Section 31-15-11 - Compensation; private practice of law by attorneys employed by the department prohibited. - New Mexico Statutes

31-15-11. Compensation; private practice of law by attorneys employed by the department prohibited.

A.     For the purposes of the exempt-salaries plan prepared pursuant to Section 10-9-5 NMSA 1978, each district public defender shall be considered an assistant in the offices of the chief public defender.   

B.     All employees of the department other than the chief public defender and district public defenders shall be subject to the provisions of the Personnel Act [10-9-1 NMSA 1978].   

C.     No chief, district public defender or attorney hired on a full-time basis as an assistant to the chief or to a district public defender, while he holds that office or is employed in that capacity, shall engage in the private practice of law. Attorneys who serve as counsel for indigent persons under contract with the department may engage in the private practice of law.