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§ 31-8-4 NMSA 1978

Exemption from arrest and service of process

Known as the Uniform Act

The act spans §§ 31–31 (14 sections).

Laws 1937, ch. 66, § 4; 1941 Comp., § 42-1216; 1953 Comp., § 41-12-16.

If a person comes into this state in obedience to a summons directing him to attend and testify in this state he shall not while in this state pursuant to such summons be subject to arrest or the service of process, civil or criminal, in connection with matters which arose before his entrance into this state under the summons.

If a person passes through this state while going to another state in obedience to a summons to attend and testify in that state or while returning therefrom, he shall not while so passing through this state be subject to arrest or the service of process, civil or criminal, in connection with matters which arose before his entrance into this state under the summons.

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.