ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1993, ch. 119, § 2 repealed 4-41-1 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1851-1852, p. 198, providing for the election of a county probate judge and sheriff, effective June 18, 1993. For provisions of former section, see the 1992 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com. For present comparable provisions, see 4-38-6 NMSA 1978.
All sheriffs shall at all times be considered as in the discharge of their duties and be allowed to carry arms on their persons. On the appointment of any regular or permanent deputy sheriff, it shall be the duty of the sheriff to file one notice of the appointment in the office of the county […]
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, only fully certified sheriffs and full-time certified deputy sheriffs shall be allowed to carry concealed arms. History: Laws 1983, ch. 182, § 2.
Whenever any sheriff or deputy sheriff has been or may be hereafter wounded or injured while in pursuit of or attempting to arrest any person accused of any crime in this state, and shall make affidavit fully setting forth the facts of his said wounding or injury, and shall also make affidavit that he is […]
A. Court security officers of county sheriff departments of class A counties shall meet all the prerequisites for permanent appointment as peace officers as stated in Section 29-7-8 NMSA 1978 [repealed]. B. All court security officers provided for pursuant to Subsection A of this section shall be commissioned as peace officers with full powers and […]
The various sheriffs of the several counties of this state shall have the right to enter any county of this state, or any part of this state, for the purpose of arresting any person charged with crime, whether the county so entered be the same to which the sheriff so entering was elected or not; […]
It is hereby made the duty of the sheriffs of the several counties of this state to serve and execute all process directed to them by said judges of probate in their respective counties, and shall be subject to fine and amercement as provided by law for the neglect or refusal to discharge the duties […]
The sheriff or his deputy shall serve and execute, according to law: A. all process, writs and orders directed to him by the judges of the magistrate courts; and B. criminal process directed to him by the municipal judge of any incorporated municipality in the state if the criminal process arises out of a charge […]
The party at whose application any civil writ, subpoena or process, except execution, is issued, shall pay in advance, if so demanded by the sheriff, the fees allowed by law for such services. History: Laws 1895, ch. 35, § 3; C.L. 1897, § 1801; Code 1915, § 1268; C.S. 1929, § 33-4424; 1941 Comp., § […]
A. The sheriffs of this state shall be allowed, except from the state or any state agency, the following fees and compensations: (1) for serving every writ, citation, order, subpoena or summons, not more than forty dollars ($40.00); (2) for every writ of capias or attachment for each defendant, six dollars ($6.00); (3) for taking […]
For commissions for receiving or paying moneys on executions, where lands, goods or chattels have been levied upon, advertised and sold, four per centum on the first five hundred dollars [($500)], and two percent on all sums above that; also the actual expenses incurred in taking care of any such goods or chattels so levied […]
The sheriff shall receive ten dollars [($10.00)] for the service of any jury venire, and shall be paid the regular rates of mileage hereinafter provided, for each mile actually and necessarily traveled in serving said jury venire. History: Laws 1895, ch. 35, § 4; C.L. 1897, § 1802; Code 1915, § 1269; C.S. 1929, § […]
A. Peace officers and constables shall be allowed mileage or the distance actually and necessarily traveled by privately owned conveyance in serving any judicial process. B. In serving any jury venire, a sheriff, deputy sheriff, constables [constable] or other county peace officer shall charge for the actual mileage traveled and necessary in providing service of […]
The sheriff shall be conservator of the peace within his county; shall suppress assaults and batteries, and apprehend and commit to jail, all felons and traitors, and cause all offenders to keep the peace and to appear at the next term of the court and answer such charges as may be preferred against them. History: […]
Whenever a sheriff, deputy sheriff or other county peace officer utilizes public transportation in the performance of any official business within or without the state he shall be reimbursed for the actual cost of the fare and shall not be paid mileage. The mode of public transportation used shall be the most economical possible, considering […]
It is distinctly provided that when more than one subpoena or summons or service is made or performed upon more than one person in the same town or place, or when more than one prisoner is conducted from one place to another, the sheriff shall not charge more nor receive any mileage in excess of […]
For all other services and expenses, except those mentioned in this article, the sheriff shall receive the fees and compensation fixed by law for such services and expenses. History: Laws 1895, ch. 35, § 8; C.L. 1897, § 1806; Code 1915, § 1273; C.S. 1929, § 33-4429; 1941 Comp., § 15-3823; 1953 Comp., § 15-40-23. […]
Any person who shall enter upon or attempt to execute any official duty as sheriff or as ex-officio collector, without having first executed and filed his official bond and oath of office as above required, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction in the district court, shall be fined in any sum […]
If any such sheriff, after being removed as provided by law, shall attempt to exercise any of the rights or powers of said office, or shall fail or refuse to turn over the office to the person appointed to succeed him, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof in the […]
The sheriffs in all the counties of this state shall have power to appoint deputies, who shall remain in office at the pleasure of such sheriffs; except that in counties which have established a merit system by ordinance, the provisions of the ordinance shall control the demotion and discharge of deputies and other employees of […]
