N.M. Stat. § 3-10-7

Current through 2024, ch. 69
Section 3-10-7 - Officers; removal for malfeasance in office; complaint; jurisdiction of district court; hearing; serving notice

Any person elected or appointed to an elective office of a municipality may be removed for malfeasance in office by the district court upon complaint of the mayor or governing body of the municipality. Any such officer is entitled to a hearing at a time fixed by the court after not less than ten days' notice of such proceedings by service, as in the case of summons in civil actions, with a copy of the complaint filed in the proceedings.

NMS § 3-10-7

1953 Comp., § 14-9-8, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300.