On the return day of the alternative writ, or such further day as the court allows, the party on whom the writ is served may show cause by answer, made in the same manner as an answer to a complaint in civil action.
§ 44-2-9 NMSA 1978
[Answer to writ.]
Known as the Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act
The act spans §§ 44-1-1 to 44-8-9 (147 sections).
Laws 1884, ch. 1, § 43; C.L. 1884, § 1998; C.L. 1897, § 2766; Code 1915, § 3418; C.S. 1929, § 86-108; 1941 Comp., § 26-109; 1953 Comp., § 22-12-9.
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.