New Mexico Statutes
§ 42-8-21 — [Defendant may keep property on giving forthcoming
New Mexico § 42-8-21
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 42-8-21 (2026).
Text
bond; time; parties; condition.] The defendant, either in person or by his agent or attorney, at any time within five days after the service of a writ of replevin on him, and the replevin of the property thereunder, may require the return of the property replevied upon giving to the sheriff a bond with two or more sufficient sureties in double the value of the property as sworn to in the affidavit of replevin, conditioned for the delivery of the property to the plaintiff, if such delivery be adjudged, and for payment to him of such sum as may for any cause be recovered against the defendant in the suit.
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Legislative History
C.L. 1897, § 2685 (248), added by Laws 1907, ch. 107, § 1 (248); Code 1915,
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Repealed§ 42-10-13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Repealed§ 42-10-4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Repealed§ 42-10-9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 § 42-8-21, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/42/42-8-21.