New Mexico Statutes
§ 4-46-1 — [Name for purpose of suit.]
New Mexico § 4-46-1
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 4-46-1 (2026).
Text
In all suits or proceedings by or against a county, the name in which the county shall sue or be sued shall be the board of county commissioners of the county of . . . . . . . . . ., but this provision shall not prohibit county officers, when authorized by law, from suing in their name of office for the benefit of the county.
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Legislative History
Laws 1876, ch. 1, § 4; C.L. 1884, § 335; C.L. 1897, § 654; Code 1915, § 1152;
Nearby Sections
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[Change in south boundary.]§ 4-10-1
[County boundaries.]§ 4-10-2
[County seat.]§ 4-11-1
[County boundaries.]§ 4-11-2
[County seat; buildings.]§ 4-11-3
[Bonds for courthouse and jail.]§ 4-12-1
[County boundaries.]§ 4-12-2
[County seat; buildings.]§ 4-13-1
[County boundaries.]§ 4-13-2
[County seat; buildings.]§ 4-13-3
[Courthouse and jail bonds.]§ 4-14-1
[Original county boundaries.]§ 4-14-2
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 4-46-1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/4/4-46-1.