A court may conduct the proceedings required by the Children's Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Act or may, by general or special order, appoint a special commissioner to do so. The special commissioner shall be a licensed attorney. Upon conclusion of the hearing, the special commissioner shall file findings and recommendations with the court promptly.
§ 32A-6A-25 NMSA 1978
Special commissioner
Known as the Children's Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Act
The act spans §§ 32–32 (30 sections).
Laws 2007, ch. 162, § 25.
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