New Mexico Code § 12-3-2.1

State flag; disposal
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A. If a New Mexico state flag is no longer used or useful as an emblem for display,
the flag may be destroyed, preferably by burning, in a ceremony or in another dignified
manner that emphasizes its honor as a fitting emblem of New Mexico.
B. The retirement of a New Mexico state flag may be a public ceremony under the
direction of uniformed personnel representing a state or federal military service or a
patriotic society or a private ceremony.
History: Laws 2025, ch. 110, § 1.

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