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9-210A. Warrant for arrest; return where defendant is found.
[For use with District Court Criminal Rule 5-210 NMRA]

STATE OF NEW MEXICO
COUNTY OF ________________________
__________________ JUDICIAL DISTRICT

STATE OF NEW MEXICO

v.

__________________________________________, Defendant

WARRANT FOR ARREST

THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO TO ANY OFFICER AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE THIS WARRANT¹:
BASED ON A FINDING OF PROBABLE CAUSE, YOU ARE COMMANDED to arrest the above-named defendant and bring the defendant without unnecessary delay before this court² to answer the charge of (here state common name and description of offense charged):
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
contrary to Section(s) ________ NMSA 1978.

Conditions of release in penalty assessment misdemeanor or traffic code misdemeanor cases (except for driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, contrary to Section 66-8-102 NMSA 1978, and operating a motorboat while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, contrary to Section 66-13-3 NMSA 1978):

The court sets the following conditions of release upon the arrest of the defendant:

[ ] release on unsecured bond in the amount of $_______

[ ] release on secured bond in the amount of $_________ (cash only) (10% cash) (surety)

[ ] other: _____________________

Dated this __________ day of ______________, ________

Description of defendant:
Name _______________________________________
Alias ________________________________________
Date of birth __________________________________
Social Security No. _____________________________
Address _____________________________________
Sex (male) (female) Height ________ Weight ________
Hair color ________ Eyes ________
Scars, marks and tattoos: ______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Vehicle (make, model, year and color, if known)
______________________________________________________________________

Extradition information:
The State will extradite the defendant: (check and complete)
[ ] from any contiguous state
[ ] from anywhere in the continental United States
[ ] from any other State
[ ] from anywhere
Prosecuting attorney: _____________________________
By: ____________________________________________
Date: __________________________________________
Originating officer ________________________________
Originating agency _______________________________

RETURN WHERE DEFENDANT IS FOUND

            I arrested the above-named defendant on the ________ day of ______________, ________, and served a copy of this warrant on the ____________ day of ________________, ________ and caused this warrant to be removed from the warrant information system identified in this warrant.

USE NOTES

1.         An arrest warrant may be directed to a full-time salaried state or county law enforcement officer, a municipal police officer, a campus security officer, or an Indian tribal or pueblo law enforcement officer.

2.         If the judge is unavailable, defendant must be brought before designee for setting of conditions of release. A defendant accused of a bailable offense may not be held without the setting of conditions of release.

[Approved, effective June 1, 1999; as amended by Supreme Court Order No. S-1-RCR-2024-00068, effective for all cases pending or filed on or after May 8, 2024.]