Chapter 40, Article 13 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Family Violence Protection Act".
History: Laws 1987, ch. 286, § 1; 1999, ch. 142, § 1.
ANNOTATIONSThe 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, substituted "Chapter 40, Article 13 NMSA 1978" for "this act".
Law reviews. — For comment, "District Court Review of Judicial Officers in New Mexico Domestic Violence and Domestic Relations Cases: Rethinking the Rules," see 36 N.M.L. Rev. 487 (2000).