New Mexico Statutes 36-1A-2. Purpose of act; enactment under constitution
The purpose of the District Attorney Personnel and Compensation Act is to establish for all district attorneys a uniform, equitable and binding system of personnel administration. The system shall be based solely on qualification and ability and will provide for classifications, compensation, fringe benefits, disciplinary procedures, appeal rights and other aspects of state employment. The District Attorney Personnel and Compensation Act will also provide a system of classification and compensation of district attorney personnel that is comparable to the personnel system in effect for other similar state employees. The District Attorney Personnel and Compensation Act is enacted pursuant to the provisions of Article 7, § 2 of the constitution of New Mexico.
Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 36-1A-2
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts