§ 44-5-7 NMSA 1978

[How defenses under this article may be asserted.]

Known as the Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act

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

Laws 1856-1857, p. 36; C.L. 1865, ch. 36, § 7; C.L. 1884, § 2296; C.L. 1897, § 3205; Code 1915, § 2513; C.S. 1929, § 58-107; 1941 Comp., § 25-1007; 1953 Comp., § 22-10-7.

Any matter of defense, under this chapter [ 44-5-1 to 44-5-14 NMSA 1978], may be specially pleaded, or given in evidence, under the general issue.

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.