New Mexico Statutes
§ 35-14-5 — Temporary incapacity or absence of a municipal judge
New Mexico § 35-14-5
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 35-14-5 (2026).
Text
Any registered voter of a municipality in which a municipal judge is incapacitated or absent may be appointed to the office of the municipal judge during his temporary incapacity or absence, and he shall hear and determine cases arising under municipal ordinances while sitting as municipal judge. The governing body may establish a procedure by ordinance for appointment.
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 37-1-5, enacted by Laws 1961, ch. 208, § 5; 1973, ch. 88, § 1.
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 35-14-5, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/35/35-14-5.