As used in the Public Defender Act:
A. "chief" means the chief public defender;
B. "commission" means the public defender commission;
C. "court" means the district, metropolitan and magistrate courts of this state;
D. "department" means the public defender department;
E. "district" means a public defender district; and
F. "judge" means a judge of the district or metropolitan court or a magistrate.
History: 1953 Comp., § 41-22A-3, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 156, § 2; 1985, ch. 32, § 1; 2013, ch. 195, § 3.
The 2013 amendment, effective June 14, 2013, defined "chief" and "commission" to provide for the independent public defender department; added Subsections A and B; in Subsection C, after "district", deleted "courts" and added "metropolitan"; and deleted former Subsection E, which defined "chief" as the chief public defender.
The 1985 amendment deleted former Subsection A, defining "board," and redesignated former Subsections B, C, D, E, and F as present Subsections A, B, C, D, and E, respectively.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 31 - Criminal Procedure
Section 31-15-1 - Short title.
Section 31-15-2 - Definitions.
Section 31-15-2.1 - Public defender commission; membership; terms; removal.
Section 31-15-2.2 - Public defender commission; member qualifications.
Section 31-15-2.3 - Public defender commission; organization; meetings.
Section 31-15-2.4 - Public defender commission; powers and duties; restriction on individual member.
Section 31-15-4 - Chief public defender; appointment; qualifications; removal.
Section 31-15-5 - Public defender department; administration; finance.
Section 31-15-5.1 - Public defender automation fund created; administration; distribution.
Section 31-15-6 - Public defender department; powers.
Section 31-15-7 - Chief public defender; general duties and powers.