N.M. Stat. § 24-34-4 (2026)

A. The attorney general or a district attorney may institute a civil action in district
court if the attorney general or district attorney has reasonable cause to believe that a
violation has occurred or to prevent a violation of the Reproductive and Gender-
Affirming Health Care Freedom Act from occurring.

    B. In any action brought under Subsection A of this section, the court may award
appropriate relief, including temporary, preliminary or permanent injunctive relief. The
court may assess a civil penalty for a violation of the Reproductive and Gender-
Affirming Health Care Freedom Act in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000) or
actual damages resulting from each violation, whichever is greater.

   C. Claims pursuant to the Reproductive and Gender- Affirming Health Care
Freedom Act may be brought against public bodies and entities acting in the course and
scope of authority of a public body, but not against an individual.

History: Laws 2023, ch. 11, § 4.

                                      ANNOTATIONS

Effective dates. — Laws 2023, ch. 11 contained no effective date provision, but,
pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 16, 2023, 90 days after
adjournment of the legislature.