New Mexico Statutes
§ 37-1-13 — [When action deemed commenced.]
New Mexico § 37-1-13
JurisdictionNew Mexico
Ch. 37Limitation of Actions; Abatement and Revivor
Art. 1Limitations of Actions
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 37-1-13 (2026).
Text
The filing in the proper clerk's office of the petition, declaration, bill or affidavit, upon the filing of which process is authorized by law to be issued, with intent that process shall issue immediately thereupon, which intent shall be presumed, unless the contrary appear, shall be deemed a commencement of the action.
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Legislative History
Laws 1880, ch. 5, § 8; C.L. 1884, § 1867; C.L. 1897, § 2920; Code 1915, §
Nearby Sections
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§ 37-1-1
[Generally.]§ 37-1-10
Minors; incapacitated persons§ 37-1-11
[Effect of death.]§ 37-1-13
[When action deemed commenced.]§ 37-1-16
Revival of causes of action§ 37-1-19
[Applicability of limitations.]§ 37-1-2
Judgments§ 37-1-21
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 37-1-13, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/37/37-1-13.