{"data":{"id":"us-nm/12-2a-16","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"12-2A-16","heading":"Effect of amendment or repeal.","body":"A. An amendment or repeal of a civil statute or rule does not affect a pending action or proceeding or a right accrued before the amendment or repeal takes effect.\nB. A pending civil action or proceeding may be completed and a right accrued may be enforced as if the statute or rule had not been amended or repealed.\nC. If a criminal penalty for a violation of a statute or rule is reduced by an amendment, the penalty, if not already imposed, must be imposed under the statute or rule as amended.","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":"f5187cb2d4c7811868d5d1ed0e31bdf2797ae516af5f349655bac751b14dcc42","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/12-2a-15","next":"us-nm/12-2a-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}