{"data":{"id":"us-nm/28-22-4","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"28-22-4","heading":"Private remedies.","body":"A. A person whose free exercise of religion has been restricted by a violation of the New Mexico Religious Freedom Restoration Act may assert that violation as a claim or defense in a judicial proceeding and obtain appropriate relief against a government agency, including:\n(1) injunctive or declaratory relief against a government agency that violates or proposes to violate the provisions of the New Mexico Religious Freedom Restoration Act; and\n(2) damages pursuant to the Tort Claims Act [41-4-1 to 41-4-27 NMSA 1978], reasonable attorney fees and costs.\nB. Immunity from liability of the government agency and its employees is waived for an action brought pursuant to this section.","path":["Chapter 28 - Human Rights","ARTICLE 22 Religious Freedom Restoration"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18528/index.do","current_through":"2025-05-15","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"bad62e5e794e2bed9d522b81fb8508aa24fe322121ce9947d263636ed4bdcd72","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/28-22-3","next":"us-nm/28-22-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}