{"data":{"id":"us-nm/35-8-5","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"35-8-5","heading":"Magistrate jury; discharge upon failure to agree.","body":"Whenever the magistrate is satisfied that a jury cannot agree upon a verdict in the manner provided by law after a reasonable time, or, in the exercise of his discretion the magistrate determines that some necessity exists for discharge of the jury, he may discharge it and summon a new jury unless the parties agree that the magistrate may render judgment.","path":["Chapter 35 - Magistrate and Municipal Courts","ARTICLE 8 Magistrate Court; Juries and Jurors"],"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":"46ddd7c41355300c9c89e8961156bf0d0252de50e355593e36f4e8e73d2b8cd6","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/35-8-4","next":"us-nm/35-8-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}