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NM Stat § 34-8A-8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 34 - Court Structure and Administration|Article 8A - Metropolitan Courts|Section 34-8A-8 - Metropolitan court; Bernalillo district.

A. The name of the metropolitan court in the Bernalillo metropolitan district shall be the "Bernalillo county metropolitan court". B. The metropolitan court is an agency of the judicial department of state government. Personnel of the metropolitan court are subject to all laws and regulations applicable to state officers and agencies and state officers and employees, except where otherwise specifically provided by law. C. There shall be nineteen judges of the Bernalillo county metropolitan court. History: Laws 1979, ch. 346, § 8; 1980, ch. 142, § 6; 1981, ch. 308, § 1; 1983, ch. 70, § 1; 1988, ch. 115, § 2; 1990, ch. 114, § 2; 1997, ch. 180, § 4; 2005, ch. 284, § 5; 2006, ch. 99, § 6. ANNOTATIONSThe 2006 amendment, effective July 1, 2006, changed "eighteen" to "nineteen". Temporary provisions. — Laws 2006, ch. 99, § 7, effective July 1, 2006, provided that additional judgeships shall be filled by appointment by the governor pursuant to the provisions of Article 6 of the constitution of New Mexico. The 2005 amendment, effective July 1, 2005, added Subsection C to provide that there shall be eighteen judges of the Bernalillo county metropolitan court. The 1997 amendment would have increased the metropolitan court judges from fifteen to eighteen, however, it was vetoed by the governor on April 17, 1997. As vetoed by the governor, Subsection C would have read: "There shall be eighteen judges of the Bernalillo county metropolitan court." The 1990 amendment, effective January 1, 1991, substituted "fifteen judges" for "twelve judges" in Subsection C.
NM Stat § 34-8A-9 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 34 - Court Structure and Administration|Article 8A - Metropolitan Courts|Section 34-8A-9 - Repealed.

ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 1980, ch. 142, § 11, repealed 34-8A-9 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1979, ch. 346, § 9, relating to the metropolitan court commission, effective July 1, 1980.
NM Stat § 34-8A-10 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 34 - Court Structure and Administration|Article 8A - Metropolitan Courts|Section 34-8A-10 - Metropolitan court mediation fund created; administration; distribution.

A. There is created in the state treasury the "metropolitan court mediation fund" to be administered by the Bernalillo county metropolitan court. B. All balances in the metropolitan court mediation fund are appropriated to the Bernalillo county metropolitan court for payment to metropolitan courts for the purpose of funding and administering voluntary mediation programs established by court rule for the efficient disposition of small claims and specified criminal complaints. Payments shall be made upon certification by the metropolitan courts of eligible amounts as provided in Subsection C of this section. C. Each metropolitan court shall be eligible for a payment in an amount equal to the mediation fees collected by that court and deposited in the metropolitan court mediation fund. D. Payments from the metropolitan court mediation fund shall be made upon vouchers issued and signed by the Bernalillo county metropolitan court administrator upon warrants drawn by the secretary of finance and administration. History: Laws 1986, ch. 16, § 1; 1989, ch. 245, § 1. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For domestic violence offender treatment fund, see 31-12-12 NMSA 1978. The 1989 amendment, effective July 1, 1989, deleted "quarterly" following "made" in the second sentence of Subsection B.
NM Stat § 34-8A-11 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 34 - Court Structure and Administration|Article 8A - Metropolitan Courts|Section 34-8A-11 - Metropolitan court; indigency standard; fee schedule; reimbursement.

A. The metropolitan court shall use a standard adopted by the public defender department to determine indigency of persons accused of crimes carrying a possible jail sentence. B. The metropolitan court shall use a fee schedule adopted by the public defender department when appointing attorneys to represent defendants who are financially unable to obtain private counsel. C. The metropolitan court shall order reimbursement from each person who has received or desires to receive legal representation or another benefit under the Public Defender Act [Chapter 31, Article 15 NMSA 1978] after a determination is made that he was not indigent according to the standard for indigency adopted by the public defender department. D. Any amounts recovered pursuant to this section shall be paid to the state treasurer for credit to the general fund. History: 1978 Comp., § 34-8A-11, enacted by Laws 1987, ch. 20, § 4. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For defense of indigents, see 31-16-1 NMSA 1978 et seq.
NM Stat § 34-8A-12 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 34 - Court Structure and Administration|Article 8A - Metropolitan Courts|Section 34-8A-12 - Metropolitan court warrant enforcement fund; fee; administration; use of money in fund.

A. There is created in the state treasury the "metropolitan court warrant enforcement fund" to be administered by the Bernalillo county metropolitan court. B. Upon issuance of a bench warrant, the Bernalillo county metropolitan court shall assess an administrative fee of one hundred dollars ($100) against the individual whose arrest is commanded by the bench warrant. Money collected pursuant to the fee assessment authorized by this subsection shall be deposited in the metropolitan court warrant enforcement fund. C. All balances in the metropolitan court warrant enforcement fund are appropriated to the Bernalillo county metropolitan court for the primary purpose of employing personnel and purchasing equipment and services to aid in the collection of fines, fees or costs owed to the Bernalillo county metropolitan court. After satisfaction of the primary purpose, any money remaining in the fund may, to the extent deemed necessary by the court, be used for the secondary purpose of partially reimbursing law enforcement agencies for the expense of serving bench warrants issued by the court, pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement entered into between the law enforcement agency and the court. D. Payments from the metropolitan court warrant enforcement fund shall be made upon warrants drawn by the secretary of finance and administration pursuant to vouchers issued and signed by the Bernalillo county metropolitan court administrator. E. Any balance remaining in the metropolitan court warrant enforcement fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the state general fund. History: 1978 Comp., § 34-8A-12, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 261, § 5. ANNOTATIONSRepeals and reenactments. — Laws 1993, ch. 261, § 5 repealed former 34-8A-12 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1987, ch. 110, § 1, relating to the metropolitan court pilot program for the service of warrants, and enacted the above section, effective July 1, 1993. For provisions of former section, see the 1992 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 34-8A-13 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 34 - Court Structure and Administration|Article 8A - Metropolitan Courts|Section 34-8A-13 - Collection of fines, fees or costs.

A judgment and sentence issued by the Bernalillo county metropolitan court that includes an assessment of fines, fees or costs shall constitute a money judgment that may be enforced in the same manner as a civil judgment in the district court. The money judgment may be assigned by the court to a public or private agency or business for collection purposes, pursuant to the terms and conditions of a written agreement entered into by the court and the agency or business. History: 1978 Comp., § 34-8A-13, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 261, § 6.
NM Stat § 34-8A-14 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 34 - Court Structure and Administration|Article 8A - Metropolitan Courts|Section 34-8A-14 - Use of parking facility near Bernalillo county metropolitan court.

The Bernalillo county metropolitan court shall administer and manage a parking facility adjacent to the Bernalillo county metropolitan court in Albuquerque in accordance with the following provisions: A. parking fees or the rents charged by the Bernalillo county metropolitan court to any public or private tenant or user of the parking facility shall be at rates comparable to parking fees charged in the downtown Albuquerque area for similar parking privileges or rents charged in the downtown Albuquerque area for similar space; B. after payment of all fixed costs related to the parking facility and all costs of operating and maintaining the parking facility, all rents, parking fees and charges collected by the Bernalillo county metropolitan court for the parking facility shall be deposited in the court facilities fund; C. the Bernalillo county metropolitan court shall provide a certified long-term user list and parking fee or rent schedule for the parking facility to the New Mexico finance authority at the end of each fiscal year; D. with the prior written consent of the New Mexico finance authority, the Bernalillo county metropolitan court may sell or otherwise dispose of the parking facility; provided that no sale or disposition of the parking facility shall be for less than the fair market value of the parking facility as determined by an independent real estate appraiser; and E. any money received from the sale or other disposition of the parking facility shall be deposited in the court facilities fund and used for the early redemption of any outstanding bonds issued by the New Mexico finance authority for financing the parking facility adjacent to the Bernalillo county metropolitan court building in Albuquerque. History: Laws 2000, ch. 5, § 1. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For the New Mexico finance authority, see 6-21-1 NMSA 1978. Emergency clauses. — Laws 2000, ch. 5, § 9 makes the act effective immediately. Approved February 15, 2000.
NM Stat § 34-8A-15 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 34 - Court Structure and Administration|Article 8A - Metropolitan Courts|Section 34-8A-15 - Metropolitan court; electronic services fee.

A metropolitan court may charge and collect from persons who use electronic services an electronic services fee in an amount established by supreme court rule. Proceeds from the electronic services fee shall be remitted to the administrative office of the courts for deposit in the electronic services fund. History: Laws 2009, ch. 112, § 5. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2009, ch. 112 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 19, 2009, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 34-9-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 34 - Court Structure and Administration|Article 9 - Administrative Office of the Courts|Section 34-9-1 - [Maintenance at seat of government; supervision; appointment and removal of director by supreme court.]

The administrative office of the courts of New Mexico shall be maintained at the seat of the government. It shall be supervised by a director who shall be appointed and subject to removal by the supreme court of New Mexico. History: 1953 Comp., § 16-6-1, enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 162, § 1. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For contracting for services of counsel to act under Indigent Defense Act, see 31-16-9 NMSA 1978. Supreme court control over courts. — The supreme court has ultimate authority over administrative matters of the courts. Russillo v. Scarborough, 935 F.2d 1167 (10th Cir. 1991).
NM Stat § 34-9-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 34 - Court Structure and Administration|Article 9 - Administrative Office of the Courts|Section 34-9-2 - [Appointment and removal of employees by director; approval of supreme court.]

The director may appoint necessary employees, subject to the approval of the supreme court, who shall be subject to removal by him with the approval of the supreme court. History: 1953 Comp., § 16-6-2, enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 162, § 2. ANNOTATIONS
NM Stat § 34-9-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 34 - Court Structure and Administration|Article 9 - Administrative Office of the Courts|Section 34-9-4 - [Officer or employee prohibited from practicing law.]

No officer or employee of the administrative office shall engage directly or indirectly in the practice of law. History: 1953 Comp., § 16-6-4, enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 162, § 4.
NM Stat § 34-9-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 34 - Court Structure and Administration|Article 9 - Administrative Office of the Courts|Section 34-9-5 - [Seal of director; approval by supreme court; judicial notice.]

The director may use a seal approved by the supreme court. Judicial notice shall be given of such seal. History: 1953 Comp., § 16-6-5, enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 162, § 5.
NM Stat § 34-9-6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 34 - Court Structure and Administration|Article 9 - Administrative Office of the Courts|Section 34-9-6 - [Authority of courts to appoint personnel unaffected by Sections 34-9-1 to 34-9-7 NMSA 1978.]

The authority of the courts to appoint administrative or clerical personnel shall not be limited by any provisions of this act [34-9-1 to 34-9-7 NMSA 1978]. History: 1953 Comp., § 16-6-6, enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 162, § 6.
NM Stat § 34-9-7 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 34 - Court Structure and Administration|Article 9 - Administrative Office of the Courts|Section 34-9-7 - Courts defined.

As used with reference to the duties of the director of the administrative office of the courts the word "courts" includes the supreme court, the court of appeals, the district courts, the children's and family court divisions of the district courts, the probate courts and the magistrate courts. History: 1953 Comp., § 16-6-7, enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 162, § 7; 1963, ch. 66, § 3; 1966, ch. 28, § 29; 1968, ch. 62, § 2; 1972, ch. 97, § 50.
NM Stat § 34-9-8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 34 - Court Structure and Administration|Article 9 - Administrative Office of the Courts|Section 34-9-8 - Courts; records; manuals.

A. The director of the administrative office of the courts shall compile manuals prescribing detailed requirements for uniform systems of records and forms for use by courts. Following approval by the supreme court, the manuals shall be reproduced by the administrative office of the courts and a copy filed with the supreme court law librarian. Upon the filing, any manual then constitutes a set of rules of the supreme court having the effect of law. B. Sections of any manual may be revised or amended from time to time by the director, and the revisions or amendments become effective following approval by the supreme court, reproduction by the administrative office of the courts and filing with the supreme court law librarian. C. The director of the administrative office of the courts shall distribute copies of each manual to each court concerned and, upon request, to other courts and to interested members of the public. D. Each court shall comply with all the requirements contained in the applicable manual, submit reports to the director as requested and furnish additional information the director may consider expedient. History: 1953 Comp., § 16-6-8, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 66, § 1; 1968, ch. 69, § 47.
NM Stat § 34-9-9 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 34 - Court Structure and Administration|Article 9 - Administrative Office of the Courts|Section 34-9-9 - Repealed.

ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 1983, ch. 51, § 1, effective March 19, 1983, repealed 34-9-9 NMSA 1978, relating to district court dockets.
NM Stat § 34-9-10 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 34 - Court Structure and Administration|Article 9 - Administrative Office of the Courts|Section 34-9-10 - Court automation fund created; administration; distribution.

A. There is created in the state treasury a "court automation fund" to be administered by the administrative office of the courts. B. All balances in the court automation fund are appropriated and may be expended for service contracts related to court automation systems or for the purchase, lease-purchase, financing, refinancing and maintenance of court automation systems in the judiciary. The New Mexico finance authority may pledge irrevocably all distributions to the authority from the court automation fund for the payment of the principal, interest and any other expenses or obligations related to the bonds issued by the authority for financing court automation systems. Any balance remaining, after all principal, interest and any other expenses or obligations related to the bonds in each fiscal year are fully paid, may be appropriated by the legislature to the administrative office of the courts. C. Payments from the court automation fund shall be made upon vouchers issued and signed by the director of the administrative office of the courts upon warrants drawn by the secretary of finance and administration. Any purchase or lease-purchase agreement entered into pursuant to this section shall be entered into in accordance with the Procurement Code [13-1-28 to 13-1-199 NMSA 1978]. History: 1978 Comp., § 33-3-25.1, enacted by Laws 1987, ch. 32, § 2; 1988, ch. 121, § 1; 1991, ch. 70, § 1; 1996, ch. 41, § 4. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — The provisions of this section were enacted as 33-3-25.1 NMSA 1978, but the section was renumbered for more logical placement as Chapter 33 relates to corrections. Cross references. — For the secretary of finance and administration, see 9-6-4 NMSA 1978. For payment of jury and witness fees, see 34-6-35 NMSA 1978. For court automation fee, see 35-6-1, 66-8-116.3, 66-8-119 NMSA 1978. The 1996 amendment, in Subsection B, rewrote the first sentence and added the second and third sentences. Laws 1996, ch. 41 contains no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, is effective May 15, 1996, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature. See Volume 14 NMSA 1978 for "Adjournment Dates of Sessions of Legislature" table. The 1991 amendment, effective June 14, 1991, in Subsection B, deleted "for expenditure in the seventy-sixth through the eightieth fiscal years" following "courts" and deleted a second sentence which read "The balance in the court automation fund shall revert to the general fund at the end of the eightieth fiscal year" and, in Subsection C, deleted "quarterly" following "shall be made" in the first sentence and "and shall be approved by the secretary of finance and administration" at the end of the second sentence.
NM Stat § 34-9-11.1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 34 - Court Structure and Administration|Article 9 - Administrative Office of the Courts|Section 34-9-11.1 - Language access fund; created.

A. There is created in the state treasury the "language access fund" to be administered by the administrative office of the courts. B. All balances in the language access fund may be expended only upon appropriation by the legislature to the administrative office of the courts for the purpose of paying the costs of: (1) court interpreters; (2) operating and staffing the New Mexico center for language access to accomplish its mission to provide and support programs that will help the courts obtain, improve or increase the availability of language access services; (3) operating and staffing language access services for the administrative office of the courts; (4) training for the purpose of enhancing language access services in the courts; and (5) additional activities deemed necessary by the director of the administrative office of the courts to meet constitutional and statutory requirements for language access services in the courts and for court-related activities. C. All fees and other revenue collected by the New Mexico center for language access and interest earned on money in the language access fund shall be credited to the fund. Payments shall be made upon certification by judicial agencies of eligible amounts. No part of the fund shall revert at the end of any fiscal year. D. Payments from the language access fund shall be made upon vouchers issued and signed by the director of the administrative office of the courts or the director's designee upon warrants drawn by the secretary of finance and administration. History: Laws 2017, ch. 74, § 1. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2017, ch. 74 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 16, 2017, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 34-9-12 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 34 - Court Structure and Administration|Article 9 - Administrative Office of the Courts|Section 34-9-12 - Municipal court automation fund created; administration; distribution.

A. There is created in the state treasury the "municipal court automation fund" to be administered by the administrative office of the courts. B. All balances in the municipal court automation fund may be expended only upon application by a municipality to the administrative office of the courts for the purpose of purchasing, maintaining and operating a court automation system in that municipality's courts. Operation includes staff expenses, temporary or otherwise, and costs as needed to comply with Section 35-14-12 NMSA 1978. C. Payments from the municipal court automation fund shall be made upon vouchers issued and signed by the director of the administrative office of the courts. Any purchase or lease purchase agreement entered into by a municipality for a court automation system shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Procurement Code [13-1-28 to 13-1-199 NMSA 1978]. History: Laws 1994, ch. 69, § 3; 2006, ch. 28, § 1. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For municipal ordinances requiring assessment and collection of corrections fees, judicial education fees, and court automation fees, see 35-14-11 NMSA 1978. The 2006 amendment, effective May 17, 2006, provides in Subsection B that the municipal court automation fund may be used to operate a court automation system and that operation includes staff expenses and costs as needed to comply with 35-14-12 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 34-9-13 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 34 - Court Structure and Administration|Article 9 - Administrative Office of the Courts|Section 34-9-13 - Magistrate and metropolitan court capital fund created; purpose.

The "magistrate and metropolitan court capital fund" is created in the state treasury and shall be administered by the administrative office of the courts. The fund shall consist of money transferred to the fund by the New Mexico finance authority or from the court facilities fund. Money in the fund shall be available for appropriation by the legislature for leasing or purchasing, renovating, maintaining, securing, furnishing or equipping magistrate or metropolitan court facilities. History: Laws 1998 (1st S.S.), ch. 6, § 6. ANNOTATIONSAppropriations. — Laws 2000, ch. 5, § 8 appropriated $8,100,000 from the magistrate and metropolitan court capital fund for expenditure in fiscal years 2000 through 2004 for acquisition of real property for and the design, construction, furnishing and equipping of a new court building for the Bernalillo county metropolitan court in Albuquerque and of a parking facility adjacent to the new Bernalillo county metropolitan court building or to repay a loan from the New Mexico finance authority for any of these purposes. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2004 shall revert to the magistrate and metropolitan court capital fund. It also appropriated $1,000,000 from the magistrate and metropolitan court capital fund to the administrative office of the courts for expenditure in fiscal year 2001 for securing, equipping and studying the costs and benefits of leasing and purchasing magistrate court facilities.