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N.M. Stat. § 24-2D-1 (2026)

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Chapter 24, Article 2D NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Pain Relief Act".

History: Laws 1999, ch. 126, § 1; 2019, ch. 94, § 1.

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The 2019 amendment, effective June 14, 2019, changed "This act" to "Chapter 24,
Article 2D NMSA 1978."
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2015–2016 · leading case: Morris v. Brandenburg, 2015 NMCA 100 (N.M. Ct. App. 2015).
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Morris v. Brandenburg, 2015 NMCA 100 (N.M. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 3× “See generally NMSA 1978, §§ 24-2D-1 to -6 (1999, as amended through 2012).”
Morris v. Brandenburg, 2016 NMSC 027 (N.M. 2016). · cites it 3× “Anda physician who administers pain medication to a patient in compliance with the New Mexico Pain Relief Act, NMSA 1978, §§ 24-2D-1 to -6 (1999, as amended through 2012), even if doing so hastens the patient’s death, is also immune from criminal liability.”
Morris v. Brandenburg, 2016 NMSC 27 (N.M. 2016). · cites it 3× “And a physician who administers pain medication to a patient in compliance with the New Mexico Pain Relief Act, NMSA 1978, §§ 24-2D-1 to -6 (1999, as amended through 2012), even if doing so hastens the patient’s death, is also immune from criminal liability.”
Morris v. Brandenburg (N.M. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “See generally 3 NMSA 1978, §§ 24-2D-1 to -6 (1999, as amended through 2012).”
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