New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees
Article 4 - Removal of Local Officers

Section 10-4-1 - Local officers subject to removal. - Any officer of a political subdivision of the state elected...

Section 10-4-2 - [Causes for removal of local officers.] - The following shall be causes for removal of any officer...

Section 10-4-3 - [Grand jury accusation.] - An accusation in writing against any officer belonging to the...

Section 10-4-4 - [Form of accusation.] - The accusation must state the offense charged in ordinary and...

Section 10-4-5 - [Presentment of grand jury accusation; service on defendant; return day.] - The accusation must be presented in open court, and the...

Section 10-4-6 - [Defendant's appearance or default.] - The defendant must appear at the time appointed in the...

Section 10-4-7 - [Defendant's answer; grounds.] - The defendant may answer the accusation either by objecting to...

Section 10-4-8 - [Objection for insufficiency; form immaterial.] - If he objects to the legal sufficiency of the accusation,...

Section 10-4-9 - [Criminal procedure made applicable.] - All matters of procedure not otherwise provided for in this...

Section 10-4-10 - [Guilty plea; judgment; denial or refusal to plead; trial.] - If the defendant pleads guilty, the court must render judgment...

Section 10-4-11 - [Precedence in trial.] - As soon as the case is at issue, it must...

Section 10-4-12 - [Jury trial required; procedure.] - The trial must be by jury and conducted in all...

Section 10-4-13 - [Verdict; form.] - The form of verdict of the jury in such cases...

Section 10-4-14 - [Judgment of removal; entry.] - Upon a conviction the court must pronounce judgment that the...

Section 10-4-15 - [Attendance of witnesses.] - The district attorney and the defendant are respectively entitled to...

Section 10-4-16 - [Appeal; suspension pending reversal; filling vacancy.] - From a judgment of removal, appeal may be taken to...

Section 10-4-17 - [Presentment of accusation by district attorney; vacation; no grand jury in county.] - The accusation provided for in this chapter may be presented...

Section 10-4-18 - [Duty of district attorney on receipt of evidence.] - Whenever sworn evidence is presented to the district attorney showing...

Section 10-4-19 - [Presentment by district attorney; supporting affidavits; procedure.] - When the accusation is presented by the district attorney as...

Section 10-4-20 - [Procedure for suspension from office.] - If the accusation provided in this chapter, to be presented...

Section 10-4-21 - [Order of suspension.] - On the date provided in the order, if the defendant...

Section 10-4-22 - [Effect of suspension order.] - The order of suspension shall operate to relieve the officer...

Section 10-4-23 - [Denial of motion to suspend; dismissal of proceedings.] - If the court concludes that there is not sufficient ground...

Section 10-4-24 - [Default of defendant; effect.] - If the defendant fails to appear and answer the order...

Section 10-4-25 - [Continuance; preliminary investigation required; suspension pending final adjudication.] - Nothing in this chapter shall operate to deprive any defendant...

Section 10-4-26 - [Reinstatement of suspended officer.] - If upon final trial the defendant is found not guilty,...

Section 10-4-27 - [Payment of salary after reinstatement; compensation of interim officer.] - If an officer has been suspended as provided in this...

Section 10-4-28 - [Officer appointed for suspension period; oath and bond; filling vacancy after final removal.] - When any officer is suspended as provided in this act...

Section 10-4-29 - [Exclusive method of removal.] - No officer belonging to the class mentioned in Section 10-4-1...