13-1641. Definitions for liquor liability.
1. "Licensee" means a person licensed under the
provisions of the Liquor Control Act and the agents or
employees of the licensee.
2. "Intoxicated" means a person's mental and physical
impairment as a result of using alcohol. As used in these
instructions, such impairment must substantially reduce that
person's ability to think and act.
3. "Minor", as used in these instructions, means a
person under twenty-one years of age.
4. "Reckless" conduct is the intentional doing of an
act with utter indifference to or conscious disregard for a
person's [rights] [safety].
5. "Gross negligence" is an act or omission done
without the exercise of even slight care under the
circumstances.
DIRECTIONS FOR USE
These definitions should be used in conjunction with
the instructions governing liability for the sale, service,
or provision of alcohol, UJI 13-1642 through UJI 13-1645
NMRA.
[Approved, effective July 16, 2001.]