New Mexico Code § 24-7D-12

Term of supported decision-making agreement; termination or revocation of agreement
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termination or revocation of agreement.
A. Except as provided by Subsection B of this section, the supported decision-
making agreement extends until terminated by either party or by the terms of the
agreement.
B. The supported decision-making agreement is terminated as to a particular
supporter if:
(1) the adult protective services division of the aging and long-term services
department finds that the decision-maker has been abused, neglected or exploited by
the supporter;
(2) the supporter is the subject of a civil or criminal order prohibiting contact
with the decision-maker;
(3) the supporter has been placed on the state's employee abuse registry;
(4) the supporter has been convicted of a crime involving violence or
dishonesty;
(5) the supporter is incarcerated;
(6) the decision-maker gives notice to the supporter orally, in writing, through
an assistive technology device or by any other means or act showing a specific intent to
terminate the agreement; or
(7) the supporter provides written notice of the supporter's resignation to the
decision-maker.
History: Laws 2025, ch. 84, § 20.

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