New Mexico Statutes
Article 16 - Dee Johnson Clean Indoor Air
Section 24-16-4 - Smoking prohibited.

A. It is unlawful for a person to smoke in any indoor workplace or indoor public place or in buses, taxicabs or other means of public transit not specifically exempted pursuant to the Dee Johnson Clean Indoor Air Act.
B. No part of the state capitol or capitol north shall be designated as a smoking-permitted area.
History: Laws 1985, ch. 85, § 4; 1999, ch. 250, § 1; 2002, ch. 2, § 1; 2007, ch. 20, § 3.
The 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, deleted "a public place or a public meeting except in smoking permitted areas" and added the provision that prohibits smoking in any indoor workplace or indoor public place or in buses, taxicabs or other public transit not exempted pursuant 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.
The 2002 amendment, effective May 15, 2002, made a minor stylistic change in the first sentence, and in the second sentence deleted "Except for private offices and the house and senate lounges" and added "or capitol north".
The 1999 amendment, effective June 18, 1999, added the last sentence.

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