This act [10-16C-1 to 10-16C-4 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the 'Whistleblower Protection Act'. History: Laws 2010, ch. 12, § 1. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2010, ch. 12 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective May 19, 2010, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature. Applicability. — Laws 2010, ch. 12, § 7 provided that the provisions of the Whistleblower Protection Act apply only to civil actions for damages resulting from retaliatory action that occurred on or after July 1, 2008.
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