New Mexico Statutes
§ 31-2-2 — [Arrested person taken before magistrate; hearing;
New Mexico § 31-2-2
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 31-2-2 (2026).
Text
commitment or discharge.] If an arrest is made in this state by an officer of another state in accordance with the provisions of Section 1 [31-2-1 NMSA 1978] of this act he shall without unnecessary delay take the person arrested before a magistrate of the county in which the arrest was made, who shall conduct a hearing for the purpose of determining the lawfulness of the arrest. If the magistrate determines that the arrest was lawful he shall commit the person arrested to await for a reasonable time the issuance of an extradition warrant by the governor of this state. If the magistrate determines that the arrest was unlawful he shall discharge the person arrested.
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Legislative History
Laws 1937, ch. 12, § 2; 1941 Comp., § 42-202; 1953 Comp., § 41-2-2.
Nearby Sections
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§ 31-1-1
Short title§ 31-1-2
Definitions§ 31-1-3
Method of prosecution§ 31-1-5
Procedures on arrest; reports§ 31-11-1
Stay of execution; release§ 31-11-6
Post-conviction remedy§ 31-12-10
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 31-2-2, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/31/31-2-2.