{"data":{"id":"us-nm/40-7a-3","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"40-7A-3","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in the Child Placement Agency Licensing Act:\nA. \"child\" means an individual under the age of eighteen years;\nB. \"child placement agency\" means any individual, partnership, unincorporated association or corporation undertaking to place a child in a home in this or any other state for the purpose of foster care or adoption of the child;\nC. \"department\" means the children, youth and families department;\nD. \"division\" means the protective services division of the department;\nE. \"foster home\" means a home maintained by an individual having the care and control, for periods exceeding twenty-four hours, of a child who is not placed for adoption;\nF. \"person\" means any individual, partnership, unincorporated association or corporation; and\nG. \"secretary\" means the secretary of children, youth and families.","path":["Chapter 40 - Domestic Affairs","ARTICLE 7A Child Placement Agency Licensing"],"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":"2a792d736223f65ac3aa5af1375bb3141d879cb9a17f4cfccf9b17d4cdc0c5be","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/40-7a-2","next":"us-nm/40-7a-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}