N.M. Stat. § 37-1-30
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§ 37-1-30. Action for damages due to childhood sexual abuse; limitation on actions
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A. An action for damages based on personal injury caused by childhood sexual abuse shall be commenced by a person before the latest of the following dates:
(1) the first instant of the person's twenty-fourth birthday; or
(2) three years from the date that a person first disclosed the person's childhood sexual abuse to a licensed medical or mental health care provider in the context of receiving health care from the provider.
B. As used in this section, “ childhood sexual abuse ” means conduct that, if prosecuted in a criminal matter, would constitute a violation of:
(1) Section 30-9-11 NMSA 1978 , regarding criminal sexual penetration of a minor;
(2) Section 30-9-13 NMSA 1978 , regarding criminal sexual contact of a minor; or
(3) the Sexual Exploitation of Children Act.
C. The provisions of Section 37-1-8 NMSA 1978 and any statutes of limitation therein shall not apply to causes of action for childhood sexual abuse.
(1) the first instant of the person's twenty-fourth birthday; or
(2) three years from the date that a person first disclosed the person's childhood sexual abuse to a licensed medical or mental health care provider in the context of receiving health care from the provider.
B. As used in this section, “ childhood sexual abuse ” means conduct that, if prosecuted in a criminal matter, would constitute a violation of:
(1) Section 30-9-11 NMSA 1978 , regarding criminal sexual penetration of a minor;
(2) Section 30-9-13 NMSA 1978 , regarding criminal sexual contact of a minor; or
(3) the Sexual Exploitation of Children Act.
C. The provisions of Section 37-1-8 NMSA 1978 and any statutes of limitation therein shall not apply to causes of action for childhood sexual abuse.
Status: in_force
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