2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 31: Criminal Procedure
Article 4: Extradition, 31-4-1 through 31-4-31
Section 31-4-27: Immunity from service of process in certain civil actions.
31-4-27. Immunity from service of process in certain civil actions.
A person brought into this state by, or after waiver of, extradition based on a criminal charge shall not be subject to service of personal process in civil actions arising out of the same facts as the criminal proceedings for which he is being or has been returned, until he has been convicted in the criminal proceedings, or, if acquitted, until he has had reasonable opportunity to return to the state from which he was extradited.
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