New Mexico § 40-13A-5 Registration of foreign protection order

New Mexico Statutes

§ 40-13A-5 — Registration of foreign protection order

New Mexico § 40-13A-5

Ch. 40Domestic Affairs

Art. 13AUniform Interstate Enforcement of Domestic Violence

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 40-13A-5 (2026).

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A. A person may register a foreign protection order in New Mexico. To register a foreign protection order, a person shall present to the clerk of the district court:

(1)a copy of the foreign protection order that has been certified by the issuing tribunal; and (2) an affidavit by the protected individual stating that, to the best of the protected individual's knowledge, the foreign protection order is currently in effect. B. The clerk shall register the foreign protection order in accordance with this section. After the foreign protection order is registered, the clerk shall furnish to the person registering the order a certified copy of the registered order and shall send a copy of the registered order to the local law enforcement agency. The clerk shall not notify the respondent that th

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A. A person may register a foreign protection order in New Mexico. To register a foreign protection order, a person shall present to the clerk of the district court: (1) a copy of the foreign protection order that has been certified by the issuing tribunal; and (2) an affidavit by the protected individual stating that, to the best of the protected individual's knowledge, the foreign protection order is currently in effect. B. The clerk shall register the foreign protection order in accordance with this section. After the foreign protection order is registered, the clerk shall furnish to the person registering the order a certified copy of the registered order and shall send a copy of the registered order to the local law enforcement agency. The clerk shall not notify the respondent that the foreign protection order has been registered in New Mexico unless requested to do so by the protected individual. C. A registered foreign protection order that is inaccurate or is not currently in effect shall be corrected or removed from the tribunal's records in accordance with New Mexico law. D. A foreign protection order registered under the Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act may be entered in any state or federal registry of protection orders in accordance with applicable law. E. A fee shall not be charged for the registration of a foreign protection order.