New Mexico § 41-4A-9 Waiver of sovereign immunity

New Mexico Statutes

§ 41-4A-9 — Waiver of sovereign immunity

New Mexico § 41-4A-9

Ch. 41Torts

Art. 4ANew Mexico Civil Rights

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 41-4A-9 (2026).

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The state shall not have sovereign immunity for itself or any public body within the state for claims brought pursuant to the New Mexico Civil Rights Act, and the public body or person acting on behalf of, under color of or within the course and scope of the authority of the public body provided pursuant to the New Mexico Civil Rights Act shall not assert sovereign immunity as a defense or bar to an action.

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The state shall not have sovereign immunity for itself or any public body within the state for claims brought pursuant to the New Mexico Civil Rights Act, and the public body or person acting on behalf of, under color of or within the course and scope of the authority of the public body provided pursuant to the New Mexico Civil Rights Act shall not assert sovereign immunity as a defense or bar to an action.