Section 42-6-13 - Method of service on state; answer. - New Mexico Statutes

42-6-13. Method of service on state; answer.

Service upon the state shall be made by serving the process of the court, with a copy of the complaint, upon the attorney general of the state and the state agency involved in the action. The complaint shall set forth with particularity the nature of the interest or lien of the state on the property. The attorney general and the state agency shall have thirty days after service as above provided, or such further time as the court may allow, within which to serve an answer or other pleading.