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New Mexico · Through 2024-10-16

39-7-7: Contents of certification order.

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  1. Chapter 39 - Judgments, Costs, Appeals
  2. ARTICLE 7 Uniform Certification of Questions of Law

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.

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