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2014 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 4 - Counties
Section 46 Suits by and Against Counties
Section 4-46-1 Name for purpose of suit.
NM Stat § 4-46-1 (2014) What's This?
4-46-1. [Name for purpose of suit.]
In all suits or proceedings by or against a county, the name in which the county shall sue or be sued shall be the board of county commissioners of the county of . . . . . . . . . ., but this provision shall not prohibit county officers, when authorized by law, from suing in their name of office for the benefit of the county.
History: Laws 1876, ch. 1, 4; C.L. 1884, 335; C.L. 1897, 654; Code 1915, 1152; C.S. 1929, 33-3701; 1941 Comp., 15-4301; 1953 Comp., 15-45-1.
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