2018 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 43 - Commitment Procedures
Article 1 - Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
Section 43-1-2 - Short title.
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.
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.
