New Mexico Statutes 6-4-13.1. Severability
If the 2004 amendment to Paragraph (2) of Subsection B of Section 6-4-13 N.M. Stat. Ann. is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional, then Paragraph (2) of Subsection B of Section 6-4-13 N.M. Stat. Ann. shall be deemed to be repealed in its entirety. If Subsection B of Section 6-4-13 N.M. Stat. Ann. is thereafter held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional, then the 2004 amendment shall be deemed repealed and Paragraph (2) of Subsection B of Section 6-4-13 N.M. Stat. Ann. shall be restored as if no such amendment had been made. Neither a holding of unconstitutionality nor the repeal of Paragraph (2) of Subsection B of Section 6-4-13 N.M. Stat. Ann. shall affect, impair or invalidate any other portion of Sections 6-4-12 and 6- 4-13 NMSA 1978, or the application of such sections to any other person or circumstance, and such remaining portions of Sections 6-4-12 and 6-4-13 N.M. Stat. Ann. shall at all times continue in full force and effect.
Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 6-4-13.1
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.