2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 42: Actions and Proceedings Relating to Property
Article 8: Replevin, 42-8-1 through 42-8-22
Section 42-8-7: Procedure for waiver of affidavit and bond; election to take value of property or its return.
42-8-7. [Procedure for waiver of affidavit and bond; election to take value of property or its return.]
That if in any suit for replevin of property the plaintiff shall allege in his complaint a demand upon the defendant for the return of the property and a reasonable opportunity to comply therewith, and that he waives seizure and delivery thereof, the affidavit and bond prescribed in Sections 42-8-5 and 42-8-6 NMSA 1978 need not be filed, nor the writ issued. In such case, the verdict, if for the plaintiff, shall fix the value of the property, as well as the damages for detention; upon which verdict plaintiff shall have judgment for such damages, and either for the value of such property, as so fixed, or for the return thereof, at his election.
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