New Mexico Statutes

§ 31-4-16 — Bail; in what cases; conditions of bond

New Mexico § 31-4-16
JurisdictionNew Mexico
Ch. 31Criminal Procedure
Art. 4Extradition

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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 31-4-16 (2026).

Text

Unless the offense with which the prisoner is charged is shown to be an offense punishable by death or life imprisonment under the laws of the state in which it was committed, a judge or magistrate in this state may admit the person arrested to bail by bond, with sufficient sureties, and in such sum as he deems proper, conditioned for his appearance before him at a time specified in such bond, and for his surrender, to be arrested upon the warrant of the governor of this state.

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Legislative History

Laws 1937, ch. 65, § 16; 1941 Comp., § 42-1916; 1953 Comp., § 41-19-16.

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New Mexico § 31-4-16, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/31/31-4-16.