New Mexico Code § 44-1-8

[Wrongful refusal of writ; forfeiture.]
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If any officer herein authorized to grant writs of habeas corpus willfully refuses to grant such writ when legally applied for, he shall forfeit for any such offense, to the party aggrieved, one thousand dollars [($1,000)].
History: Laws 1884, ch. 1, § 8; C.L. 1884, § 2019; C.L. 1897, § 2788; Code 1915, § 2596; C.S. 1929, § 63-108; 1941 Comp., § 25-1108; 1953 Comp., § 22-11-8.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 39 Am. Jur. 2d Habeas Corpus § 131.
Liability of judge, court, administrative officer or other custodian of person for whose release the writ is sought, in connection with habeas corpus proceedings, 84 A.L.R. 807.
39A C.J.S. Habeas Corpus § 175.

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