New Mexico Statutes

§ 41-5-22 — Tolling of statute of limitation

New Mexico § 41-5-22
JurisdictionNew Mexico
Ch. 41Torts
Art. 5Medical Malpractice Act

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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 41-5-22 (2026).

Text

The running of the applicable limitation period in a malpractice claim shall be tolled upon submission of the case for the consideration of the panel and shall not commence to run again until thirty days after the panel's final decision is entered in the permanent files of the commission and a copy is served upon the claimant and his attorney by certified mail.

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Legislative History

1953 Comp., § 58-33-22, enacted by Laws 1976, ch. 2, § 22.

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