Any employer charged as a garnishee in any civil action in the magistrate court shall pay to the defendant, when due, the amount of his wages or salary exempt from garnishment under Section 35-12-7 NMSA 1978.
§ 35-12-8 NMSA 1978
Garnishment; payment of exempt wages and salary
1953 Comp., § 36-14-7.1, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 139, § 7.
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