New Mexico Statutes

§ 34-1-1 — Court sessions to be public

New Mexico § 34-1-1

JurisdictionNew Mexico

Ch. 34Court Structure and Administration

Art. 1General Provisions

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Bluebook

N.M. Stat. Ann. § 34-1-1 (2026).

Text

Except as provided in the Children's Code [Chapter 32A NMSA 1978] and in other laws making specific provisions for exclusion of the public, all courts of this state shall be held openly and publicly, and all persons whatsoever shall be freely admitted to the courts and permitted to remain so long as they shall observe good order and decorum.

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Legislative History

Laws 1851, p. 142; C.L. 1865, ch. 27, § 1; C.L. 1884, § 663; C.L. 1897, §

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