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Section 10-2-10 – [Action on bond; use of certified copy.]

In all actions at law upon the bond of any officer in this state wherein the original bond of such officer cannot be produced in court, the certified copy thereof, under the seal of the officer making the record, shall be received by any court for the same uses and purposes as the original bond; […]

Section 10-2-1 – [Sureties on bonds; qualifications.]

No bond of any public officer of this state executed by any individual, or firm as surety, shall be accepted or approved unless the persons or firm executing the same shall be the owners of unencumbered real estate or personal property in this state to an amount equal to the amount for which they respectively […]

Section 10-2-4 – [Public officer becoming surety; misdemeanor in office.]

Any violation of the preceding section [10-2-3 NMSA 1978] shall constitute a misdemeanor in office. History: Laws 1903, ch. 57, § 2; 1905, ch. 85, § 1; Code 1915, § 514; C.S. 1929, § 17-110; 1941 Comp., § 10-204; 1953 Comp., § 5-2-4. ANNOTATIONS Compiler’s notes. — The compilers of the 1915 Code substituted “preceding […]

Section 10-2-5 – [Recording of bonds required.]

The bonds given by all persons elected or appointed to office in this state shall be recorded. History: Laws 1893, ch. 56, § 1; C.L. 1897, § 3187; Code 1915, § 515; C.S. 1929, § 17-111; 1941 Comp., § 10-205; 1953 Comp., § 5-2-5. ANNOTATIONS Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 67 C.J.S. […]