{"data":{"id":"us-nm/38-6a-3","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"38-6A-3","heading":"Applicability.","body":"A. The Uniform Child Witness Protective Measures Act applies to the testimony of a child witness in a criminal or noncriminal proceeding. However, the Uniform Child Witness Protective Measures Act does not preclude, in a criminal or noncriminal proceeding, any other procedure permitted by law:\n(1) for a child witness to testify by an alternative method, however denominated; or\n(2) for protecting the interests of or reducing mental or emotional harm to a child witness.\nB. The supreme court may adopt rules of procedure and evidence to implement the provisions of the Uniform Child Witness Protective Measures Act.","path":["Chapter 38 - Trials","ARTICLE 6A Uniform Child Witness Protective Measures"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18538/index.do","current_through":"2024-04-26","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"cdbac3da27c22b78e5b71644015cee2b7c5825a467b8c760acbe0ccfa2638159","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/38-6a-2","next":"us-nm/38-6a-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}