N.M. Stat. § 39-7-3

Current through 2024, ch. 69

Section 39-7-3 - Power to certify

The supreme court or the court of appeals of this state, on the motion of a party to pending litigation or its own motion, may certify a question of law to the highest court of another state, a tribe, Canada, a Canadian province or territory, Mexico or a Mexican state if:

A. the pending litigation involves a question to be decided under the law of the other jurisdiction;

B. the answer to the question may be determinative of an issue in the pending litigation; and

C. the question is one for which an answer is not provided by a controlling appellate decision, constitutional provision or statute of the other jurisdiction.

NMS § 39-7-3

Laws 1997, ch. 8, § 3.