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.
History: 1953 Comp., § 34-2A-19, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 279, § 19.
ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — For the meaning of "code", see 43-1-3C and 43-1-2 NMSA 1978.
Law reviews. — For article, "Treating Children Under the New Mexico Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code," see 10 N.M.L. Rev. 279 (1980).