The officer before whom such party is brought on such writ shall immediately after the return thereof, proceed to examine into the facts contained in such return, and into the cause of the confinement or restraint of such party, whether the same was before commitment for any criminal charge or not.
§ 44-1-14 NMSA 1978
[Hearing.]
Known as the Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act
The act spans §§ 44–44 (147 sections).
Laws 1884, ch. 1, § 14; C.L. 1884, § 2025; C.L. 1897, § 2794; Code 1915, § 2602; C.S. 1929, § 63-114; 1941 Comp., § 25-1114; 1953 Comp., § 22-11-14.
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.