{"data":{"id":"us-nm/40-17-8","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"40-17-8","heading":"One-year extreme risk firearm protection order; grounds for issuance; contents of order; termination; expiration; renewal of orders.","body":"A. If, after hearing the matter, the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the respondent poses a significant danger of causing imminent personal injury to self or others by having in the respondent's custody or control or by purchasing, possessing or receiving a firearm, the court shall issue a one-year extreme risk firearm protection order.\nB. A one-year extreme risk firearm protection order shall include:\n(1) a statement of the grounds supporting the issuance of the order;\n(2) the date and time the order was issued;\n(3) the date and time the order expires;\n(4) information pertaining to any recommendation by the court for mental health or substance abuse evaluations, if applicable;\n(5) the address of the court that issued the order; and\n(6) notice that the respondent is entitled to request termination of the order prior to the expiration of the order.\nC. If the court declines to issue a one-year extreme risk firearm protection order, the court shall state in writing the reasons for the court's denial and shall order the return of any firearms to the respondent.\nD. A respondent may request that the court terminate a one-year extreme risk firearm protection order at any time prior to the expiration of the order.\nE. At any time not less than one month prior to the expiration of a one-year extreme risk firearm protection order, a petitioner may petition the court to extend the order. Each extension of the order shall not exceed one year. A petition filed pursuant to this subsection shall comply with the provisions of Subsections E and F of Section 5 [40-17-5 NMSA 1978] of the Extreme Risk Firearm Protection Order Act and shall be served on the respondent as provided in Section 9 [40-17-9 NMSA 1978] of that act.\nF. A one-year extreme risk firearm protection order is a final, immediately appealable order.","path":["Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs","ARTICLE 17 Extreme Risk Firearm Protection Order"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18540/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"82b323c571ccdd0842c3be6e51d3ff84336631a7a6260a35adbe3d9235ff8426","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/40-17-7","next":"us-nm/40-17-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}