Statutes > New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 42 - Actions and Proceedings Relating to Property. > Article 10 - Exemptions, 42-10-1 through 42-10-13. > Section 42-10-13 - Claim of exemption or priority.

Section 42-10-13 - Claim of exemption or priority.

42-10-13. Claim of exemption or priority.

Any person desiring to claim that property is exempt from execution or is subject to execution only after other property is used to satisfy a debt under the provisions of Sections 40-3-10 and 40-3-11 NMSA 1978 shall file his claim of exemption or priority in the appropriate court, or the right to claim such exemption is waived as between a spouse and the creditor.