{"data":{"id":"us-nm/31-15-2","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"31-15-2","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in the Public Defender Act:\nA. \"chief\" means the chief public defender;\nB. \"commission\" means the public defender commission;\nC. \"court\" means the district, metropolitan and magistrate courts of this state;\nD. \"department\" means the public defender department;\nE. \"district\" means a public defender district; and\nF. \"judge\" means a judge of the district or metropolitan court or a magistrate.","path":["Chapter 31 - Criminal Procedure","ARTICLE 15 Public Defenders"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18531/index.do","current_through":"2026-05-20","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"dbdd541737a62ec18b72ba3adfe58640fa50bafea4ca12de7719f302473a1bb0","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/31-15-1","next":"us-nm/31-15-2.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}