{"data":{"id":"us-nm/35-12-12","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"35-12-12","heading":"Garnishment; defense to claim against garnishee.","body":"In any action by a defendant against a garnishee based on any indebtedness of the garnishee or on possession of any personal property, it is a conclusive defense for the garnishee to show that the indebtedness was paid or the personal property delivered under judgment of the magistrate court in a garnishment proceeding.","path":["Chapter 35 - Magistrate and Municipal Courts","ARTICLE 12 Magistrate Court; Garnishment"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18535/index.do","current_through":"2025-06-20","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"733d01bd7af5b830c7109096ca4958de363456e12c96624d35d4a401f9ae123c","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/35-12-11","next":"us-nm/35-12-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}