36-1-10. [Original jurisdiction of supreme court in removal
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Charges of any of the causes for removal mentioned in Section 1 [36-1-9 NMSA 1978] hereof may be filed with the supreme court of the state of New Mexico, which is hereby given exclusive original jurisdiction of such matters, upon presentment by the governor, the attorney general or any regularly empaneled grand jury. Any such grand jury presentment shall be immediately certified to the supreme court by the clerk of the district court where such presentment is filed.
History: 1953 Comp., § 17-1-9.2, enacted by Laws 1955, ch. 180, § 2.