NM: An Act Eliminating the Statute of Limitations for Major Sexual Offenses (SB 41, 2026)

March 4, 2026

Eliminated the statute of limitations for several major sexual offenses by amending § 30-1-8(H) NMSA 1978 so prosecution may commence at any time for a first-degree violent felony, second-degree murder, second-degree criminal sexual contact of a minor (§ 30-9-13), and second-degree criminal sexual penetration (§ 30-9-11), with conforming amendments to the child-offense and CSP tolling provisions. SB 41, 2026. (Primarily a statute-of-limitations bill; leaves the existing DNA-match tolling rule in § 30-1-9.2 substantively unchanged.)