[Proceedings before magistrate.]
NMSA 1978, § 19-3-9
in effect19-3-9. [Proceedings before magistrate.]
The justice of the peace [magistrate] before whom complaint shall have been made for a violation of the two foregoing sections [19-3-7, 19-3-8 NMSA 1978], shall immediately enter upon the due investigation of the same, as by law required in the case of other offenses, and shall transmit his proceedings to the proper court.
Laws 1865, ch. 16, § 3; C.L. 1884, § 2577; C.L. 1897, § 3751; Code 1915, § 4640; C.S. 1929, § 111-113; 1941 Comp., § 8-309; 1953 Comp., § 7-3-9.
Source: New Mexico Compilation Commission (nmonesource.com)URL: https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18519/index.do#!b/19-3-9Fetched: 10/20/2026
