The bill amends Section 37-1-30 of the New Mexico Statutes to eliminate the statute of limitations for actions seeking damages due to childhood sexual abuse. Previously, individuals were required to commence such actions before reaching the age of 24 or within three years of disclosing the abuse to a licensed medical or mental health care provider. The new legal language allows individuals to initiate these actions at any time, effectively removing any time constraints that previously existed.

Additionally, the bill specifies that the elimination of the statute of limitations is retroactive, meaning it applies to all actions related to childhood sexual abuse, regardless of when the abuse occurred or whether the statute of limitations had expired before the enactment of this law. This change aims to provide greater access to justice for survivors of childhood sexual abuse in New Mexico.

Statutes affected:
introduced version: 37-1-30