New Mexico Statutes 35-6-1. Magistrate costs; schedule
A. Magistrate judges, including metropolitan court judges, shall assess and collect and shall not waive, defer or suspend the following costs:
Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 35-6-1
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
- Magistrate judges: Judicial officers who assist U.S. district judges in getting cases ready for trial, who may decide some criminal and civil trials when both parties agree to have the case heard by a magistrate judge instead of a judge.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
docket fee, twenty dollars ($20.00) of which shall be deposited in the court automation fund and fifteen dollars ($15.00) of which shall be deposited in the civil legal services fund, to be collected prior to docketing any civil action, except as provided in Subsection A of Section 35-6-3 N.M. Stat. Ann. 72.00; and jury fee, to be collected from the party demanding trial by jury in any civil action at the time the demand is filed or made . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25.00.
copying fee, for making and certifying copies of any records in the court, for each page copied by photographic process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.50. Proceeds from this copying fee shall be transferred to the administrative office of the courts for deposit in the court facilities fund; and
copying fee, for computer-generated or electronically transferred copies, per page. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00. Proceeds from this copying fee shall be transferred to the administrative office of the courts for deposit in the court automation fund.
Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, docket fees shall be paid into the court facilities fund.
B. Except as otherwise provided by law, no other costs or fees shall be charged or collected in the magistrate or metropolitan court.
C. The magistrate or metropolitan court may grant free process to any party in any civil proceeding or special statutory proceeding upon a proper showing of indigency. The magistrate or metropolitan court may deny free process if it finds that the complaint on its face does not state a cause of action.
D. Metropolitan court judges shall assess and collect and shall not waive, defer or suspend as costs a mediation fee not to exceed five dollars ($5.00) for the docketing of small claims and criminal actions specified by metropolitan court rule. Proceeds of the mediation fee shall be deposited into the metropolitan court mediation fund.