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Current as of May 06, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
No suit, action or proceeding at law or equity for the recovery of judgment upon, or the enforcement or collection of, any sum of money claimed due from any city, town or village in this state, or from any officer of any city, town or village in this state, arising out of or founded upon any ordinance, trust relation or contract, or any appropriation of or conversion of any real or personal property, shall be commenced except within three years next after the date of the act of omission or commission giving rise to the cause of action, suit or proceeding. No suit, action or proceeding to recover damages for personal injury or death resulting from the negligence of any city, town or village or any officer thereof shall be commenced except within two years next after the date of the injury. All such suits, proceedings or actions not so commenced shall be forever barred.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 37. Limitation of Actions; Abatement and Revivor § 37-1-24. Suits against municipalities or their officers - last updated May 06, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-37-limitation-of-actions-abatement-and-revivor/nm-st-sect-37-1-24.html
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