{"data":{"id":"us-nm/47-8-44","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"47-8-44","heading":"Absence from court of defendant.","body":"If the defendant shall not appear in response to the summons, and it shall have been properly served, the court shall try the cause as though he were present.","path":["Chapter 47 - Property Law","ARTICLE 8 Owner-Resident Relations"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18550/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"6efe87354b92f0c07cc6188278b8a854f0ef96f2a866a8f3c8eb7128aec69cb8","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/47-8-43","next":"us-nm/47-8-45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}