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N.M. Stat. § 30-47-1 (2026)

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This act [30-47-1 to 30-47-10 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "Resident Abuse and
Neglect Act".

History: Laws 1990, ch. 55, § 1.

                                      ANNOTATIONS

Constitutional. — The Residents Abuse and Neglect Act is not unconstitutionally
vague. State v. Greenwood, 2012-NMCA-017, 271 P.3d 753, cert. denied, 2012-
NMCERT-001.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1998–2014 · leading case: State v. Greenwood, 2012 NMCA 17 (N.M. Ct. App. 2011).
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State v. Greenwood, 2012 NMCA 17 (N.M. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “{1} A jury found Defendant Sandra Greenwood guilty of neglect of a resident resulting in death contrary to the Resident Abuse and Neglect Act (the Act), NMSA 1978, §§ 30-47-1 to -10 (1990, as amended through 2010).”
Thompson v. Potter, 2012 NMCA 14 (N.M. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “{38} Plaintiff’s argument that there are issues of material fact about whether Defendants violated the New Mexico Resident Abuse and Neglect Act, NMSA 1978, §§ 30-47-1 to -10 (1990, as amended through 2010), and federal statutes and regulations fails because Plaintiff fails to…”
State v. Davis, 968 P.2d 808 (N.M. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “{1} The State charged Defendant Harold Davis with the petty misdemeanor of committing “neglect of a resident that results in no harm to the resident” in violation of Section 30-47-5(A) of the Resident Abuse and Neglect Act, NMSA 1978, §§ 30-47-1 to -10 (1990, as amended through…”
State v. Muraida, 2014 NMCA 060 (N.M. Ct. App. 2014). “See NMS A 1978, §§ 30-47-1 to -10 (1990, as amended through 2010).”
State v. Muraida (N.M. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “See NMSA 1978, §§ 30-47-1 to -10 (1990, as amended through 2010).”
Wrongful Death Est. of Archuleta v. THI of New Mexico, LLC (N.M. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “New Mexico has a strong public policy of preventing the abuse 8 and neglect of nursing home residents, as evidenced by the Legislature’s enactment 9 of the Resident Abuse and Neglect Act, NMSA 1978, §§ 30-47-1 to -10 (1990, as 10 amended through 2010).”
State v. Greenwood, 2012 NMCA 017 (N.M. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “{1} A jury found Defendant Sandra Greenwood guilty of neglect of a resident resulting in death contrary to the Resident Abuse and Neglect Act (the Act), NMSA 1978, §§ 30-47-1 to -10 (1990, as amended through 2010).”
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