N.M. Stat. § 4-46-1

Current through 2024, ch. 69

Section 4-46-1 - Name for purpose of suit

In all suits or proceedings by or against a county, the name in which the county shall sue or be sued shall be the board of county commissioners of the county of .........., but this provision shall not prohibit county officers, when authorized by law, from suing in their name of office for the benefit of the county.

NMS § 4-46-1

Laws 1876, ch. 1, § 4; C.L. 1884, § 335; C.L. 1897, § 654; Code 1915, § 1152; C.S. 1929, § 33-3701; 1941 Comp., § 15-4301; 1953 Comp., § 15-45-1.