In any civil suit, when the summons against the defendant has been returned, executed, the plaintiff, his agent or attorney, may, at any time, before judgment, file an affidavit with the clerk of the court in which the suit is pending, and give bond with security as in cases of original attachments; and thereupon the clerk must issue an attachment, returnable as in other cases of original attachments.
§ 42-9-38 NMSA 1978
[Ancillary attachments; affidavit; bond; writ.]
C.L. 1897, § 2685 (214), added by Laws 1907, ch. 107, § 1 (214); Code 1915, § 4324; C.S. 1929, § 105-1627; 1941 Comp., § 22-143; 1953 Comp., § 26-1-43.
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.