N.M. Stat. § 44-1-12
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§ 44-1-12. Attachment against sheriff; place of detention
Official statutory text
If a sheriff neglects to return such writ the attachment may be directed to any person designated therein, who shall have full power to execute the same, and such sheriff upon being brought up may be committed to the jail of any county other than his own.
Status: in_force
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