New Mexico Statutes
§ 28-6-1 — Age of majority; eighteen years; exception
A.Except as provided in Subsection B or otherwise specifically provided by existing law, any person who has reached his eighteenth birthday shall be considered to have reached his majority as provided in Section 12-2-2 NMSA 1978 [repealed] and is an adult for all purposes the same as if he had reached his twenty-first birthday.
B.For the purposes of the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act [repealed], as it relates to any gift made prior to June 18, 1971, the donee shall not be entitled to delivery or payment over of the gift until he has reached his twenty-first birthday.
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 13-13-1, enacted by Laws 1971, ch. 213, § 1; 1973, ch. 138, §
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§ 28-1-1
Short title§ 28-1-10
Grievance procedure§ 28-1-11
Hearing procedures§ 28-1-12
Enforcement§ 28-1-13
Appeal§ 28-1-14
Posting of law and information§ 28-1-15
Repealed§ 28-1-2
Definitions§ 28-1-3
Human rights commission§ 28-1-4
Powers and duties§ 28-1-7
Unlawful discriminatory practice§ 28-1-7.2
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