View Our Newest Version Here

2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 35 - Magistrate and Municipal Courts
Article 4 - Magistrate Court; Civil Actions
Section 35-4-1 - Civil actions; receipts for money.

Universal Citation:
NM Stat § 35-4-1 (2021)
Learn more This media-neutral citation is based on the American Association of Law Libraries Universal Citation Guide and is not necessarily the official citation.

Every magistrate shall, on a form prescribed by the administrative office of the courts:

A. immediately give a written itemized receipt to any person paying money to the court in connection with any civil action; and

B. require a written itemized receipt from the payee before making any disbursement authorized by law.

History: 1953 Comp., § 36-4-7, enacted by Laws 1968, ch. 62, § 61; 1991, ch. 82, § 3.

ANNOTATIONS

Repeals. — Laws 1968, ch. 62, § 171, repeals former 36-4-7, 1953 Comp., relating to civil penalty for failure to execute or make return of process, effective January 1, 1969.

The 1991 amendment, effective June 14, 1991, redesignated former Paragraphs (1) and (2) as Subsections A and B; substituted "immediately" for "forthwith" at the beginning of Subsection A; deleted former Subsection B which read "Any magistrate who violates this section is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and shall be removed from office"; and made a related stylistic change.

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 51 C.J.S. Justices of the Peace §§ 43, 60.

Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. New Mexico may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.