{"data":{"id":"us-nm/36-1-20","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"36-1-20","heading":"[Authority of district attorney before magistrate court.]","body":"The district attorney may appear and represent the county or the state in any manner [matter] arising before the courts of justices of the peace [magistrate courts] or committing magistrates when in his opinion the interests of the people demand his services.","path":["Chapter 36 - Attorneys","ARTICLE 1 District Attorneys"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18536/index.do","current_through":"2024-04-26","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"9f25c4469475580c9cadadee8317dd555f05b9983d83ccf1274c810ebdcd45eb","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/36-1-19","next":"us-nm/36-1-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}