Section 36-1-26 – Director; duties.
The director of the administrative office of the district attorneys shall, under the supervision of the elected or appointed district attorneys: A. assist in the preparation and presentation of fiscal and budgetary matters to the department of finance and administration, the legislative finance committee and the legislature; B. prepare personnel pay plans and develop a […]
Section 36-1-27 – Repealed.
ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1989, ch. 324, § 45 repealed 36-1-27 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1984, ch. 110, § 3, relating to creation of district attorney fund, effective July 1, 1990.
Section 36-1-28 – District attorney fund; created; administration; purpose.
A. The “district attorney fund” is created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of worthless check fees, preprosecution diversion fees, other statutory revenues directed to the fund, appropriations, gifts, grants and donations. B. Money in the fund is appropriated to the administrative office of the district attorneys for the sole purpose of meeting […]
Section 36-1-24 – Terminated.
ANNOTATIONS Compiler’s notes. — The provisions of 36-1-24 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1981, ch. 85, § 4, have terminated of their own accord and have been deleted from the code. This section related to the misuse of funds appropriated to try cases that arose from the riots at the state penitentiary in February, […]
Section 36-1-25 – Administrative office of the district attorneys created; director; personnel.
A. There is created the “administrative office of the district attorneys,” which shall be supervised by a director who shall be appointed by majority vote of the elected or appointed district attorneys and serve at their pleasure. B. The director may, within legislative appropriations, appoint necessary personnel and assign their duties. History: Laws 1984, ch. […]
Section 36-1-17 – [No filing fee; taxation of costs.]
No docket fee or filing fee shall be required in any removal proceeding. Witness fees and other costs shall be taxed in such manner as may be determined by the court in its discretion. History: 1953 Comp., § 17-1-9.9, enacted by Laws 1955, ch. 180, § 9. ANNOTATIONS Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was […]
Section 36-1-18 – Duties of district attorney.
A. Each district attorney shall: (1) prosecute and defend for the state in all courts of record of the counties of his district all cases, criminal and civil, in which the state or any county in his district may be a party or may be interested; (2) represent the county before the board of county […]
Section 36-1-19 – Legal representation; state; county.
A. Except as provided in Subsections B and C of this section, no one shall represent the state or any county thereof in any matter in which the state or county is interested except the attorney general, his legally appointed and qualified assistants or the district attorney or his legally appointed and qualified assistants and […]
Section 36-1-20 – [Authority of district attorney before magistrate court.]
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. History: Laws 1909, ch. 22, § 3; Code 1915, § 1861; C.S. 1929, […]
Section 36-1-21 – [Aiding defense; penalty against attorney general or district attorney; removal from office; exceptions; taking case in which state or county interested prohibited.]
If the attorney general or any district attorney shall consult with any accused defendant, or in any other manner shall aid the defense of any person accused of any crime or misdemeanor in this state, he shall be fined in the sum of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) and shall be removed from […]