New Mexico § 12-2A-16 Effect of amendment or repeal

New Mexico Statutes

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

New Mexico § 12-2A-16

Ch. 12Miscellaneous Public Affairs Matters

Art. 2AUniform Statute and Rule Construction Act

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 12-2A-16 (2026).

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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or proceeding may be completed and a right accrued may be enforced as if the statute or rule had not been amended or repealed.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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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or proceeding may be completed and a right accrued may be enforced as if the statute or rule had not been amended or repealed.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.