New Mexico Forms Library

9-208.  Criminal summons.

[For use with District Court Rules 5-208, 5-209 NMRA,

Magistrate Court Rules 6-204, 6-205 NMRA,

Metropolitan Court Rules 7-204, 7-205 NMRA and

Municipal Court Rules 8-203, 8-204 NMRA]

STATE OF NEW MEXICO

[COUNTY OF ___________________]

[CITY OF _______________________]

_________________________ COURT

                                                                                                                        No. __________

[STATE OF NEW MEXICO]

[COUNTY OF ___________________]

[CITY OF _______________________]

v.

__________________________________________, Defendant

CRIMINAL SUMMONS

            To: ___________________________________________________ (Defendant)

            ________________________________________________________ (Address)

            You are notified that a Complaint, a copy of which is attached hereto, has been filed in this court charging that you committed the offense of ______________________ (common name and description of offense charged).

            You are ordered to appear before the undersigned on the __________ day of __________________, ________, at __________ m. at __________________ in the (County of) (City of) __________________ State of New Mexico, to plead to the above charge(s).

            If you fail to appear at the time and place specified, a warrant will be issued for your arrest.

            Service of this summons shall be by: (personal service) (mail).

                                                                        ___________________________________

                                                                        Judge or Clerk

Name of the Law Enforcement Entity

Filing the Criminal Complaint

__________________________________________

BY: ______________________________________

            Prosecuting Attorney

            Law Enforcement Officer

__________________________________________

Address

__________________________________________

CERTIFICATE OF MAILING

            I certify that I mailed a copy of the Summons and a copy of the Complaint in the above-styled cause to the defendant at the above address on the __________ day of __________________, ________.

                                                                        ___________________________________

                                                                        Signature

                                                                        ___________________________________

                                                                        Title (if any)

                                                                        ___________________________________

                                                                        Date

RETURN

STATE OF NEW MEXICO                         )

                                                                        ) ss.

COUNTY OF __________________       )

(check one box and fill in appropriate blanks)

(if full-time salaried law enforcement officer)

[  ]        I certify that I served the above Summons on __________________ this __________ day of __________________, ________, by delivering a copy thereof, with copy of complaint attached, in the (county) (municipality) named above in the following manner:

[  ]        I, __________________, being duly sworn, upon my oath, say that I am over the age of eighteen (18) years and that I served the within summons the __________ day of __________________, ________, by delivering a copy thereof, with a copy of complaint attached, in the (county) (municipality) named above in the following manner: 

(check one box and fill in appropriate blanks)

[  ]        to the defendant

(if the defendant was absent)

[  ]        to __________________ (name of person), a person over the age of fifteen (15) residing at the usual place of abode of defendant

(if no person is found at defendant's dwelling)

[  ]        by posting a copy on the ___________________________________________

            (describe place — most public part of premises) 

(if a corporation)

[  ]        to __________________ (name of officer and title) of __________________ (corporation)

                                                                        ___________________________________

                                                                        Signature [of Affiant]

                                                                        of Person Making Service

                                                                        ___________________________________

                                                                        Title (if any)

* Subscribed and sworn to before me

this ______ day of ________, ________.

________________________________________

Judge, Notary Public or Other Officer

Authorized to Administer Oaths

________________________________________

Official Title

If Notary Public:

My commission expires: _____________________

* If service is made by a full-time salaried law-enforcement officer, the signature of such officer need not be notarized.

[As amended, effective July 1, 1988; January 1, 1990.]