• ARTICLE 1 PROCESS
    • 38-1-1. Rules of pleading, practice and procedure.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-1-2. [Practice statutes may be modified or suspended by rules.]
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-1-3. [Common law is rule of practice and decision.]
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-1-4. [Equity rules prevail over common law.]
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-1-5. Service of process; failure to report.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-1-5.1. Service of process on limited liability companies; death or removal of registered agent.
    • 38-1-6. Process against foreign corporations.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-1-6.1. Process against foreign limited liability companies.
    • 38-1-7. Purpose of act.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-1-8. Service of process upon unauthorized insurer.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-1-9. Defense of action by unauthorized insurer.
    • 38-1-10. Attorney fees.
    • 38-1-11. Short title.
    • 38-1-12. [Service of process against insane or incompetent person.]
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-1-13. [Notice of proceedings occurring prior to service of summons or appearance.]
    • 38-1-14. Notice of lis pendens; contents; recording; effect.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-1-15. [Pendency of suit; time within which process must be served; cancellation of lis pendens notice.]
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-1-16. Personal service of process outside state.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-1-17. Service of process.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-1-18. Agent for service of process.
      • ANNOTATIONS
  • ARTICLE 2 PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS
    • 38-2-1 to 38-2-5. Repealed.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-2-6. [Name of defendant unknown.]
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-2-7, 38-2-8. Repealed.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-2-9. [Truth and mitigating circumstances in action for libel or slander.]
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-2-10 to 38-2-22. Repealed.
      • ANNOTATIONS
  • ARTICLE 3 VENUE; CHANGE OF JUDGE
    • 38-3-1. County in which civil action in district court may be commenced.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-3-1.1. Jurisdiction of district courts.
    • 38-3-2. [Actions against municipality or board of county commissioners.]
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-3-3. Change of venue in civil and criminal cases.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-3-4. Change of venue by stipulation of parties.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-3-5. [Evidence in support of application; findings; decision.]
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-3-6. [Second change of venue not matter of right.]
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-3-7. County to which case may be removed.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-3-8. [Change after first term.]
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-3-9. Peremptory challenge to a district judge.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-3-10. Time for filing affidavit of disqualification.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-3-11. Costs paid by county of origin.
  • ARTICLE 4 PARTIES
    • 38-4-1. Repealed.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-4-2. [Several persons liable on contract, judgment or statute; parties defendant.]
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-4-3. [Joint contracts create joint and several liability; assumption of debt; partners; parties defendant.]
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-4-4. Repealed.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-4-5. [Suits against partners; joinder; enforcement of judgment; service of process.]
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-4-6. [Married woman.]
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-4-7. Infant; suits between spouses.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-4-8. [Infants; bond of next friend.]
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-4-9. Costs in suit brought by certain representatives of infant.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-4-10. Guardian ad litem for infant defendant.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-4-11. Failure to apply for appointment of guardian ad litem.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-4-12. Liability of guardian ad litem for costs.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-4-13. Definition of "infant" as used in Sections 38-4-7 through
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-4-14. Incapacitated person; definition.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-4-15. Appointment of guardian ad litem to defend suit.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-4-16. Compromise by guardian ad litem.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-4-17. Costs paid by guardian ad litem.
    • 38-4-18. Partnerships and corporations may be represented by partner, officer or director in proceedings in magistrate and metropolitan courts.
  • ARTICLE 5 DRAWING AND EMPANELING JURORS
    • 38-5-1. Qualification of jurors.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-5-2. Exemption from jury service.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-5-3. Source for juror selection.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-5-3.1 Repealed.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-5-4. Repealed.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-5-5. Jury tampering; penalties.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-5-6 to 38-5-9. Repealed.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-5-10. Summoning of jurors; claiming exemption.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-5-11. Qualifying jury panels.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-5-12. Petit jury panels; number to be qualified; period of service; exemption; time for summoning.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-5-13. Jury lot slip container; drawing and qualifying trial jury.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-5-14. Exercising challenges to jurors.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-5-15. Mileage and compensation for jurors.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-5-16. Challenge to jury array.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-5-17. [Verdict by ten or more jurors; polling jury.]
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-5-18. Employer prohibited from penalizing employee for jury service.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-5-19. Penalty.
  • ARTICLE 6 WITNESSES AND THEIR COMPETENCY
    • 38-6-1 to 38-6-3. Repealed.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-6-4. Per diem and mileage for witnesses.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-6-5. Repealed.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-6-6. Privileged communications.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-6-7. News sources and information; mandatory disclosure prohibited; definitions; special procedure for prevention of injustice issue.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-6-8. Witnesses with mental retardation; competency evaluation.
  • ARTICLE 7 ADMISSIBILITY AND SUFFICIENCY OF EVIDENCE
    • 38-7-1. Verified accounts; instruments in writing; denial under oath.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-7-2. [Consideration imported by written contract.]
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-7-3. [Abstracts of title; admissibility; explanation; contradiction.]
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-7-4. [False or forged abstract; penalty.]
  • ARTICLE 8 DEPOSITIONS FOR USE IN FOREIGN STATE
    • 38-8-1. [Order for appearance of witness and production of documents.]
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-8-2. [Disobedience of witness; use of copies of documents.]
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-8-3. [False testimony punishable as perjury.]
      • ANNOTATIONS
  • ARTICLE 9 INTERPRETERS FOR DEAF
    • 38-9-1. Short title.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-9-2. Definitions.
    • 38-9-3. Interpreter required.
    • 38-9-4. Interpreter waiver.
    • 38-9-5. Interpreter; services.
    • 38-9-6. Notice; proof of disability.
    • 38-9-7. Coordination of interpreter requests.
    • 38-9-8. Interpreter permitted.
    • 38-9-9. Oath of interpreter.
    • 38-9-10. Privileged communication.
  • ARTICLE 10 COURT INTERPRETERS
    • 38-10-1. Short title.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-10-2. Definitions.
    • 38-10-3. Certified interpreter required; compensation.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-10-4. Court interpreters advisory committee created; duties.
      • ANNOTATIONS
    • 38-10-5. Certification; administration.
    • 38-10-6. Interpreter waiver.
    • 38-10-7. Interpreter permitted.
    • 38-10-8. Oath of interpreter.
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Historical New Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978

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Chapter 38 - Trials (2000)

Collection Historical New Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978
File Number Chapter 38 NMSA 1978

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