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§ 44-1-6 NMSA 1978

[Form of writ.]

Known as the Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act

The act spans §§ 44–44 (147 sections).

Laws 1884, ch. 1, § 6; C.L. 1884, § 2017; C.L. 1897, § 2786; Code 1915, § 2594; C.S. 1929, § 63-106; 1941 Comp., § 25-1106; 1953 Comp., § 22-11-6.

Every writ of habeas corpus issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be substantially in the following form:

The state of New Mexico to the sheriff of, etc., or to A.B.:

You are hereby commanded to have the body of C.D., by you imprisoned and detained, as it is said, together with the time and cause of such imprisonment and detention, by whatever name the said C.D. shall be called or charged, before E.F., judge of the district court, as etc. (or immediately after the receipt of this writ), to do, and receive what shall then and there be considered concerning the said C.D., and have you then and there this writ.

Witness, etc.

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.