New Mexico Statutes
§ 31-2-5 — ["Fresh pursuit" defined.]
New Mexico § 31-2-5
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 31-2-5 (2026).
Text
The term "fresh pursuit" as used in this act [31-2-1 to 31-2-7 NMSA 1978] shall include fresh pursuit as defined by the common law, and also the pursuit of a person who has committed a felony or who is reasonably suspected of having committed a felony. It shall also include the pursuit of a person suspected of having committed a supposed felony, though no felony has actually been committed, if there is reasonable ground for believing that a felony has been committed. Fresh pursuit as used herein shall not necessarily imply instant pursuit, but pursuit without unreasonable delay.
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Legislative History
Laws 1937, ch. 12, § 5; 1941 Comp., § 42-205; 1953 Comp., § 41-2-5.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 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 § 31-2-5, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/31/31-2-5.