Garnishment; payment of exempt wages and salary

Any employer charged as a garnishee in any civil action in the magistrate court shall pay to the defendant, when due, the amount of his wages or salary exempt from garnishment under Section 35-12-7 NMSA 1978. History: 1953 Comp., § 36-14-7.1, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 139, § 7.