New Mexico Statutes
§ 31-15-2 — Definitions
New Mexico § 31-15-2
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 31-15-2 (2026).
Text
As used in the Public Defender Act: A. "chief" means the chief public defender; B. "commission" means the public defender commission; C. "court" means the district, metropolitan and magistrate courts of this state; D. "department" means the public defender department; E. "district" means a public defender district; and F. "judge" means a judge of the district or metropolitan court or a magistrate.
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 41-22A-3, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 156, § 2; 1985, ch. 32, §
Nearby Sections
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§ 31-1-1
Short title§ 31-1-2
Definitions§ 31-1-3
Method of prosecution§ 31-1-5
Procedures on arrest; reports§ 31-11-1
Stay of execution; release§ 31-11-6
Post-conviction remedy§ 31-12-10
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 31-15-2, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/31/31-15-2.