Section 3-16-9 - Municipal judges to be provided for in charter.

NM Stat § 3-16-9 (2019) (N/A)
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If there is a city and county consolidation, there shall be municipal judges who shall exercise the powers and jurisdiction vested by the combined municipal organization charter in municipal courts. They shall be elected and their vacancies filled in the manner provided for in the charter.

History: 1953 Comp., § 14-15-9, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300.

Cross references. — For municipal courts, see 35-14-1 NMSA 1978 et seq.