New Mexico Statutes

N.M. Stat. § 39-7-1 (2026)

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  This act [39-7-1 to 39-7-13 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "Uniform Certification of
Questions of Law Act".

History: Laws 1997, ch. 8, § 1.

                                     ANNOTATIONS

Law reviews. — For article, "Certification and Removal: Practice and Procedures," see
31 N.M.L. Rev. 161 (2001).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 2000–2013 · leading case: Coll v. First Am. Title Ins., 642 F.3d 876 (10th Cir. 2011).
Coll v. First Am. Title Ins., 642 F.3d 876 (10th Cir. 2011). “See generally N.M. Stat. Ann. §§ 39-7-1 through 39-7-13 (providing for certification).”
State v. Smallwood, 2007 NMSC 5 (N.M. 2007). “§§ 39-7-1 to -13 (1997) (conferring jurisdiction on cases certified to this Court by other courts).”
Kysar v. Amoco Prod. Co., 93 P.3d 1272 (N.M. 2004). · cites it 2× “We have jurisdiction under NMSA 1978, §§ 39-7-1 to -13 (1997) and Rule 12-607 NMRA 2004.”
Campos Ex Rel. J.C. v. Murray, 134 P.3d 741 (N.M. 2006). · cites it 2× “See also NMSA 1978, § 39-7-1 (1997) (providing for the “Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act”).”
Navajo Nation v. Urban Outfitters, Inc., 935 F. Supp. 2d 1147 (D.N.M. 2013). “See also NMSA 1978, § 39-7-1 (providing for the “Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act”); Schlieter v.”
Kysar v. Amoco Prod. Co., 73 F. App'x 349 (10th Cir. 2003). “1, and pursuant to the provisions of The Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act, N.M. Stat. Ann. §§ 39-7-1 to 39-7-13, and N.”
Sloan v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., 320 F.3d 1073 (10th Cir. 2003). “The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, pursuant to the provisions of the Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act, N.M. Stat. Ann. §§ 39-7-1 to 39-7-13 (2002) and N.”
Hartford Ins. v. Cline, 427 F.3d 715 (10th Cir. 2005). “1 the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit submits to the Supreme Court of New Mexico a request that the court exercise its discretion under N.M. Stat. Ann. § 39-7-1 et seq. (1978), to accept the following certified question of New Mexico law: Is excluding…”
Jeremias Silva v. Am. Fed'n of State, Cnty. & Mun. Employees, a Nat'l Labor Union, & Luis Arellano, Evelina Marquez, 231 F.3d 691 (10th Cir. 2000). “The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, pursuant to the provisions of The Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act, N.M. Stat. Ann. §§ 39-7-1 to 39-7-13, and § 34-2-8 N.”
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