N.M. Stat. § 44-1-35
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§ 44-1-35. Time allowed for making return and producing prisoner
Official statutory text
If the writ is returnable at a certain day, such return shall be made, and such prisoner produced at the time and place specified therein; if he is returnable forthwith, and the place is within twenty miles of the place of service, such return shall be made and such prisoner produced within twenty-four hours, and the like time shall be allowed for every additional twenty miles.
Status: in_force
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