{"data":{"id":"us-nm/31-9-1","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"31-9-1","heading":"Determination of competency; raising the issue.","body":"A. When a party or the court raises a question as to a defendant's competency to stand trial in a criminal case, the proceeding shall be suspended until the issue is determined.\nB. Unless the case is dismissed upon motion of a party or through diversion, if the question of a defendant's competency is raised in a court other than a district court or metropolitan court, the case shall be transferred to the district court; provided that if the question of a defendant's competency is raised in a metropolitan court and the court determines that the defendant is not competent to stand trial, the case shall be transferred to the district court.","path":["Chapter 31 - Criminal Procedure","ARTICLE 9 Mental Illness and Competency"],"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":"5d57607f966b278d4d6e87e5f935f4491ec8104b7a582d6fd2d07694666748d5","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/31-8-6","next":"us-nm/31-9-1.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}