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N.M. Stat. § 29-3B-1 (2026)

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Sections 12 through 15 [29-3B-1 to 29-3B-4 NMSA 1978] of this act may be cited as the "Accurate Eyewitness Identification Act".

History: Laws 2019, ch. 211, § 12.

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Effective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 211, § 17 made Laws 2019, ch. 211, § 12 effective July 1, 2019.

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Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2020–2025 · leading case: State v. Martinez, 2021-NMSC-002, 478 P.3d 880.
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State v. Martinez, 2021-NMSC-002, 478 P.3d 880. · cites it 2× “211, §§ 12-15 (compiled as NMSA 1978, §§ 29-3B-1 to -4 (2019)). The Act requires all law enforcement agencies conducting eyewitness identification procedures to adopt, no later than, January 1, 2020, and biennially review written policies for the administration of the…”
State v. Duran (N.M. 2025). · cites it 2× “In making its determination, the district court relied upon Section 29-3B-3 of the Eyewitness Identification Act, NMSA 1978, §§ 29-3B-1 to -4 (2019) (the Act), which aims to enhance the reliability of identification procedures, but does not provide any remedies to potential…”
State v. May, No. A-1-CA-38744 (N.M. Ct. App. Mar. 2, 2022). · cites it 2× “ice officer who showed her a single photo on the night of the incident; (2) all three eyewitnesses identified Defendant multiple times and saw him in a court setting, which led to “source monitoring errors” and undermined the certainty of their identifications; and (3) law…”
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