AN ACT
RELATING TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE;
INCREASING CERTAIN FEES COLLECTED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF
THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
Section 1. Section 8-4-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1969,
Chapter 272, Section 1, as amended) is amended to read:
"8-4-4. FEES OF SECRETARY OF STATE.--The secretary of
state shall collect the following fees to be deposited with the state treasurer
for credit to the general fund:
A. photocopies of records, per page
--------------fifty cents ($.50);
B. each certification ---------------------------- five
dollars ($5.00);
C. filing each official oath
---------------------five dollars ($5.00);
D. search of records where another fee is not
prescribed, per hour of search --------- ten dollars ($10.00);
E. duplicate commission of office or certificate
---------------- five dollars ($5.00);
F. service of process where another fee is not
prescribed ---------- thirty-five dollars ($35.00);
G. computer generated records other than voter
registration records, per record ----------- ten cents ($.10)."
Section 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
provisions of this act is July 1, 2003.
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