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THE NEW MEXICO GOOD SAMARITAN LAW

TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE -- CHAPTER 259

STATE OF NEW MEXICO

HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO.8

An Act To Relieve From Civil Liability Those Persons Who Render Emergency Care: Providing Exceptions, And Defining Terms.

Be It Enacted By The Legislature Of The State Of New Mexico:

Section_1.

No person who shall administer emergency care in good faith at or near the scene of an emergency, as defined herein, shall be held liable for any civil damages as a result of any action or omission by such person in administering said care, except for gross negligence provided that nothing herein shall apply to the administering of such care where the same is rendered for remuneration or is rendered by any person or agent of a principal who was at the scene of the accident or emergency, because he his principal was soliciting business or performing or seeking to perform some service for remuneration.

Section_2.

As used in this act emergency means an unexpected occurrence involving injury, or illness to persons, including motor vehicle accidents and collisions, disasters, and other accidents and events of similar nature in public or private places.


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