New Mexico Statutes

§ 31-15-5 — Public defender department; administration; finance

New Mexico § 31-15-5
JurisdictionNew Mexico
Ch. 31Criminal Procedure
Art. 15Public Defenders

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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 31-15-5 (2026).

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A.The headquarters of the department shall be maintained at Santa Fe.
B.All salaries and other expenses of the department shall be paid by warrants of the secretary of finance and administration, supported by vouchers signed by the chief or the chief's authorized representative and in accordance with budgets approved by the state budget division of the department of finance and administration.

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Legislative History

1953 Comp., § 41-22A-5, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 14, § 1; 2013, ch. 195, §

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