New Mexico Statutes
§ 42-7-3 — [Affidavit for service by publication.]
New Mexico § 42-7-3
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 42-7-3 (2026).
Text
Before service can be made by publication an affidavit must be filed in the action showing the cause to be one for the specific performance of a contract for the sale of real estate, and that the defendant to be served with process is a nonresident of the state, and it being shown to the satisfaction of the court that the defendant is in fact a nonresident, the court shall order service by publication.
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Legislative History
Laws 1933, ch. 9, § 3; 1941 Comp., § 25-1603; 1953 Comp., § 22-18-3.
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Repealed§ 42-10-13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Repealed§ 42-10-4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Repealed§ 42-10-9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 § 42-7-3, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/42/42-7-3.