{"data":{"id":"us-nm/36-1-9","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"36-1-9","heading":"[Removal from office; grounds enumerated.]","body":"Any district attorney may be removed from office according to the provisions of this act [36-1-9 to 36-1-17 NMSA 1978] on any of the following grounds:\nA. conviction of any felony or of any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;\nB. failure, neglect or refusal to discharge the duties of the office, or failure, neglect or refusal to discharge any duty devolving upon the officer by virtue of his office;\nC. knowingly demanding or receiving illegal fees as such officer;\nD. failure to account for money coming into his hands as such officer;\nE. gross incompetency or gross negligence in discharging the duties of the office;\nF. any other act or acts, which in the opinion of the court amount to corruption in office or gross immorality rendering the incumbent unfit to fill the office.","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":"a9a8a7133a5aceecc05270e7411b8b53cb85dd6913007bd0c72aa376e779485a","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/36-1-8.4","next":"us-nm/36-1-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}