2016 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 39 - Judgments, Costs, Appeals
Article 7 - Uniform Certification of Questions of Law
Section 39-7-7 - Contents of certification order.
39-7-7. Contents of certification order.
A. A certification order must contain:
(1) the question of law to be answered;
(2) the facts relevant to the question, showing fully the nature of the controversy out of which the question arose;
(3) a statement acknowledging that the supreme court of this state, acting as the receiving court, may reformulate the question; and
(4) the names and addresses of counsel of record and parties appearing without counsel.
B. If the parties cannot agree upon a statement of facts, the certifying court shall determine the relevant facts and state them as part of its certification order.
History: Laws 1997, ch. 8, 7.
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