New Mexico Statutes
§ 31-4-18 — Forfeiture of bail
New Mexico § 31-4-18
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 31-4-18 (2026).
Text
If the prisoner is admitted to bail, and fails to appear and surrender himself according to the conditions of his bond, the judge, or magistrate, by proper order, shall declare the bond forfeited and order his immediate arrest without warrant if he be within this state. Recovery may be had on such bond in the name of the state as in the case of other bonds given by the accused in criminal proceedings within this state.
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Legislative History
Laws 1937, ch. 65, § 18; 1941 Comp., § 42-1918; 1953 Comp., § 41-19-18.
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 § 31-4-18, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/31/31-4-18.