New Mexico § 41-1-2 Settlements, releases and statements; applicability

New Mexico Statutes

§ 41-1-2 — Settlements, releases and statements; applicability

New Mexico § 41-1-2

Ch. 41Torts

Art. 1Settlements, Releases and Statements

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Bluebook

N.M. Stat. Ann. § 41-1-2 (2026).

Text

The provisions of this act [41-1-1, 41-1-2 NMSA 1978] relating to settlements, releases and statements obtained, by a person whose interest is or may become adverse, from a patient confined in a hospital or sanitarium or being treated by a person licensed to practice the healing arts, shall not apply, if at least five days prior to obtaining the settlement, release or statement, the injured party has signified in writing, by a statement acknowledged before a notary public, who has no interest adverse to the injured party, his willingness that a settlement, release or statement be given.

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The provisions of this act [41-1-1, 41-1-2 NMSA 1978] relating to settlements, releases and statements obtained, by a person whose interest is or may become adverse, from a patient confined in a hospital or sanitarium or being treated by a person licensed to practice the healing arts, shall not apply, if at least five days prior to obtaining the settlement, release or statement, the injured party has signified in writing, by a statement acknowledged before a notary public, who has no interest adverse to the injured party, his willingness that a settlement, release or statement be given.