The lien of the levy upon the property shall continue until the debt is paid, and the clerk, unless otherwise directed by the plaintiff, shall forthwith issue another execution, reciting the return of the former execution, the levy and failure to sell, and directing the sheriff to satisfy the judgment out of the property unsold, if the same is sufficient, if not, then out of any other property of the debtor, subject to execution.
§ 39-5-13 NMSA 1978
[Lien continues; alias writ.]
Laws 1856-1857, p. 68; C.L. 1865, ch. 34, § 30; C.L. 1884, § 2180; C.L. 1897, § 3128; Code 1915, § 2211; C.S. 1929, § 46-122; 1941 Comp., § 21-213; 1953 Comp., § 24-2-13.
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.