Obedience to any order for the discharge of any prisoner, granted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, may be enforced by the officer issuing such writ or granting such order, by attachment, in the same manner as herein provided for a neglect to make a return to a writ of habeas corpus, and the person guilty of such disobedience shall forfeit to the party aggrieved, one thousand dollars [($1,000)] in addition to any special damages such party may have sustained.
§ 44-1-27 NMSA 1978
[Disobedience of order for discharge; attachment; damages recoverable.]
Known as the Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act
The act spans §§ 44–44 (147 sections).
Laws 1884, ch. 1, § 26; C.L. 1884, § 2037; C.L. 1897, § 2807; Code 1915, § 2615; C.S. 1929, § 63-127; 1941 Comp., § 25-1127; 1953 Comp., § 22-11-27.
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.