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N.M. Stat. § 43-1-2 (2026)

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Chapter 43, Article 1 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Mental Health and
Developmental Disabilities Code".

History: 1953 Comp., § 34-2A-1, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 279, § 1; 1989, ch. 128, §
2.

                                     ANNOTATIONS

The 1989 amendment, effective June 16, 1989, substituted "Chapter 43, Article 1
NMSA 1978" for "Sections 1 through 19 and 21 through 23 of this act".

Assisted outpatient treatment ordinance preempted by state law. — The Mental
Health and Developmental Disabilities Code, 43-1-1 NMSA 1978 et seq., and the
Mental Health Care Treatment Decisions Act, 24-7B-1 NMSA 1978 et seq., create a
comprehensive scheme governing the treatment of individuals with mental illness, with
or without the consent of those individuals, which together preempt home-rule
municipalities from enacting a separate ordinance regulating individuals with mental
illness. Protection and Advocacy Sys. v. City of Albuquerque, 2008-NMCA-149, 145
N.M. 156, 195 P.3d 1, cert. denied, 2008-NMCERT-009, 145 N.M. 257, 196 P.3d 488.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1980–1980 · leading case: Matter of Dean, 607 P.2d 132 (N.M. Ct. App. 1980).
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Matter of Dean, 607 P.2d 132 (N.M. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 6× “On February 20, 1979, defendant was involuntarily committed to the State Hospital upon a physician's certificate for a 7-day evaluation period pursuant to the provisions of the Mental Health and Development Disabilities Code, Section 43-1-2 through 19 and 21 through 23, N.”
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