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AN ACT

RELATING TO COUNTIES; CLARIFYING THE DUTY OF COUNTIES TO

PROVIDE ADEQUATE QUARTERS, MAINTENANCE SERVICE AND NECESSARY

UTILITIES FOR THE DISTRICT COURTS AND DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

Section 1. Section 34-6-24 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1968,

Chapter 69, Section 25, as amended) is amended to read:

"34-6-24. OPERATION--LOCATION OF COURT--FACILITIES.--

A. In each county, the district court shall be

held at the county seat. Each county shall provide adequate

quarters for the operation of the district court, including

juvenile probation services, and shall provide necessary

utilities and maintenance service for the operation and

upkeep of district court facilities.

B. Each judicial district shall provide for:

(1) movable personal property, including

furniture, equipment, books and supplies, and any moving

expenses;

(2) security equipment, including video

cameras and equipment, key cards, magnetometers and x-ray

machines;

(3) information technology equipment,

systems and service of any type, including basic wire

telephone equipment, systems and service and voice, data and

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low-voltage infrastructure systems, inside the court quarters

in compliance with the telecommunications standard for

building and campus distribution systems promulgated by the

general services department or the office of the chief

information officer; and

(4) special configuration of quarter space

to accommodate moveable personal property, including computer

cabling, conduit and plenums and raised floors to accommodate

computer cabling.

C. As used in this section:

(1) "adequate quarters" includes:

(a) buildings and permanent fixtures,

including fixed jury and witness chairs, judges' benches and

any other items reasonably expected to remain part of the

building;

(b) voice, data and low-voltage

infrastructure systems outside the court quarters in

compliance with the telecommunications standard for building

and campus distribution systems promulgated by the general

services department or the office of the chief information

officer;

(c) general security for the building

in which the quarters are located, including locks, sprinkler

systems, door and fire alarms and fire extinguishers; and

(d) window and floor coverings;

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(2) "maintenance service" applies only to

the adequate quarters and necessary utilities provided by the

county; and

(3) "necessary utilities" means electricity,

lighting, heating, cooling, ventilation, plumbing and

restroom facilities and garbage, refuse and recycling

services."

Section 2. Section 36-1-8.1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1980,

Chapter 4, Section 2) is amended to read:

"36-1-8.1. DISTRICT ATTORNEY FACILITIES--MAINTENANCE

AND UPKEEP.--

A. Each county shall provide adequate quarters for

the operation of the district attorney and shall provide

necessary utilities and maintenance service for the operation

and upkeep of district attorney facilities.

B. Each district attorney shall provide for:

(1) movable personal property, including

furniture, equipment, books and supplies, and any moving

expenses;

(2) security equipment, including video

cameras and equipment, key cards, magnetometers and x-ray

machines;

(3) information technology equipment,

systems and service of any type, including basic wire

telephone equipment, systems and service and voice, data and

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low-voltage infrastructure systems, inside the district

attorney quarters in compliance with the telecommunications

standard for building and campus distribution systems

promulgated by the general services department or the office

of the chief information officer; and

(4) special configuration of quarter space

to accommodate moveable personal property, including computer

cabling, conduit and plenums and raised floors to accommodate

computer cabling.

C. As used in this section:

(1) "adequate quarters" includes:

(a) buildings, permanent fixtures and

any other items reasonably expected to remain part of the

building;

(b) voice, data and low-voltage

infrastructure systems outside the district attorney quarters

in compliance with the telecommunications standard for

building and campus distribution systems promulgated by the

general services department or the office of the chief

information officer;

(c) general security for the building

in which the quarters are located, including locks, sprinkler

systems, door and fire alarms and fire extinguishers; and

(d) window and floor coverings;

(2) "maintenance service" applies only to

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the adequate quarters and necessary utilities provided by the

county; and

(3) "necessary utilities" means electricity,

lighting, heating, cooling, ventilation, plumbing and

restroom facilities and garbage, refuse and recycling

services."

Section 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the

provisions of this act is July 1, 2007.