Whenever application for any such writ is made to any officer not residing within the district where the prisoner is detained, he shall require proof by oath of the party applying, or by other sufficient evidence, that there is no officer in such district authorized to grant the writ; or if there is one, that he is absent or has refused to grant such writ; or for some cause, to be specially set forth, is incapable of acting, and if such proof is not produced, the application shall be denied.
History: Laws 1884, ch. 1, § 4; C.L. 1884, § 2015; C.L. 1897, § 2784; Code 1915, § 2592; C.S. 1929, § 63-104; 1941 Comp., § 25-1104; 1953 Comp., § 22-11-4.
ANNOTATIONSLaw reviews. — For article, "Habeas Corpus in New Mexico," see 11 N.M.L. Rev. 291 (1981).
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 39 Am. Jur. 2d Habeas Corpus §§ 105 to 109.
39 C.J.S. Habeas Corpus §§ 136 to 146.