Section 45-5-302 - Venue.

NM Stat § 45-5-302 (2019) (N/A)
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Venue for guardianship proceedings for an alleged incapacitated person is in the judicial district where the alleged incapacitated person resides or is present. If the alleged incapacitated person is admitted to an institution pursuant to order of a court of competent jurisdiction, venue is also in the judicial district in which that court sits.

History: 1953 Comp., § 32A-5-302, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 257, § 5-302; 1993, ch. 301, § 2.

The 1993 amendment, effective July 1, 1993, inserted "alleged" in three places and made a minor stylistic change.

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 14 C.J.S. Chemical dependents § 4; 49 C.J.S. Insane Persons § 12.