0001| HOUSE BILL 403 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| R. DAVID PEDERSON | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| AN ACT | 0011| RELATING TO COURTS; PROVIDING FOR MEDIATION IN MAGISTRATE | 0012| COURT; CREATING A MAGISTRATE MEDIATION FUND; INCREASING FILING | 0013| FEES; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION. | 0014| | 0015| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0016| Section 1. Section 35-6-1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1968, | 0017| Chapter 62, Section 92, as amended) is amended to read: | 0018| "35-6-1. MAGISTRATE COSTS--SCHEDULE--DEFINITION OF | 0019| "CONVICTED".-- | 0020| A. Magistrate judges, including metropolitan court | 0021| judges, shall collect the following costs: | 0022| (1) docket fee, criminal actions under | 0023| Section 29-5-1 NMSA 1978.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 1.00; | 0024| (2) docket fee, to be collected prior to | 0025| docketing any other criminal action, except as provided in | 0001| Subsection B of Section 35-6-3 NMSA 1978.. . . . . 20.00; | 0002| (3) docket fee, ten dollars ($10.00) of | 0003| which shall be deposited in the court automation fund, to be | 0004| collected prior to docketing any civil action, except as | 0005| provided in Subsection A of Section 35-6-3 NMSA 1978.47.00; | 0006| (4) jury fee, to be collected from the party | 0007| demanding trial by jury in any civil action at the time the | 0008| demand is filed or made. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25.00; | 0009| (5) copying fee, for making and certifying | 0010| copies of any records in the court, for each page copied by | 0011| photographic process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50; | 0012| and | 0013| (6) copying fee, for computer-generated or | 0014| electronically transferred copies, per page. . . . . 1.00. | 0015| Proceeds from this copying fee shall be transferred to the | 0016| administrative office of the courts for deposit in the court | 0017| automation fund. | 0018| Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, docket | 0019| fees shall be paid into the general fund. | 0020| B. Except as otherwise provided by law, no other | 0021| costs or fees shall be charged or collected in the magistrate | 0022| or metropolitan court. | 0023| C. The magistrate or metropolitan court may grant | 0024| free process to any party in any civil proceeding or special | 0025| statutory proceeding upon a proper showing of indigency. The | 0001| magistrate or metropolitan court may deny free process if it | 0002| finds that the complaint on its face does not state a cause of | 0003| action. | 0004| D. As used in this subsection, "convicted" means | 0005| the defendant has been found guilty of a criminal charge by | 0006| the magistrate or metropolitan judge, either after trial, a | 0007| plea of guilty or a plea of nolo contendere. Magistrate | 0008| judges, including metropolitan court judges, shall collect the | 0009| following costs: | 0010| (1) corrections fee, to be collected upon | 0011| conviction from persons convicted of violating any provision | 0012| of the Motor Vehicle Code involving the operation of a motor | 0013| vehicle, convicted of a crime constituting a misdemeanor or | 0014| a petty misdemeanor or convicted of violating any ordinance | 0015| that may be enforced by the imposition of a term of | 0016| imprisonment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10.00; | 0017| (2) court automation fee, to be collected | 0018| upon conviction from persons convicted of violating any | 0019| provision of the Motor Vehicle Code involving the operation | 0020| of a motor vehicle, convicted of a crime constituting a | 0021| misdemeanor or a petty misdemeanor or convicted of violating | 0022| any ordinance that may be enforced by the imposition of a | 0023| term of imprisonment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00; | 0024| (3) traffic safety fee, to be collected upon | 0025| conviction from persons convicted of violating any provision | 0001| of the Motor Vehicle Code involving the operation of a motor | 0002| vehicle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.00; | 0003| and | 0004| (4) judicial education fee, to be collected | 0005| upon conviction from persons convicted of operating a motor | 0006| vehicle in violation of the Motor Vehicle Code, convicted of a | 0007| crime constituting a misdemeanor or a petty misdemeanor or | 0008| convicted of violating any ordinance punishable by a term of | 0009| imprisonment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00. | 0010| E. Metropolitan court judges shall collect as | 0011| costs a mediation fee not to exceed five dollars ($5.00) for | 0012| the docketing of small claims and criminal actions specified | 0013| by metropolitan court rule. Proceeds of the mediation fee | 0014| shall be deposited into the metropolitan court mediation | 0015| fund. | 0016| F. Magistrate judges shall collect as costs a | 0017| mediation fee not to exceed five dollars ($5.00) for the | 0018| docketing of civil actions, except as provided in Subsection | 0019| A of Section 35-6-3 NMSA 1978. Proceeds of the mediation | 0020| fee shall be deposited in the magistrate court mediation | 0021| fund." | 0022| Section 2. [NEW MATERIAL] MAGISTRATE COURT | 0023| MEDIATION FUND--CREATED--ADMINISTRATION--DISTRIBUTION.-- | 0024| A. The "magistrate court mediation fund" is | 0025| created in the state treasury. The fund shall be | 0001| administered by the administrative office of the courts. | 0002| B. All balances in the magistrate court | 0003| mediation fund are appropriated to the administrative office | 0004| of the courts for payment to magistrate courts for the | 0005| purpose of funding and administering voluntary mediation | 0006| programs established by supreme court rule for the efficient | 0007| disposition of civil complaints. | 0008| C. Payments from the magistrate court mediation | 0009| fund shall be made upon vouchers signed by the director of | 0010| the administrative office of the courts upon warrants drawn | 0011| by the secretary of finance and administration. | 0012| D. Any balance remaining in the magistrate court | 0013| mediation fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert | 0014| to the state general fund. | 0015| Section 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the | 0016| provisions of this act is July 1, 1997. | 0017| - 5 - | 0018| State of New Mexico | 0019| House of Representatives | 0020| | 0021| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0022| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| February 17, 1997 | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| Mr. Speaker: | 0004| | 0005| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been | 0006| referred | 0007| | 0008| HOUSE BILL 403 | 0009| | 0010| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0011| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to | 0012| the APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| Respectfully submitted, | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| Thomas P. Foy, Chairman | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| Adopted | 0001| Not Adopted | 0002| (Chief Clerk) | 0003| | 0004| (Chief Clerk) | 0005| | 0006| Date | 0007| | 0008| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against | 0009| Yes: 7 | 0010| Excused: Alwin, Larranaga, Luna, Rios, Sanchez, Stewart | 0011| Absent: None | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0403 State of New Mexico | 0015| House of Representatives | 0016| | 0017| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0018| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| March 5, 1997 | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| Mr. Speaker: | 0025| | 0001| Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to | 0002| whom has been referred | 0003| | 0004| HOUSE BILL 403 | 0005| | 0006| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0007| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0008| | 0009| 1. On page 1, lines 12 and 13, strike "; MAKING AN | 0010| APPROPRIATION". | 0011| | 0012| 2. On page 5, lines 2 and 3, strike "appropriated to | 0013| the administrative office of the courts" and insert in lieu | 0014| thereof "subject to appropriation". | 0015| | 0016| Respectfully submitted, | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| Max Coll, Chairman | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| Adopted | 0002| Not Adopted | 0003| (Chief Clerk) | 0004| | 0005| (Chief Clerk) | 0006| | 0007| Date | 0008| | 0009| The roll call vote was 8 For 3 Against | 0010| Yes: 8 | 0011| No: Bird, Buffett, Pearce | 0012| Excused: Knowles, Picraux, Saavedra, Varela, Wallace, | 0013| Watchman | 0014| Absent: None | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0403 |