# N.M. Stat. § 37-1-2: Judgments

> New Mexico · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C37_A1_S37-1-2

## Section

- **Citation:** N.M. Stat. § 37-1-2
- **Heading:** Judgments
- **Jurisdiction:** New Mexico
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NM Code / Chapter 37 / Article 1 / Section 37-1-2

## Text

Actions founded upon a judgment of a court of the state may be brought within fourteen years from the date of the judgment and not afterward. Actions founded upon a judgment of a court of record of another state or territory of the United States, or of the federal courts, may be brought within the applicable period of limitation within that jurisdiction, not to exceed fourteen years from the date of the judgment, and not afterward. A judgment obtained through a common law action on a prior judgment or through any other means of revival of a prior judgment shall not be enforceable after fourteen years from the date of the original judgment upon which it is founded.

## Nearby sections

- [N.M. Stat. § 37-1-1 § 37-1-1. Generally](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C37_A1_S37-1-1.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 37-1-2 § 37-1-2. Judgments](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C37_A1_S37-1-2.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 37-1-3 § 37-1-3. Notes; written instruments; period of limitation; computation of period](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C37_A1_S37-1-3.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 37-1-4 § 37-1-4. Accounts and unwritten contracts; injuries to property; conversion; fraud; unspecified actions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C37_A1_S37-1-4.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 37-1-5 § 37-1-5. Actions for wage and hour violations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C37_A1_S37-1-5.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 37-1-6 § 37-1-6. Accrual of cause of action on open accounts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C37_A1_S37-1-6.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 37-1-7 § 37-1-7. Accrual of cause of actions for fraud or mistake, injuries or conversion of property](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C37_A1_S37-1-7.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 37-1-8 § 37-1-8. Actions against sureties on fiduciary bonds; injuries to person or reputation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C37_A1_S37-1-8.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 37-1-9 § 37-1-9. Effect of absence from state or concealment of debtor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C37_A1_S37-1-9.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 37-1-10 § 37-1-10. Minors; incapacitated persons](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C37_A1_S37-1-10.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 37-1-11 § 37-1-11. Effect of death](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C37_A1_S37-1-11.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 37-1-12 § 37-1-12. When commencement of action stayed or prevented](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C37_A1_S37-1-12.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 37-1-13 § 37-1-13. When action deemed commenced](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C37_A1_S37-1-13.md)
- [N.M. Stat. § 37-1-14 § 37-1-14. When second suit deemed continuation of first action](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C37_A1_S37-1-14.md)

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