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Chapter 34: Court Structure and Administration
Article 1: General Provisions, 34-1-1 through 34-1-11
Section 34-1-2: Courts may preserve order and decorum; contempts.
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NM Stat § 34-1-2 (1996 through 1st Sess 50th Legis)
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34-1-2. [Courts may preserve order and decorum; contempts.]
It shall be within the power of each and every presiding offcer [officer] of the several courts of this state, whether of record or not of record, to preserve order and decorum, and for that purpose to punish contempts by reprimand, arrest, fine or imprisonment, being circumscribed by the usage of the courts of the United States.
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