New Mexico Statutes
§ 35-12-12 — Garnishment; defense to claim against garnishee
New Mexico § 35-12-12
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 35-12-12 (2026).
Text
In any action by a defendant against a garnishee based on any indebtedness of the garnishee or on possession of any personal property, it is a conclusive defense for the garnishee to show that the indebtedness was paid or the personal property delivered under judgment of the magistrate court in a garnishment proceeding.
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 36-14-10, enacted by Laws 1968, ch. 62, § 142.
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 35-12-12, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/35/35-12-12.