In the case of the conviction of an attorney of a felony or of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, the clerk of the court in which such conviction is had must within thirty days thereafter, transmit to the supreme court a certified copy of the record of conviction, and the supreme court upon receipt of such record, after judgment of such conviction, is filed, must enter an order disbarring such attorney.
§ 36-2-19 NMSA 1978
[Conviction of crime; certifying copy of record to supreme court; disbarment.]
Laws 1909, ch. 53, § 35; Code 1915, § 363; C.S. 1929, § 9-137; 1941 Comp., § 18-118; 1953 Comp., § 18-1-18.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.