New Mexico Statutes
§ 36-1-20 — [Authority of district attorney before magistrate court.]
New Mexico § 36-1-20
This text of New Mexico § 36-1-20 ([Authority of district attorney before magistrate court.]) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering New Mexico primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 36-1-20 (2026).
Text
The district attorney may appear and represent the county or the state in any manner [matter] arising before the courts of justices of the peace [magistrate courts] or committing magistrates when in his opinion the interests of the people demand his services.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Legislative History
Laws 1909, ch. 22, § 3; Code 1915, § 1861; C.S. 1929, § 39-110; 1941 Comp.,
Nearby Sections
15
§ 36-1-13
[Contents and nature of answer.]§ 36-1-16
[Decision of court to be final.]§ 36-1-17
[No filing fee; taxation of costs.]§ 36-1-18
Duties of district attorney§ 36-1-19
Legal representation; state; countyCite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 36-1-20, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/36/36-1-20.