New Mexico Statutes
§ 31-6-5 — Return of indictments
New Mexico § 31-6-5
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 31-6-5 (2026).
Text
Indictments shall be returned by the grand jury within twenty-four hours following the day when the indictment is voted. Indictments shall not name persons as unindicted coconspirators. Indictments may be filed and prosecution and trial had thereon without regard to court terms. No-bills shall be sealed and filed with the district court clerk. Upon application to the court by the state for good cause shown, or upon request by the target, the court may release a sealed no-bill.
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 41-5-5, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 276, § 5; 1979, ch. 337, § 3;
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 § 31-6-5, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/31/31-6-5.