Form 9-309 NMRA
Form 9-309. Judgment of default on bond.
[For use with District Court Rule 5-406 NMRA,
Magistrate Court Rule 6-406 NMRA,
Metropolitan Court Rule 7-406 NMRA and
Municipal Court Rule 8-406 NMRA]
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
[COUNTY OF _______________]
[CITY OF ________________]
__________________ COURT
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
[COUNTY OF _______________]
[CITY OF ________________]
v.
No. __________
_______________________________, Defendant
[and
__________________________________________, (surety)]
JUDGMENT OF DEFAULT ON BOND
This matter having come before this court for a hearing,
THE COURT FINDS:
(check applicable alternative)
[ ]
The defendant previously signed an unsecured appearance bond, agreeing to
appear in court as required and promising to pay $_______ to the court for a failure to
appear;
[ ]
The defendant previously signed a secured appearance bond in the full amount
of $_______, secured by a deposit in cash of 10% of the full amount, agreeing to
appear in court as required, and promising to forfeit the cash deposit and pay the
remaining 90% of the bond to the court for a failure to appear;
[ ]
The defendant or the defendant’s unpaid surety previously signed a secured
appearance bond in the full amount of $_______, secured by the pledging of real
property, agreeing that the defendant will appear in court as required, and promising to
forfeit the full amount of the bond to the court for a failure to appear;
[ ]
The defendant previously signed a secured appearance bond in the full amount
of $_____, secured by a deposit in cash of 100% of the full amount, agreeing to appear
in court as required, and promising to forfeit the full amount of the bond to the court for a
failure to appear.
[ ]
The defendant’s surety, a licensed bail bondsman, previously signed a surety
bond in the full amount of $_______, agreeing to ensure the defendant’s appearance in
court as required, and promising to forfeit the full amount of the bond to the court for a
failure to appear;
The defendant failed to appear in the ______________________ Court on
_____________________ (date) at _________________ (time), as required;
This court served a Notice of Forfeiture and Hearing on the clerk of the court, forfeiting
the defendant’s bond more than thirty (30) days prior to this hearing;
The clerk of the court mailed to the defendant and the above named surety, if any, the
Notice of Forfeiture and Hearing regarding whether a judgment of default should be
entered on the forfeited bond;
The forfeited bond has not been set aside, the defendant has not been surrendered into
custody, and good cause has not been shown why a judgment of default should not be
entered.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that judgment in the
following amount is hereby entered against the defendant and the above named surety,
if any:
[ ]
$__________, which is the full amount of the bond.
[ ]
$__________, which is a percentage of the full amount of the bond.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if the defendant has a surety, the defendant and the
surety are jointly and severally liable for the payment of this judgment.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if the full amount of this judgment is not paid into this
court within ten (10) days after entry of this order, action may be taken to enforce this
judgment against the defendant and the above named surety, if any.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if this judgment is not paid within ten (10) days, the
above named surety, if any, shall not execute any new bonds until the full amount of this
judgment is paid.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if this judgment is entered against a licensed bail
bondsman and this judgment is not paid within ten (10) days, a copy of the judgment
shall be mailed by the clerk of the court to the superintendent of insurance.
_____________________________
Judge