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New Mexico Civil Statutes of Limitations - Lawyers.com
New Mexico Civil Statutes of Limitations
How much time do you have to bring a legal action in the Land of Enchantment?
A statute of limitations sets the period of time someone has to take some kind of legal action. Statutes of limitations, for example, set deadlines for suing. When a plaintiff misses the cutoff, the defendant can use the statute of limitations as a defense against the suit. If the defendant establishes that the statute of limitations applies and has indeed “run,” the court will normally dismiss the case.
(This article is about statutes of limitations in New Mexico civil cases. For information about criminal cases, see our article on criminal statutes of limitations in New Mexico.)
Statutes of Limitations in New Mexico
Below you’ll find statutes of limitations for several claims in New Mexico. You can see the statutes to learn more and to look for changes to them. (Be aware that court rulings determine the way statutes are interpreted; they can even make statutes or parts of them unenforceable.)
Assault and battery: 3 years
N.M. Stat. § 37-1-8 (2016)
N.M. Stat. § 37-1-3(A) (2016); N.M. Stat. § 55-2-725 (2016)
Contract (“unwritten”): 4 years
N.M. Stat. § 37-1-4 (2016); N.M. Stat. § 55-2-725 (2016)
False imprisonment: 3 years
N.M. Stat. § 37-1-4 (2016)
Legal malpractice: 4 years
Libel: 3 years
N.M. Stat. § 41-5-13 (2016)
Slander: 3 years
Trespass: 4 years
N.M. Stat. § 41-2-2 (2016)
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