The court may conduct the proceedings required by this code, or may, by general or special order, appoint a special commissioner to do so. The special commissioner must be a licensed attorney. Upon conclusion of the hearing the special commissioner shall file his findings and recommendations with the court promptly.
§ 43-1-20 NMSA 1978
Special commissioner
Known as the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code
The act spans §§ 43–43 (24 sections).
1953 Comp., § 34-2A-19, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 279, § 19.
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