in the event of the approval of an agreement for lump sum settlement of compensation to the minor, the sum shall be paid only to the legally appointed guardian of the minor.
§ 52-3-38 NMSA 1978
Minor deemed sui juris
Known as the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law
The act spans §§ 52–52 (63 sections).
1941 Comp., § 57-1125, enacted by Laws 1945, ch. 135, § 25; 1953 Comp., § 59-11-26; Laws 1989, ch. 263, § 60.
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.