Nothing contained in Sections 9-8-13 or 27-1-3 NMSA 1978 shall affect the responsibility or authority of the human services department as set forth in the Children's Code [Chapter 32A NMSA 1978] concerning the abuse or neglect of individual children.
History: Laws 1987, ch. 31, § 4.
ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 1987, ch. 31 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 19, 1987, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.