N.M. Const. art. VI, § 21
- Constitution
- Constitution of New Mexico
- Text as of
- October 2026
What does this section say?
[Judges as conservators of the peace; preliminary examinations in criminal cases.] Justices of the supreme court, in the state, and district judges and magistrates, in their respective jurisdictions, shall be conservators of the peace. District judges and other judges or magistrates designated by law may hold preliminary examinations in criminal cases. (As amended November 8, 1966.)
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