{"data":{"id":"us-nm/13-4c-4","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"13-4C-4","heading":"Mediation requirement; exemptions.","body":"A. Except as provided in Subsections B, C and D of this section, a person who seeks to resolve a dispute related to the performance of a public works project shall exhaust the mediation procedures set forth in the Public Works Mediation Act before seeking judicial relief in a court of law.\nB. A dispute that arises under an arbitration clause of a contract for a public works project that includes a clause in the contract that requires arbitration is exempt from the provisions of the Public Works Mediation Act.\nC. The provisions of the Public Works Mediation Act shall not apply to:\n(1) any disputes between employers and employees, including disputes arising pursuant to the provisions of the Public Works Minimum Wage Act [13-4-10 to 13-4-17 NMSA 1978] or the Workers' Compensation Act [Chapter 52, Article 1 NMSA 1978]; or\n(2) any disputes regarding an apprenticeship, including disputes arising pursuant to the provisions of Sections 50-7-1 through 50-7-7 NMSA 1978.\nD. All contractual alternative dispute resolution remedies shall be exhausted prior to application of the provisions of the Public Works Mediation Act.","path":["Chapter 13 - Public Purchases and Property","ARTICLE 4C Public Works Mediation"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18513/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"161deaa2db5538417ebdc039eca9d5758029e800f8ecb53a41263bab7cb4af61","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/13-4c-3","next":"us-nm/13-4c-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}