New Mexico § 44-1-13 - Precept for production of petitioner by officer executing attachment
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 44-1-13 — Precept for production of petitioner by officer executing attachment, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 44-1-13. Precept for production of petitioner by officer executing attachment
The officer by whom any such attachment is issued may also at the same time or afterward
issue a precept to the sheriff, or other person to whom such attachment was directed,
commanding him to bring forthwith before such officers the party for whose benefit
such writ was allowed, who shall thereafter remain in the custody of such sheriff
or person until he is discharged, bailed or remanded, as such officer directs.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 44-1-13 ("Precept for production of petitioner by officer executing attachment") 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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