Civil action; damages incurred while imprisoned; notice to victim
NMSA 1978, § 41-4-16.1
in effect41-4-16.1. Civil action; damages incurred while imprisoned; notice 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.
Laws 1981, ch. 117, § 1.
Source: New Mexico Compilation Commission (nmonesource.com)URL: https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18541/index.do#!b/41-4-16.1Fetched: 10/20/2026
