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Statutes > New-mexico > Chapter-44 > Article-2 > Section-44-2-744-2-7. [When peremptory or alternative writs issued.]
When the right to require the performance of the act is clear, and it is apparent that no valid excuse can be given for not performing it, a peremptory mandamus may be allowed in the first instance; in all other cases the alternative writ shall be first issued.