Statutes > New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 3 - Municipalities. > Article 10 - Municipal Officers; Qualifications; Compensation; Removal from Office, 3-10-1 through 3-10-8. > Section 3-10-7 - Officers; removal for malfeasance in office; complaint; jurisdiction of district court; hearing; serving notice.

Section 3-10-7 - Officers; removal for malfeasance in office; complaint; jurisdiction of district court; hearing; serving notice.

3-10-7. Officers; removal for malfeasance in office; complaint; jurisdiction of district court; hearing; serving notice.

Any person elected or appointed to an elective office of a municipality may be removed for malfeasance in office by the district court upon complaint of the mayor or governing body of the municipality. Any such officer is entitled to a hearing at a time fixed by the court after not less than ten days' notice of such proceedings by service, as in the case of summons in civil actions, with a copy of the complaint filed in the proceedings.