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N.M. Stat. § 24-16-1 (2026)

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Chapter 24, Article 16 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Dee Johnson Clean Indoor
Air Act".

History: Laws 1985, ch. 85, § 1; 2007, ch. 20, § 1.

                                    ANNOTATIONS
The 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, changed "This act" to "Chapter 24,
Article 16 NMSA 1978" and changed the name of the "Clean Indoor Air Act" to the "Dee
Johnson Clean Indoor Air Act".

Severability. – Laws 2007, ch. 20. § 14, effective June 15, 2007, provided for the
severability of the act if any part or application thereof is held invalid.

Banning smoking entirely in schools. — Although the Clean Indoor Air Act (now Dee
Johnson Clean Indoor Air Act) allows the use of tobacco products by adults in smoking-
permitted areas of public buildings, including school buildings, owned or leased by the
state or any of its political subdivisions, the state board of education or local school
boards can choose to ban smoking by both adults and minors on public school
campuses. 1994 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 94-03.

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — Validity, construction, and application of
nonsmoking regulations, 65 A.L.R.4th 1205.

Secondary smoke as battery, 46 A.L.R.5th 813.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2008–2008 · leading case: Curious Theater Co. v. Colorado Dep't of Pub. Health & Env't, 216 P.3d 71 (Colo. Ct. App. 2008).
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Curious Theater Co. v. Colorado Dep't of Pub. Health & Env't, 216 P.3d 71 (Colo. Ct. App. 2008). “§§ 26 :3D-55 to -64 (2007); N.M. Stat. §§ 24-16-1 to -4 (as amended by H.”
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