• ARTICLE 1 Human Rights
    • 28-1-1. Short title.
    • 28-1-2. Definitions.
    • 28-1-3. Human rights commission.
    • 28-1-4. Powers and duties.
    • 28-1-5. Procedures for adopting regulations.
    • 28-1-6. Validity of regulation; judicial review.
    • 28-1-7. Unlawful discriminatory practice.
    • 28-1-7.1. Prohibiting discrimination against seniors in certain volunteer service.
    • 28-1-7.2. Quotas prohibited.
    • 28-1-8. Repealed.
    • 28-1-9. Exemptions.
    • 28-1-10. Grievance procedure.
    • 28-1-11. Hearing procedures.
    • 28-1-12. Enforcement.
    • 28-1-13. Appeal.
    • 28-1-14. Posting of law and information.
    • 28-1-15. Repealed.
  • ARTICLE 2 Criminal Offender Employment
    • 28-2-1. Short title.
    • 28-2-2. Purpose of act.
    • 28-2-3. Employment eligibility determination.
    • 28-2-3.1. Employment eligibility determination; private employers.
    • 28-2-4. Power to refuse, renew, suspend or revoke public employment or license.
    • 28-2-5. Nonapplicability to agencies.
    • 28-2-6. Applicability.
  • ARTICLE 3 Commission on the Status of Women
    • 28-3-1. Commission on the status of women; creation.
    • 28-3-2. Commission on the status of women; duties.
    • 28-3-3. Commission on the status of women; powers.
    • 28-3-4. Commission on the status of women; staff.
    • 28-3-5. Commission on the status of women; reports.
    • 28-3-6. Commission on the status of women; compensation.
    • 28-3-6.1. Office of the governor's council on women's health created.
    • 28-3-7. Short title.
    • 28-3-8. Findings and purpose of act.
    • 28-3-9. Definitions.
    • 28-3-10. Office for displaced homemakers; creation; research and planning for displaced homemaker programs.
    • 28-3-11. Report and recommendations.
  • ARTICLE 4 Aging and Long-term Services
    • 28-4-1. Commission on aging [Aging and long-term services department]; duties.
    • 28-4-2. Definitions.
    • 28-4-3. Commission on aging [Aging and long-term services department]; powers.
    • 28-4-4. Agency created.
    • 28-4-5. Agency duties.
    • 28-4-6. Agency powers.
    • 28-4-7. Agency staff.
    • 28-4-8. Reports.
    • 28-4-9. Advisory committee.
  • ARTICLE 5 Committee on Children and Youth (Repealed.)
    • 28-5-1 to 28-5-3. Repealed.
  • ARTICLE 6 Age of Majority
    • 28-6-1. Age of majority; eighteen years; exception.
    • 28-6-2 to 28-6-8. Repealed.
  • ARTICLE 7 Blind and Disabled Persons
    • 28-7-1. Short title.
    • 28-7-2. Policy.
    • 28-7-3. Equal right to use public facilities.
    • 28-7-4. Driver to take precautions approaching blind; liability for damage.
    • 28-7-5. Interference with rights of blind; penalty.
    • 28-7-6. Annual proclamation of white cane safety day by governor.
    • 28-7-7. Policy of state on employment of persons with a disability.
    • 28-7-8 to 28-7-12. Repealed.
    • 28-7-13. Prohibiting influence against joining organizations for the visually handicapped.
    • 28-7-14. Medical eye care.
    • 28-7-15. Short title.
    • 28-7-16. Commission for the blind created.
    • 28-7-17. Commission for the blind; powers and duties.
    • 28-7-18. Staff.
    • 28-7-19. Qualification as blind; examinations required.
    • 28-7-20. Corrective medical services.
    • 28-7-21. Reports.
    • 28-7-22. Receipt of federal funds; designation.
    • 28-7-23. Hearing; appeal.
  • ARTICLE 8 Identifying Devices and Cards for Disabled Persons
    • 28-8-1. Definitions.
    • 28-8-2. Identifying devices for persons having certain conditions.
    • 28-8-3. Duty of peace officer.
    • 28-8-4. Duty of medical practitioners.
    • 28-8-5. Duty of others.
    • 28-8-6. Falsifying identification or misrepresenting condition.
    • 28-8-7. Other duties.
  • ARTICLE 9 Employment of Blind Persons (Recompiled.)
    • 28-9-1 to 28-9-6. Recompiled.
  • ARTICLE 10 Concerns and Employment of the Disabled
    • 28-10-1. Governor's commission on disability.
    • 28-10-2. Governor's commission on disability; powers and duties.
    • 28-10-3. Additional powers.
    • 28-10-3.1. Full-service gasoline stations; decal display; service to person with a disability.
    • 28-10-3.2. Short title.
    • 28-10-3.3. Program created.
    • 28-10-4. Advisory council.
    • 28-10-5. Disability fund created.
    • 28-10-5.1. Housing modification for persons with a disability permanent fund; investment; distribution.
    • 28-10-6. Reports.
    • 28-10-7. Compensation.
    • 28-10-8. Administrative attachment.
    • 28-10-8.1. Director; commission staff.
    • 28-10-9. Short title.
    • 28-10-10. Definition.
    • 28-10-11. State policy.
    • 28-10-12. Personnel board; rules.
  • ARTICLE 10A Human Immunodeficiency Virus Tests as Condition of Employment
    • 28-10A-1. Human immunodeficiency virus related test; limitation.
  • ARTICLE 11 Service Animal
    • 28-11-1. Repealed.
    • 28-11-1.1. Short title.
    • 28-11-2. Definitions.
    • 28-11-3. Admittance of qualified service animal.
    • 28-11-4. Penalty.
    • 28-11-5. Findings and purpose; interference with qualified service animals prohibited; criminal and civil penalties.
    • 28-11-6. Prohibition of false presentation of animal as a qualified service animal.
  • ARTICLE 11A Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf
    • 28-11A-1. Legislative finding.
    • 28-11A-2. Definitions.
    • 28-11A-3. Vocational rehabilitation division; purchase of telecommunication devices for the deaf.
  • ARTICLE 11B Commission for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Persons
    • 28-11B-1. Commission for deaf and hard-of-hearing persons created.
    • 28-11B-2. Commission for deaf and hard-of-hearing persons; powers and duties.
    • 28-11B-3. Commission; staff.
    • 28-11B-4. Commission; task forces.
  • ARTICLE 11C Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children's Educational Bill of Rights
    • 28-11C-1. Short title.
    • 28-11C-2. Findings and purpose.
    • 28-11C-3. Educational rights of deaf and hard-of-hearing children; additional duty of public education department.
  • ARTICLE 12 Indian Affairs (Repealed.)
    • 28-12-1 to 28-12-3. Repealed.
    • 28-12-4 to 28-12-9. Repealed.
  • ARTICLE 13 Veterans' Services (Repealed, Recompiled.)
    • 28-13-1 to 28-13-14. Repealed.
    • 28-13-15. Repealed.
    • 28-13-16. Recompiled.
  • ARTICLE 13A Veterans' Special Recreation and Museum Privileges
    • 28-13A-1. Special recreation and museum privileges.
  • ARTICLE 14 Aid to Children of Deceased Military and State Police Personnel
    • 28-14-1. Use of funds for children of deceased New Mexico military personnel and state policemen.
    • 28-14-2. Amounts payable to institutions; eligibility.
    • 28-14-3. Selection by veterans' services department.
    • 28-14-4. Maximum payments.
  • ARTICLE 15 Reemployment of Persons in Armed Forces
    • 28-15-1. Reemployment of persons in armed forces.
    • 28-15-2. [Status on reinstatement; restriction on discharge.]
    • 28-15-3. [Enforcement in district court; procedure.]
  • ARTICLE 16 Developmental Disabilities Community Services
    • 28-16-1 to 28-16-15.1. Repealed.
    • 28-16-15.2. Developmental disabilities council; additional duties.
    • 28-16-16 to 28-16-18. Repealed.
  • ARTICLE 16A Developmental Disabilities
    • 28-16A-1. Short title.
    • 28-16A-2. Legislative authorization.
    • 28-16A-3. Definitions.
    • 28-16A-4. Developmental disabilities council; creation; membership; terms.
    • 28-16A-5. Powers and duties.
    • 28-16A-6. Eligibility.
    • 28-16A-7. Comprehensive review and analysis.
    • 28-16A-8. Reporting on community services for persons with developmental disabilities.
    • 28-16A-9. Information and referral system; coordination and continuation.
    • 28-16A-10. Developmental disabilities council; staff.
    • 28-16A-11. Developmental disabilities council; reports.
    • 28-16A-12. Developmental disabilities council; compensation.
    • 28-16A-13. Authorization for providing support and services for persons with developmental disabilities.
    • 28-16A-14. Quality assurance system.
    • 28-16A-15. Admission, transfer, withdrawal and discharge of persons receiving support and services purchased or provided by the department.
    • 28-16A-16. Determination of rates for payment for support and services.
    • 28-16A-17. Independent status of service providers.
    • 28-16A-18. Developmental disabilities early childhood evaluation system.
    • 28-16A-19. Information and referral task force creation.
    • 28-16A-20. Reporting; department of health; intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities; independent review.
    • 28-16A-21. Data collection and reporting.
  • ARTICLE 16B Office of Guardianship
    • 28-16B-1. Short title.
    • 28-16B-1.1. Professional guardian and conservator licensing.
    • 28-16B-2. Office of guardianship; created; staff.
    • 28-16B-3. Office; powers and duties.
    • 28-16B-4. Service agreement monitoring and enforcement.
    • 28-16B-5. Guardianship service agreements.
    • 28-16B-6. Resolution of complaints.
    • 28-16B-7. Office of guardianship fund; creation; appropriation.
  • ARTICLE 16C Special Education Ombud
    • 28-16C-1. Short title.
    • 28-16C-2. Definitions.
    • 28-16C-3. Creation of the office of the state special education ombud; general duties of the office.
    • 28-16C-4. Annual report; contents.
    • 28-16C-5. Investigation and resolution of special education concerns.
    • 28-16C-6. Access to student educational records.
    • 28-16C-7. Confidentiality of information.
    • 28-16C-8. Conflict of interest.
    • 28-16C-9. Posting and distribution of ombud information.
    • 28-16C-10. Availability of legal counsel to the office.
    • 28-16C-11. Interference with the office and retaliation prohibited; potential actions for noncompliance.
  • ARTICLE 17 Long-Term Care Ombudsman
    • 28-17-1. Short title.
    • 28-17-2. Purpose.
    • 28-17-3. Definitions.
    • 28-17-4. Establishment of the office of the state long-term care ombudsman; general duties of the office.
    • 28-17-5. Rule-making authority of director.
    • 28-17-6. Regional and local long-term care ombudsman programs.
    • 28-17-7. Training and certification.
    • 28-17-8. Investigation and resolution of complaints.
    • 28-17-9. Referrals.
    • 28-17-10. Facility posting of ombudsman information.
    • 28-17-11. Access to agency records.
    • 28-17-12. Access to long-term care facilities.
    • 28-17-13. Access to records of patients, residents or clients.
    • 28-17-14. Confidentiality of information.
    • 28-17-15. Conflict of interest.
    • 28-17-16. Representatives of the office.
    • 28-17-17. Immunity from liability.
    • 28-17-18. Availability of legal counsel.
    • 28-17-19. Interference with the office and retaliation prohibited; penalty; civil; appeal.
  • ARTICLE 18 Education of the Handicapped (Repealed)
    • 28-18-1. Repealed.
    • 28-18-2. Repealed.
  • ARTICLE 19 Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission
    • 28-19-1. Martin Luther King, Jr. commission; created; defined; members; terms; compensation.
    • 28-19-2. Martin Luther King, Jr. fund; created.
    • 28-19-3. Duties of the commission.
    • 28-19-4. Commission report.
  • ARTICLE 20 Nursing Mothers
    • 28-20-1. [Right to breastfeed.]
    • 28-20-2. Use of a breast pump in the workplace.
  • ARTICLE 21 African American Affairs
    • 28-21-1. Short title.
    • 28-21-2. Definitions.
    • 28-21-3. Office created; powers and duties.
    • 28-21-4. Fund created; administration.
  • ARTICLE 22 Religious Freedom Restoration
    • 28-22-1. Short title.
    • 28-22-2. Definitions.
    • 28-22-3. Religious freedom protected; exceptions.
    • 28-22-4. Private remedies.
    • 28-22-5. Construction of act.
  • ARTICLE 23 Fair Pay for Women
    • 28-23-1. Short title.
    • 28-23-2. Definitions.
    • 28-23-3. Prohibition on paying employees less for same work.
    • 28-23-4. Grievance procedure.
    • 28-23-5. Retaliation prohibited.
    • 28-23-6. Enforcement; penalties; remedies.
  • ARTICLE 24 Gender-Free Restrooms
    • 28-24-1. Short title.
    • 28-24-2. Definitions.
    • 28-24-3. Public facility availability.
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Chapter 28 - Human Rights

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