[State exempt from payment of costs or money judgment.]

No judgment for costs or other money judgment shall be rendered against the state in any suit or proceeding which may be instituted under the provisions of this act [42-6- 12 to 42-6-16 NMSA 1978]. Nor shall the state be or become liable for the payment of the costs of any such suit or proceeding or any part thereof. History: 1941 Comp., § 25-1316, enacted by Laws 1947, ch. 150, § 5; 1953 Comp., § 22-14-16.