New Mexico Statutes 42-10-13. Claim of exemption or priority
A. Any person desiring to claim that property is exempt from execution or garnishment or is subject to execution only after other property is used to satisfy a debt under the provisions of Sections 40-3-10 and 40-3-11 N.M. Stat. Ann. shall file a claim of exemption or priority in the appropriate court; provided that the time to file that claim of exemption shall not be less than ten days after the filing of a writ of execution as set forth in New Mexico Rule of Civil Procedure 1-065.1 [1-065.1 NMRA].
Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 42-10-13
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
- Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
B. A notice of the right to claim exemption to garnishment, execution, levy, attachment or foreclosure or a form to file or claim that exemption shall be provided by the creditor to the person whose property is subject to garnishment, execution, levy, attachment or foreclosure, and that notice shall contain a complete list of exemptions provided by the law.