New Mexico Statutes

§ 10-4-24 — [Default of defendant; effect.]

New Mexico § 10-4-24

JurisdictionNew Mexico

Ch. 10Public Officers and Employees

Art. 4Removal of Local Officers

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Bluebook

N.M. Stat. Ann. § 10-4-24 (2026).

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If the defendant fails to appear and answer the order to show cause why he should not be suspended, the court may proceed in his absence as in this chapter provided.

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Legislative History

Laws 1909, ch. 36, § 25; Code 1915, § 3978; C.S. 1929, § 96-129; 1941

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