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This bill amends the New Mexico Civil Rights Act to allow claims to arise from the actions or deliberate indifference of a public body, which includes entities like state and local governments, school districts, and institutions of higher education, as well as individuals acting on their behalf. It clarifies that a person cannot recover damages under both the New Mexico Civil Rights Act and the Tort Claims Act for the same incident, reduces the maximum recovery limits for claims, and limits interest on judgments. The bill also prohibits exemplary or punitive damages, shortens the time to initiate an action from three years to two years, and introduces new requirements for providing written notice of claims to public bodies within ninety days, with exceptions for incapacity and wrongful death, and specifies that claims cannot proceed if proper notice is not given, unless the public body had actual notice.

https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=S&legtype=B&legno=146&year=26