New Mexico Statutes

§ 35-12-19 — Garnishment; district court; magistrate court; small

New Mexico·Ch. 35 Magistrate and Municipal Courts·Art. 12 Magistrate Court; Garnishment
claims court. Garnishment may be issued in the district court, magistrate court or small claims court. Sections 35-12-1 through 35-12-18 NMSA 1978 apply to the issuance of garnishment in the district court, magistrate court or small claims court; provided, however, that in the event the district court has jurisdiction, the district court clerk may issue the writ of garnishment. In those cases filed in small claims court, the small claims court may issue the writ of garnishment.

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Legislative History

1953 Comp., § 36-14-16, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 139, § 10; 1973, ch. 24, §

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