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New Mexico · Through 2025-06-20

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

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  1. Chapter 35 - Magistrate and Municipal Courts
  2. ARTICLE 1 Magistrate Court; Establishment; Districts; Election

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.

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