New Mexico § 41-4-16.1 Civil action; damages incurred while imprisoned; notice

New Mexico Statutes

§ 41-4-16.1 — Civil action; damages incurred while imprisoned; notice

New Mexico § 41-4-16.1

Ch. 41Torts

Art. 4Tort Claims

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 41-4-16.1 (2026).

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to victim. Upon the filing of a civil action by an individual or his personal representative against the state for damages incurred while imprisoned in a state corrections facility, the district court clerk shall issue notice of the filing of that action to the corrections and criminal rehabilitation department [corrections department] which shall forward a copy of the notice to the victim of the crime for which that individual was imprisoned. If the civil action is filed in a federal forum, the individual or personal representative shall issue the required notice to the department.

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to victim. Upon the filing of a civil action by an individual or his personal representative against the state for damages incurred while imprisoned in a state corrections facility, the district court clerk shall issue notice of the filing of that action to the corrections and criminal rehabilitation department [corrections department] which shall forward a copy of the notice to the victim of the crime for which that individual was imprisoned. If the civil action is filed in a federal forum, the individual or personal representative shall issue the required notice to the department.