If the officer wilfully [willfully] fail to return a good and sufficient bond in any case where bond is required by law, he shall be held and considered as security for the performance of all acts and the payment of all money to secure the performance of which such bond ought to have been taken.
§ 42-9-22 NMSA 1978
[Officer's liability on failure to return bond.]
C.L. 1897, § 2685 (200), added by Laws 1907, ch. 107, § 1 (200); Code 1915, § 4315; C.S. 1929, § 105-1618; 1941 Comp., § 22-122; 1953 Comp., § 26-1-22.
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.