0001| HOUSE BILL 490
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0002| 42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION,
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0003| 1996
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0004| INTRODUCED BY
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0005| TERRY T. MARQUARDT
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0011| AN ACT
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0012| RELATING TO WAGE CLAIMS; AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF THE LABOR
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0013| AND INDUSTRIAL DIVISION OF THE LABOR DEPARTMENT TO APPEAR
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0014| WITHOUT COUNSEL IN MAGISTRATE AND METROPOLITAN COURTS.
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0016| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0017| Section 1. Section 50-4-12 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1937,
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0018| Chapter 109, Section 13, as amended) is amended to read:
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0019| "50-4-12. WAGE CLAIM ACTIONS--COSTS--JURISDICTION--REPRESENTATION BY DISTRICT ATTORNEY--APPEALS.--
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0020| [(a)] A. In all actions brought by the [labor
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commissioner] director of the labor and industrial division of
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0022| the labor department as assignee under the provisions of [the
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preceding section] Section 50-4-11 NMSA 1978, the [labor
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commissioner] director shall be entitled to free process and
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0025| shall not be obligated or required to give any bond or other
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0001| security for costs.
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0002| [(b)] B. Any sheriff, constable or other officer
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0003| requested by the [labor commissioner] director to serve any
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0004| summons, writ, complaint or order shall do so without requiring
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0005| the [labor commissioner] director to [advance the] pay
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0006| any fees or furnish any security or bond [therefor].
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0007| [(c)] C. Where [the claim or] all claims
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0008| [are less or when] joined together [are less] do not
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0009| exceed in the aggregate [than] the [sum of two hundred
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dollars ($200)] jurisdictional limit of the magistrate or
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0011| metropolitan court, the [labor commissioner] director may
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0012| institute an action [therefor] against the employer in any
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0013| [justice of the peace] magistrate or metropolitan court
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0014| having jurisdiction without referring the [same] claim to
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0015| the district attorney. In the event that during the course of
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0016| the proceedings representation by an attorney at law [to
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represent the labor commissioner] becomes necessary or, in his
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0018| judgment, advisable, [it shall be his duty to] the director
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0019| shall so notify the district attorney [of the pendency of said
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cause and the date of the hearing thereof], and it shall then
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0021| be the duty of [said] the district attorney [to appear by
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himself] or his assistant to appear for [in said justice of
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the peace court and represent said labor commissioner in such]
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0024| the director in the cause.
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0025| D. In the event [such] the cause is appealed
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0001| by the [state labor commissioner or docketed in the district
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court for judgment] director, no bond or other security
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0003| [for costs] shall be required or fees charged [to the
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commissioner] the director for court costs or sheriff's fees
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0005| in serving process."
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0008| State of New Mexico
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0009| House of Representatives
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0011| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0012| SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0015| February 8, 1996
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0018| Mr. Speaker:
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0020| Your LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, to whom
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0021| has been referred
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0023| HOUSE BILL 490
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0024|
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0025| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0001| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0002| JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
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0004| Respectfully submitted,
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0009| Vincent Gallegos, Chairman
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0012| Adopted Not Adopted
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0013| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0015| Date
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0017| The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against
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0018| Yes: 6
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0019| Excused: None
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0020| Absent: None
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0024| H0490LA1 State of New Mexico
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0025| House of Representatives
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0002| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0003| SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0006| February 12, 1996
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0009| Mr. Speaker:
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0011| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0012|
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0013| HOUSE BILL 490
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0014|
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0015| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0016| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0019| 1. On page 2, line 17, strike "his" and insert in lieu
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0020| thereof "the director's".
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0022| 2. On page 2, line 21, strike "his" and insert in lieu
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0023| thereof "the district attorney's".
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0024|
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0025| Respectfully submitted,
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0005| Cisco McSorley, Chairman
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0008| Adopted Not Adopted
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0009| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0011| Date
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0013| The roll call vote was 9 For 0 Against
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0014| Yes: 9
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0015| Excused: King, Luna, Pederson, Sanchez, R.G.
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0016| Absent: None
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0022| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0023| SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0001| February 14, 1996
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0003| Mr. President:
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0005| Your FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0007| HOUSE BILL 490, as amended
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0008|
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0009| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0010| recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0012| Respectfully submitted,
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0016| __________________________________
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0017| Ben D. Altamirano, Chairman
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0021| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________
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0022| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0001| Date ________________________
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0004| The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against
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0005| Yes: 8
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0006| No: 0
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0007| Excused: Donisthorpe, Duran, Ingle, Kidd, Kysar
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0008| Absent: None
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