New Mexico § 44-3-12 - Judgment for relator claiming office; provisions concerning compensation; separate action for damages
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 44-3-12 — Judgment for relator claiming office; provisions concerning compensation; separate action for damages, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 44-3-12. Judgment for relator claiming office; provisions concerning compensation; separate action for damages
When the judgment is for the person so alleged to be entitled to the office, he may
have included therein a money judgment against the defendant and the surety or sureties
on his bond, if furnished as in Section 6 provided, for all fees and emoluments collected
by him during the term involved in such case with interest thereon at six percent
per annum; and he may recover by separate action the damages which he shall have
sustained by reason of the usurpation by the defendant of the office from which by
virtue of said judgment said defendant has been excluded.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 44-3-12 cover?
Section 44-3-12 ("Judgment for relator claiming office; provisions concerning compensation; separate action for damages") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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