New Mexico Statutes
§ 42-2-14 — Default
New Mexico § 42-2-14
JurisdictionNew Mexico
Ch. 42Actions and Proceedings Relating to Property
Art. 2Special Alternative Condemnation Procedure
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 42-2-14 (2026).
Text
A.If any defendant who has appeared in the cause shall fail to appear at the time set for trial, whether such trial be set before the court with or without a jury, the court shall direct that his default be entered and shall conduct such hearings as it deems necessary and proper to determine the amount of just compensation due to the defendant.
B.If any defendant has failed to appear or answer within the time allowed, and the clerk has entered his default, then the court shall conduct such hearings as it deems necessary and proper to determine the amount of just compensation due the defendant.
C.For the purpose of the hearing required in Subsection [Subsections] A and B above, the court may consider by affidavit or other proof of the value of the property taken, the damage, if any, whic
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 22-9-51, enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 324, § 13.
Nearby Sections
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§ 42-1-40
Recompiled§ 42-10-1
Exemptions§ 42-10-10
Exemption in lieu of homestead§ 42-10-11
When homestead exemption does not apply§ 42-10-12
Repealed§ 42-10-13
Claim of exemption or priority§ 42-10-14
Cost-of-living adjustments§ 42-10-2
Repealed§ 42-10-4
Benevolent associations; benefits§ 42-10-5
[Life insurance proceeds.]§ 42-10-7
Taxes excepted§ 42-10-8
Repealed§ 42-10-9
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 42-2-14, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/42/42-2-14.