{"data":{"id":"us-nm/35-12-17","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"35-12-17","heading":"Garnishment; form of bond.","body":"Garnishment bonds in civil actions in the magistrate court shall be in substantially the following form:\n\"STATE OF NEW MEXICO\n____________ MAGISTRATE DISTRICT, DIVISION _______\n(Name), Plaintiff\t) )\nv.\t)\tCIVIL DOCKET NO. ________\n(Name), Defendant (Name), Garnishee\t) )\nGARNISHMENT BOND\nWe bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators to the state of New Mexico in the sum of ___________ ($ ____) on condition that the plaintiff will diligently prosecute this action to final judgment without delay, will pay to the defendant all money found due to him in the action, and will pay all damages and costs that may accrue to the defendant and the garnishee by reason of the garnishment or any process or judgment thereon, upon completion of which this obligation is void.\n\t______________________________ Plaintiff (Principal)\n\t______________________________ Surety\n\t______________________________ Surety\nApproved _____________, 19 ___\n__________________________________ Magistrate\"","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":"41418b110812b5051cb295f3020aed893f6de4b966655ce0a11ade7780e21ad4","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/35-12-16","next":"us-nm/35-12-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}