If the defendant fails to appear and answer the order to show cause why he should not be suspended, the court may proceed in his absence as in this chapter provided.
§ 10-4-24 NMSA 1978
[Default of defendant; effect.]
Known as the Firefighters' Survivors Supplemental Benefits Act
The act spans §§ 10–10 (71 sections).
Laws 1909, ch. 36, § 25; Code 1915, § 3978; C.S. 1929, § 96-129; 1941 Comp., § 10-326; 1953 Comp., § 5-3-26.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.