New Mexico Statutes
§ 3-10-7 — Officers; removal for malfeasance in office; complaint;
jurisdiction of district court; hearing; serving notice. Any person elected or appointed to an elective office of a municipality may be removed for malfeasance in office by the district court upon complaint of the mayor or governing body of the municipality. Any such officer is entitled to a hearing at a time fixed by the court after not less than ten days' notice of such proceedings by service, as in the case of summons in civil actions, with a copy of the complaint filed in the proceedings.
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 14-9-8, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300.
Nearby Sections
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§ 3-1-1
Municipalities; short title§ 3-1-2
Definitions§ 3-1-6
Final day to act§ 3-10-4
Repealed§ 3-10-5
Repealed§ 3-10-8
Officers; delivery of records§ 3-11-1
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