No recognizance, undertaking or bond taken in any criminal proceeding shall be void, nor shall the principal or surety be discharged, from liability thereon for want of form or substance or for omission of any recital or condition or because the same was entered into on Sunday.
History: 1953 Comp., § 41-3-7, enacted by Laws 1972, ch. 71, § 14.
Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1972, ch. 71, § 14, repealed 41-3-7, 1953 Comp., relating to the magistrate reading the complaint to the defendant and issuing subpoenas for any required witnesses, and enacted a new section.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 8 Am. Jur. 2d Bail and Recognizance § 51 et seq; §§ 153, 160 to 162.
Variance between name in bail bond and in judgment of forfeiture, 20 A.L.R. 411.
Necessity of reference in bail bond to specific crime, 103 A.L.R. 535.
8 C.J.S. Bail; Release and Detention Pending Proceedings §§ 93 to 106.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 31 - Criminal Procedure
Section 31-3-1 - Designee to accept bail.
Section 31-3-1.1 - Review of youthful offender records.
Section 31-3-2 - Failure to appear; forfeiture of bail bonds.
Section 31-3-3 - Surrender of principal by surety.
Section 31-3-4 - Paid sureties.
Section 31-3-5 - Approval of bond.
Section 31-3-6 - Change of venue.
Section 31-3-7 - Bail for witness.
Section 31-3-8 - Defects in bail or bail bond; effect.
Section 31-3-9 - Failure to appear; penalty.
Section 31-3-10 - Termination of liability.
Section 31-3-11 - Release of individuals who are pregnant or lactating.