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Section 36-1-27 – Repealed.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 — Laws 1989, ch. 324, § 45 repealed 36-1-27 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1984, ch. 110, § 3, relating to creation of district attorney fund, effective July 1, 1990.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 36-1-22 – [Compromise, satisfaction or release by attorney general or district attorney.]
The attorney general and district attorneys of this state in their respective districts, when any civil proceedings may be pending in their respective districts, in the district court, in which the state or any county may be a party, whether the same be an ordinary suit, scire facias proceedings, proceedings growing out of any criminal […]
Section 36-1-23 – Terminated.
ANNOTATIONS Compiler’s notes. — The provisions of 36-1-23 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1981, ch. 85, § 1, have terminated of their own accord and have been deleted from the code. This section related to the office of special prosecutors.
Section 36-1-23.1 – Special prosecutors in conflict cases.
Each district attorney may, when he cannot prosecute a case for ethical reasons or other good cause, appoint a practicing member of the bar of this state to act as special assistant district attorney. Any person so appointed shall have authority to act only in the specific case or matter for which the appointment was […]
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 […]