New Mexico § 9-1-10 - Reorganization plan; no abatement of actions
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 9-1-10 — Reorganization plan; no abatement of actions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 9-1-10. Reorganization plan; no abatement of actions
No suit, action or other proceeding lawfully commenced by or against the head of any
agency or other officer of the state, in his official capacity or in relation to the
discharge of his duties, shall abate by reason of the taking effect of any reorganization
plan under the provisions of the Executive Reorganization Act. The district courts may, on motion or supplemental petition filed at any time within
twelve months after the reorganization plan takes effect, showing a necessity for
a survival of the unit [suit], action or other proceeding to obtain a settlement of
the questions involved, allow the same to be maintained by or against the successor
of such head of agency or officer of the state under the reorganization effected by
the plan or, if there is no successor, against such agency or officer as the governor
shall designate.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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