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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR Rehm

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1/25/08

HB 263

SHORT TITLE

Sheriff’s Fees for Service of Process

SB

ANALYST C. Sanchez

REVENUE (dollars in thousands)

Estimated Revenue

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY08

FY09

FY10

Indeterminable

Local Counties

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Revenue Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 263 amends Section 4-41-16, regarding the sheriffs of New Mexico collection of fees

and compensation for serving process, to increase the fee from $30 to $40 for serving every writ,

citation, order, subpoena or summons.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

Sheriff offices can charge anyone, except the state or any state agency, for serving legal papers

such as subpoena or summons in a civil action. Fees collected for service of process go directly

into the affected county’s general fund. This fee increase will result in an increase of such

revenue, but estimates of the amount of such revenue increase are not yet available

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

Private Citizens who initiate the service of process by the state’s sheriffs could be charged an

additional $10 dollars.

WHAT WILL BE THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT ENACTING THIS BILL

Status Quo.

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