{"data":{"id":"us-nm/12-2a-10","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"12-2A-10","heading":"Irreconcilable statutes or rules.","body":"A. If statutes appear to conflict, they must be construed, if possible, to give effect to each. If the conflict is irreconcilable, the later-enacted statute governs. However, an earlier-enacted specific, special or local statute prevails over a later-enacted general statute unless the context of the later-enacted statute indicates otherwise.\nB. If an administrative agency's rules appear to conflict, they must be construed, if possible, to give effect to each. If the conflict is irreconcilable, the later-adopted rule governs. However, an earlier-adopted specific, special or local rule prevails over a later-adopted general rule unless the context of the later-adopted rule indicates otherwise.\nC. If a statute is a comprehensive revision of the law on a subject, it prevails over previous statutes on the subject, whether or not the revision and the previous statutes conflict irreconcilably.\nD. If a rule is a comprehensive revision of the rules on the subject, it prevails over previous rules on the subject, whether or not the revision and the previous rules conflict irreconcilably.","path":["Chapter 12 - Miscellaneous Public Affairs Matters","ARTICLE 2A Uniform Statute and Rule Construction Act"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18512/index.do","current_through":"2025-06-20","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"7c7de1e39a2cc3f72f814b17bd17a4ecbe7992e87300da897c4b24b3b649aa16","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/12-2a-9","next":"us-nm/12-2a-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}