§ 36-1-1 [Oath and bond of district attorneys.]
§ 36-1-2 Assistants; appointment; revocation; duties
§ 36-1-3 District attorneys; travel expenses
§ 36-1-4 District attorneys; limitation of private practice
§ 36-1-5 District attorneys; assistants; investigators
§ 36-1-6 District attorneys; salaries
§ 36-1-7 District attorneys; salary and allowances exclusive
§ 36-1-8 District attorneys; payments of salaries and expenses
§ 36-1-8.1 District attorney facilities; maintenance and upkeep
§ 36-1-8.2 Eleventh judicial district; two district attorney divisions
§ 36-1-8.3 District attorneys; election; residence
§ 36-1-8.4 District attorneys; assistants
§ 36-1-9 [Removal from office; grounds enumerated.]
§ 36-1-10 [Original jurisdiction of supreme court in removal proceedings.]
§ 36-1-11 [Attorney general to prosecute removal proceedings;
§ 36-1-12 [Service upon accused; appearance and answer.]
§ 36-1-13 [Contents and nature of answer.]
§ 36-1-14 [Hearing and determination when defendant fails to appear.]
§ 36-1-15 [Issues to be tried without jury; applicability of Rules of
§ 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; county
§ 36-1-20 [Authority of district attorney before magistrate court.]
§ 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.]
§ 36-1-22 [Compromise, satisfaction or release by attorney general or district attorney.]
§ 36-1-23.1 Special prosecutors in conflict cases
§ 36-1-25 Administrative office of the district attorneys created;
§ 36-1-26 Director; duties
§ 36-1-28 District attorney fund; created; administration; purpose

Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 36 > Article 1 - District Attorneys

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.