{"data":{"id":"us-nm/35-3-5","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"35-3-5","heading":"Jurisdiction; venue of actions.","body":"A. Venue of actions in the magistrate court lies:\n(1) in civil actions, in any magistrate district where the plaintiff or defendant resides or may be found or where the cause of action arose; and\n(2) in criminal actions, in the magistrate district where the crime is alleged to have been committed.\nB. The provisions of Section 35-3-6 or 35-3-7 NMSA 1978, supersede this section whenever they become applicable.","path":["Chapter 35 - Magistrate and Municipal Courts","ARTICLE 3 Magistrate Court; Jurisdiction"],"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":"3c904243d602a34f3f919da7302debe78812f04268e2c0c318475abd5a066c88","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/35-3-4","next":"us-nm/35-3-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}