Chapter 24, Article 16 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Dee Johnson Clean Indoor Air Act".
History: Laws 1985, ch. 85, § 1; 2007, ch. 20, § 1.
The 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, changed "This act" to "Chapter 24, Article 16 NMSA 1978" and changed the name of the "Clean Indoor Air Act" to the "Dee Johnson Clean Indoor Air Act".
Severability. Laws 2007, ch. 20. § 14, effective June 15, 2007, provided for the severability of the act if any part or application thereof is held invalid.
Banning smoking entirely in schools. — Although the Clean Indoor Air Act (now Dee Johnson Clean Indoor Air Act) allows the use of tobacco products by adults in smoking-permitted areas of public buildings, including school buildings, owned or leased by the state or any of its political subdivisions, the state board of education or local school boards can choose to ban smoking by both adults and minors on public school campuses. 1994 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 94-03.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — Validity, construction, and application of nonsmoking regulations, 65 A.L.R.4th 1205.
Secondary smoke as battery, 46 A.L.R.5th 813.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 24 - Health and Safety
Article 16 - Dee Johnson Clean Indoor Air
Section 24-16-1 - Short title.
Section 24-16-2 - Declaration of policy and intent; public health.
Section 24-16-3 - Definitions.
Section 24-16-4 - Smoking prohibited.
Section 24-16-12 - Smoking-permitted areas.
Section 24-16-13 - Prohibition of smoking near entrances, windows and ventilation systems.
Section 24-16-14 - Responsibilities of employers.
Section 24-16-15 - Posted smokefree and smoking-permitted areas.
Section 24-16-16 - Enforcement.
Section 24-16-17 - Violations.