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§ 35-10-4 NMSA 1978

Forcible entry or detainer; judgment

1953 Comp., § 36-12-3, enacted by Laws 1968, ch. 62, § 124.

A. If the defendant is found guilty in a civil action for forcible entry or unlawful detainer, judgment shall be entered against him:

(1) for damages; and

(2) that he be removed from the premises and the plaintiff be put in possession.

B. Execution shall include an order that the sheriff or a full-time, salaried deputy sheriff remove the defendant from the premises.

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.