2021 New Mexico Statutes
Article 23 - Crime Victims Immunity
Section 31-23-1 - Civil action; crime; damages; immunity.

No person shall be liable to a plaintiff in any civil action for damages if by a preponderance of the evidence the damages were incurred as a consequence of:
A. the commission, attempted commission or flight subsequent to the commission of a crime by the plaintiff; and
B. the use of force or deadly force by the defendant which is justified pursuant to common law or the law of the state.
History: Laws 1985, ch. 152, ยง 1.