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Section 41-4-27 – Home rule municipality; joint powers agreements; coverage.

A. Any county covered through the public liability fund pursuant to Subsection A of Section 41-4-25 NMSA 1978 may enter into a joint powers agreement with a home rule municipality which has elected to be covered pursuant to Subsection B of Section 41-4-25 NMSA 1978, providing for exercise of certain of the county’s powers or […]

Section 41-4-28 – Coverage for liability subject to foreign jurisdiction’s law.

A. Coverage which may be provided for liability arising under and subject to the substantive law of a jurisdiction other than New Mexico, including but not limited to other states, territories and possessions and the United States, is not limited as provided in Section 41-4-19 NMSA 1978. B. The risk management division shall purchase liability […]

Section 41-4-3 – Definitions.

As used in the Tort Claims Act: A. “board” means the risk management advisory board; B. “governmental entity” means the state or any local public body as defined in Subsections C and H of this section; C. “local public body” means all political subdivisions of the state and their agencies, instrumentalities and institutions and all […]

Section 41-4-30 – Liability coverage; certain community land grants.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1) of Subsection A of Section 41-4-25 NMSA 1978 to the contrary, a community land grant governed as a political subdivision of the state upon application to the risk management division of the general services department shall be authorized to purchase coverage for any risk for which immunity has been […]

Section 41-4-4 – Granting immunity from tort liability; authorizing exceptions.

A. A governmental entity and any public employee while acting within the scope of duty are granted immunity from liability for any tort except as waived by the New Mexico Religious Freedom Restoration Act [28-22-1 to 28-22-5 NMSA 1978] and by Sections 41-4-5 through 41-4-12 NMSA 1978. Waiver of this immunity shall be limited to […]

Section 41-4-7 – Liability; airports.

A. The immunity granted pursuant to Subsection A of Section 4 [41-4-4 NMSA 1978] of the Tort Claims Act does not apply to liability for damages resulting from bodily injury, wrongful death or property damage caused by the negligence of public employees while acting within the scope of their duties in the operation of airports. […]

Section 41-4-8 – Liability; public utilities.

A. The immunity granted pursuant to Subsection A of Section 4 [41-4-4 NMSA 1978] of the Tort Claims Act does not apply to liability for damages resulting from bodily injury, wrongful death or property damage caused by the negligence of public employees while acting within the scope of their duties in the operation of the […]

Section 41-4-9 – Liability; medical facilities.

The immunity granted pursuant to Subsection A of Section 41-4-4 NMSA 1978 does not apply to liability for damages resulting from bodily injury, wrongful death or property damage caused by the negligence of public employees while acting within the scope of their duties in the operation of any hospital, infirmary, mental institution, clinic, dispensary, medical […]