If anyone, who has in his custody, or under his control, a person entitled to a writ of habeas corpus, whether a writ has been issued or not, transfers such prisoner to the custody, or places him under the power or control of another person, or conceals him, or changes the place of his confinement, with intent to elude the service of such writ, or to avoid the effect thereof, the person so offending shall forfeit to the party aggrieved thereby the sum of four hundred dollars [($400)], to be recovered in a civil action.
§ 44-1-29 NMSA 1978
[Concealment or transfer of prisoner to avoid writ; forfeiture.]
Known as the Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act
The act spans §§ 44–44 (147 sections).
Laws 1884, ch. 1, § 28; C.L. 1884, § 2039; C.L. 1897, § 2809; Code 1915, § 2617; C.S. 1929, § 63-129; 1941 Comp., § 25-1129; 1953 Comp., § 22-11-29.
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.