New Mexico § 38-6A-3 Applicability

New Mexico Statutes

§ 38-6A-3 — Applicability

New Mexico § 38-6A-3

Ch. 38Trials

Art. 6AUniform Child Witness Protective Measures

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 38-6A-3 (2026).

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A. The Uniform Child Witness Protective Measures Act applies to the testimony of a child witness in a criminal or noncriminal proceeding. However, the Uniform Child Witness Protective Measures Act does not preclude, in a criminal or noncriminal proceeding, any other procedure permitted by law:

(1)for a child witness to testify by an alternative method, however denominated; or (2) for protecting the interests of or reducing mental or emotional harm to a child witness. B. The supreme court may adopt rules of procedure and evidence to implement the provisions of the Uniform Child Witness Protective Measures Act.

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A. The Uniform Child Witness Protective Measures Act applies to the testimony of a child witness in a criminal or noncriminal proceeding. However, the Uniform Child Witness Protective Measures Act does not preclude, in a criminal or noncriminal proceeding, any other procedure permitted by law: (1) for a child witness to testify by an alternative method, however denominated; or (2) for protecting the interests of or reducing mental or emotional harm to a child witness. B. The supreme court may adopt rules of procedure and evidence to implement the provisions of the Uniform Child Witness Protective Measures Act.