New Mexico Statutes

§ 44-1-8 — [Wrongful refusal of writ; forfeiture.]

New Mexico·Ch. 44 Miscellaneous Civil Law Matters·Art. 1 Habeas Corpus
If any officer herein authorized to grant writs of habeas corpus willfully refuses to grant such writ when legally applied for, he shall forfeit for any such offense, to the party aggrieved, one thousand dollars [($1,000)].

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Legislative History

Laws 1884, ch. 1, § 8; C.L. 1884, § 2019; C.L. 1897, § 2788; Code 1915, §

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