N.M. Stat. § 24-5-2 (2026)
Unlawful to enroll in school unimmunized; unlawful to
refuse to permit immunization. (Effective July 1, 2026.) It is unlawful for any student to enroll in school unless the student has been immunized as required under the rules of the public health division of the department of health and can provide satisfactory evidence of such immunization; provided that, if the student produces satisfactory evidence of having begun the process of immunization, the student may enroll and attend school as long as the immunization process is being accomplished in the prescribed manner. It is unlawful for any parent to refuse or neglect to have the parent's child immunized, as required by this section, unless the child is properly exempted.
History: 1953 Comp., § 12-3-4.2, enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 329, § 2; 1975, ch. 25, § 1; 1977, ch. 253, § 21; 2025 (1st S.S.), ch. 5, § 2; 1978 Comp., § 24-5-2, repealed and reenacted by Laws 2025 (1st S.S.), ch. 5, § 9.
ANNOTATIONS
Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 2025 (1st S.S.), ch. 5, § 9 repealed former 24-5-2 NMSA 1978 and enacted a new section, effective July 1, 2026.