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SPONSOR Rodarte DATE TYPED 02/17/99 HB
SHORT TITLE Rio Arriba District Judge SB 121
ANALYST O'Connell
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Appropriation Contained Additional Impact Recurring Fund
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(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Duplicates/Conflicts with/Companion to/Relates to
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
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SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Bill 121 amends Section 34-6-4 NMSA 1978 to require that one of the seven district judges in the First Judicial District maintain his or her principal office in Rio Arriba county.
Significant Issues
Senate Bill 121 would require the First District Court to incur the costs of moving one judgeship out of the Santa Fe offices and establish an office in Rio Arriba county. The bill does not include an appropriation for these costs.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
This bill does not include an appropriation for the costs of moving a judgeship to Rio Arriba county.
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