2017 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 35 - Magistrate and Municipal Courts
Article 1 - Magistrate Court; Establishment; Districts; Election
Section 35-1-38 - Magistrate court; justices of the peace abolished; transfer.

Universal Citation: NM Stat § 35-1-38 (2017)

35-1-38. Magistrate court; justices of the peace abolished; transfer.

The office of justice of the peace is abolished. All jurisdiction, powers and duties conferred by law upon justices of the peace are transferred to the magistrate court. Whenever the term "justice of the peace" may be used in the laws, it shall be construed to refer to the magistrate court.

History: 1953 Comp., 36-1-38, enacted by Laws 1968, ch. 62, 40.

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