A. The probate court shall be open at such times as determined by the clerk of the probate court and published on the county's website. B. The probate judge in each county shall conduct business during those times as necessary for the proper discharge of duties and may set regular hours. History: Laws 1935, ch. 63, § 1; 1941 Comp., § 16-409; 1953 Comp., § 16-4-9; 1978 Comp., § 34-7-8; 1987, ch. 224, § 2; 2023, ch. 44, § 6. The 2023 amendment, effective July 1, 2023, revised provisions related to probate court hours of business; in the section heading, deleted "notice"; in Subsection A, after "The probate", deleted "courts of the state" and added "court", after "shall be", deleted "in session and", after "at such times", deleted "as are needed for the transaction of any business matters which may properly come before the courts under the laws of the state and upon notice thereof given as required under the laws of the state" and added "as determined by the clerk of the probate court and published on the county's website"; and added Subsection B. Validating clauses. — Laws 1935, ch. 63, § 2, reads: "All matters and business transacted, judgments and decrees heretofore legally entered by the probate courts of the state of New Mexico, whether the same were heard and determined and judgment entered at a time other than at a term time as may heretofore have been provided under the laws of the state of New Mexico, are hereby approved, ratified and confirmed."
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