Section 31-22-16 - Survival or abatement.

NM Stat § 31-22-16 (2019) (N/A)
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The rights to reparation created by the Crime Victims Reparation Act are personal and shall not survive the death of the victim or dependents entitled thereto; provided that if such death occurs after an application for reparation has been filed with the commission, the proceeding shall not abate, but may be continued by the legal representative of the decedent's estate.

History: Laws 1981, ch. 325, § 16.