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10-722. Affidavit for arrest warrant.

[For use with Rule 10-215 NMRA]

STATE OF NEW MEXICO

COUNTY OF ___________________

_____________ JUDICIAL DISTRICT

IN THE CHILDREN’S COURT

In the Matter of _____________, a Child.                                               No. __________

AFFIDAVIT FOR ARREST WARRANT¹

            The undersigned, being duly sworn, states that there is reason to believe that on or about the __________ day of __________________, ________, in ________________________ County, New Mexico, the above-named respondent, a child, ___________________ (insert date of birth or approximate age)

(check appropriate boxes)

[ ] committed the delinquent act of: _______________________________ (state common name of delinquent act or acts)

            [ ] contrary to the law of the State of New Mexico

            [ ] contrary to ordinance ________________________________ (specify the number of the section or subsection defining the offense and the title and date of passage of the ordinance)²

[ ] violated conditions of probation, release, or supervised release.

            The undersigned further states the following facts on oath to establish probable cause to believe that the above-named respondent

[ ] is delinquent

[ ] or violated conditions of release, probation, or supervised release _______________

____________________________________ (include facts in support of the credibility of any hearsay relied upon).

                                                                        ______________________________

                                                                        Affiant's Signature

                                                                        ______________________________

                                                                        Title (if any)

                                                                        ______________________________

                                                                        Affiant's Name

                                                                        (please print or type)

Subscribed and sworn to before me in the above-named county of the State of New Mexico this __________ day of __________________, ________ .

                                                                        ______________________________

                                                                        Officer Authorized to Administer Oaths

                                                                        ______________________________

                                                                        Title

USE NOTES

            1.         Either this form or the form approved for arrest warrants in adult criminal proceedings may be used in delinquency cases in the Children’s Court.

            2.         See NMSA 1978, § 35-15-2.

[As amended by Supreme Court Order No. 10-8300-046, effective February 14, 2011; 10-409 recompiled and amended as 10-722 by Supreme Court Order No. 16-8300-017, effective for all cases pending or filed on or after December 31, 2016.]