New Mexico Statutes

§ 34-8A-1 — Metropolitan court; established

New Mexico § 34-8A-1

JurisdictionNew Mexico

Ch. 34Court Structure and Administration

Art. 8AMetropolitan Courts

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Bluebook

N.M. Stat. Ann. § 34-8A-1 (2026).

Text

There is established within the boundaries of a class A county with a population of more than two hundred fifty thousand persons in the last federal decennial census the "metropolitan court". The name of the metropolitan district is the same as the name of the county in which it is located.

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Legislative History

Laws 1979, ch. 346, § 1; 2010, ch. 99, § 1.

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