New Mexico Statutes

§ 12-2A-16 — Effect of amendment or repeal

New Mexico·Ch. 12 Miscellaneous Public Affairs Matters·Art. 2A Uniform Statute and Rule Construction Act
A.An amendment or repeal of a civil statute or rule does not affect a pending action or proceeding or a right accrued before the amendment or repeal takes effect.
B.A pending civil action or proceeding may be completed and a right accrued may be enforced as if the statute or rule had not been amended or repealed.
C.If a criminal penalty for a violation of a statute or rule is reduced by an amendment, the penalty, if not already imposed, must be imposed under the statute or rule as amended.

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Legislative History

Laws 1997, ch. 173, § 16.

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