If any officer herein authorized to grant writs of habeas corpus willfully refuses to grant such writ when legally applied for, he shall forfeit for any such offense, to the party aggrieved, one thousand dollars [($1,000)].
§ 44-1-8 NMSA 1978
[Wrongful refusal of writ; forfeiture.]
Known as the Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act
The act spans §§ 44–44 (147 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Wiggins v. New Mexico State Supreme Court Clerk (1981)
Most recently applied in Thomas v. Lewis (June 2001)
Laws 1884, ch. 1, § 8; C.L. 1884, § 2019; C.L. 1897, § 2788; Code 1915, § 2596; C.S. 1929, § 63-108; 1941 Comp., § 25-1108; 1953 Comp., § 22-11-8.
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.