0001| HOUSE BILL 584
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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| GARY K. KING
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0011| AN ACT
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0012| RELATING TO JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS; ESTABLISHING AN ANSWER FEE FOR
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0013| CIVIL ACTIONS IN TRIAL COURTS; GRANTING FREE PROCESS TO
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0014| ANSWERING PARTIES IN CIVIL ACTIONS UPON A SHOWING OF INDIGENCY;
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0015| CREATING A FUND; DEDICATING PROCEEDS IN THE FUND FOR THE
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0016| PROVISION OF CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES TO INDIGENT PERSONS; MAKING AN
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0017| APPROPRIATION.
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0019| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0020| Section 1. Section 34-6-40 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1968,
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0021| Chapter 69, Section 42, as amended) is amended to read:
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0022| "34-6-40. FINANCE--FEES.--
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0023| A. District court clerks shall collect in civil
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0024| matters docketing any cause, whether original or reopened or by
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0025| appeal or transfer from any inferior court, a fee of seventy-two
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0001| dollars ($72.00).
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0002| B. District court clerks shall collect an answer
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0003| fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) from a party that answers a
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0004| complaint, a third-party complaint, a counter-claim or a cross-claim in a civil action. The district court may waive the
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0005| answer fee for a party in a civil action upon a proper showing
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0006| of indigency. The proceeds of the answer fee shall be deposited
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0007| in the civil legal services fund.
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0008| [B.] C. No fees or costs shall be taxed against
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0009| the state, its political subdivisions or the nonprofit
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0010| corporations authorized to be formed under the Educational
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0011| Assistance Act.
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0012| [C.] D. Except as otherwise specifically
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0013| provided by law, docket fees shall be paid into the general
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0014| fund."
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0015| Section 2. Section 35-6-1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1968,
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0016| Chapter 62, Section 92, as amended) is amended to read:
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0017| "35-6-1. MAGISTRATE COSTS--SCHEDULE--DEFINITION OF
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0018| "CONVICTED".--
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0019| A. [Each magistrate] Magistrates, including
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0020| metropolitan court judges, shall collect the following costs:
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0021| Docket fee, criminal actions under Section 29-5-1
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0022| NMSA 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1.00
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0023| Docket fee, to be collected prior to docketing any
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0024| other criminal action, except as provided in Subsection B of
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0025| Section 35-6-3 NMSA 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00
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0001| Docket fee, to be collected prior to docketing any
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0002| civil action, except as provided in Subsection A of Section
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0003| 35-6-3 NMSA 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.00
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0004| Answer fee, to be collected from a party that
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0005| answers a complaint, a third-party complaint, a counter-claim or
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0006| a cross-claim in a civil action . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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0007| 25.00
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0008| The proceeds of the answer fee shall be deposited in the civil
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0009| legal services fund.
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0010| Jury fee, to be collected from the party demanding
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0011| trial by jury in any civil action at the time the demand is
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0012| filed or made. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.00
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0013| Copying fee, for making and certifying copies of any
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0014| records in the court, for each page copied by photographic
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0015| process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
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0016| Copying fee, for computer-generated or electronically
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0017| transferred copies, per page . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00
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0018| Proceeds from this copying fee shall be transferred to the
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0019| administrative office of the courts for deposit in the court
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0020| automation fund.
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0021| Except as otherwise specifically provided by law,
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0022| docket fees shall be paid into the general fund.
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0023| B. Except as otherwise provided by law, no other
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0024| costs or fees shall be charged or collected in the magistrate
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0025| or metropolitan court.
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0001| C. The magistrate or metropolitan court may grant
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0002| free process to any party in any civil proceeding or special
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0003| statutory proceeding upon a proper showing of indigency. The
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0004| magistrate or metropolitan court may deny free process if it
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0005| finds that the complaint on its face does not state a cause of
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0006| action.
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0007| D. As used in this subsection, "convicted" means
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0008| the defendant has been found guilty of a criminal charge by the
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0009| magistrate or metropolitan judge, either after trial, a plea of
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0010| guilty or a plea of nolo contendere. [Each magistrate]
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0011| Magistrates, including metropolitan court judges, shall
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0012| collect the following costs:
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0013| (1) corrections fee, to be collected upon
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0014| conviction from persons convicted of violating any provision of
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0015| the Motor Vehicle Code involving the operation of a motor
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0016| vehicle, convicted of a crime constituting a misdemeanor or a
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0017| petty misdemeanor or convicted of violating any ordinance that
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0018| may be enforced by the imposition of a term of
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0019| imprisonment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10.00;
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0020| (2) court automation fee, to be collected
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0021| upon conviction from persons convicted of violating any
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0022| provision of the Motor Vehicle Code involving the operation of
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0023| a motor vehicle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.00;
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0024| (3) traffic safety fee, to be collected upon
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0025| conviction from persons convicted of violating any provision of
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0001| the Motor Vehicle Code involving the operation of a motor
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0002| vehicle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.00;
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0003| and
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0004| (4) judicial education fee, to be collected
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0005| upon conviction from persons convicted of operating a motor
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0006| vehicle in violation of the Motor Vehicle Code, convicted of a
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0007| crime constituting a misdemeanor or a petty misdemeanor or
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0008| convicted of violating any ordinance punishable by a term of
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0009| imprisonment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00.
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0010| E. Metropolitan court judges shall collect as costs
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0011| a mediation fee not to exceed five dollars ($5.00) for the
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0012| docketing of small claims and criminal actions specified by
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0013| metropolitan court rule. Proceeds of the mediation fee shall
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0014| be deposited into the metropolitan court mediation fund."
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0015| Section 3. [NEW MATERIAL] CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FUND
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0016| CREATED--ADMINISTRATION--DISTRIBUTION.--
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0017| A. There is created in the state treasury the
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0018| "civil legal services fund" to be administrated by the
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0019| administrative office of the courts.
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0020| B. Balances in the civil legal services fund may be
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0021| expended by the administrative office of the courts for the
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0022| purpose of entering into contracts with nonprofit organizations
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0023| to provide free or reduced-fee civil legal services to indigent
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0024| persons in New Mexico. A contract entered into for the purpose
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0025| of providing civil legal services to indigent persons shall be
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0001| in accordance with the provisions of the Procurement Code.
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0002| C. Balances in the civil legal services fund shall
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0003| not revert to the general fund at the end of any fiscal year.
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0004| D. Payments from the civil legal services fund
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0005| shall be made upon vouchers issued and signed by the director
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0006| of the administrative office of the courts upon warrants drawn
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0007| by the secretary of finance and administration.
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0008| Section 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
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0009| provisions of this act is July 1, 1996.
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0010| State of New Mexico
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0011| House of Representatives
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0013| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0014| SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0017| February 5, 1996
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0020| Mr. Speaker:
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0022| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been
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0023| referred
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0024|
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0025| HOUSE BILL 584
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0002| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0003| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to
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0004| the APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.
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0005|
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0006| Respectfully submitted,
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0012| Cisco McSorley, Chairman
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0015| Adopted Not Adopted
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0017| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0019| Date
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0021| The roll call vote was 7 For 3 Against
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0022| Yes: 7
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0023| No: Alwin, Christensen, Larranaga
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0024| Excused: Foy, Luna, Sanchez, R.G.
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0025| Absent: None
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0005| H0584JC1 State of New Mexico
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0006| House of Representatives
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0008| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0009| SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0012| FEBRUARY 7, 1996
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0015| Mr. Speaker:
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0017| Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to
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0018| whom has been referred
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0020| HOUSE BILL 584
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0021|
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0022| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0023| recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0024|
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0025| Respectfully submitted,
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0006| Max Coll, Chairman
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0011| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0013| Date
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0015| The roll call vote was 13 For 0 Against
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0016| Yes: 13
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0017| Excused: Bird, Coll, Light, Martinez, Watchman
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0018| Absent: None
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0022| H0584AF1
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0024| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE HB 584/a
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0025| SECOND SESSION, 1996
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0003| February 12, 1996
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0007| Mr. President:
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0009| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0011| HOUSE BILL 584
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0012|
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0013| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0014| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0016| 1. On page 2, line 3, strike the first comma and insert in
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0017| lieu thereof "or".
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0019| 2. On page 2, lines 3 and 4, strike ", a counter-claim or a
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0020| cross-claim in a civil action".
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0022| 3. On page 3, line 3, strike the first comma and insert in
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0023| lieu thereof "or".
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0024|
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0025| 4. On page 3, lines 3 and 4, strike ", a counter-claim or a
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0001| cross-claim in a civil action".
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0003| 5. On page 5, line 17, strike "may" and insert in lieu
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0004| thereof "shall",
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0006| and thence referred to the WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE.
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0022| Respectfully submitted,
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0002| Janice D. Paster, Chairman
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0006| Adopted_______________________ Not
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0007| Adopted_______________________
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0008| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0011| Date ________________________
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0014| The roll call vote was 5 For 2 Against
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0015| Yes: 5
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0016| No: Scott, Vernon
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0017| Excused: None
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0018| Absent: Carraro, Sanchez
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0001| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0002| SECOND SESSION
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0005| February 15, 1996
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0008| Mr. President:
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0010| Your CONFERENCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0013| HOUSE BILL 584, as amended
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0016| has had it under consideration and reports same with the following
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0017| recommendations:
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0019| 1. The following Senate Judiciary Committee amendments be
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0020| DISAPPROVED:
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0022| Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
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0024| and that the bill be amended further as follows:
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0001| 2. On page 1, strike lines 19 through 25, strike all of pages
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0002| 2, 3 and 4 and on page 5, strike lines 1 through 11 and insert in
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0003| lieu thereof the following:
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0005| "Section 1. [NEW MATERIAL] ANSWER FEE--DISTRICT COURTS.--District court clerks shall collect an answer fee of twenty-five
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0006| dollars ($25.00) from a party that answers a complaint, or a
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0007| third-party complaint, in a civil action. The district court may
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0008| waive the answer fee for a party in a civil action upon a proper
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0009| showing of indigence. The proceeds of the answer fee shall be
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0010| deposited in the civil legal services fund.
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0015| .112269B.2
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0017| Section 2. [NEW MATERIAL] ANSWER FEE--MAGISTRATE AND
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0018| METROPOLITAN COURTS.--Magistrates, including metropolitan court
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0019| judges, shall collect an answer fee of twenty-five dollars
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0020| ($25.00), to be collected from a party that answers a complaint,
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0021| or a third-party complaint, in a civil action. The magistrate or
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0022| metropolitan court may waive the answer fee for a party in a civil
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0023| action upon proper showing of indigence. The proceeds of the
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0024| answer fee shall be deposited in the civil legal services fund.".
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0002| Respectfully submitted,
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0005| _____________________________
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0008| _____________________________
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0016| Adopted___________________ Not Adopted___________________
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0017| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0021| Date ______________
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0023| .112269B.2
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0025| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
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0001| SECOND SESSION
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0004| February 15, 1996
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0007| Mr. Speaker:
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0009| Your CONFERENCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0012| HOUSE BILL 584, as amended
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0015| has had it under consideration and reports same with the following
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0016| recommendations:
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0018| 1. The following Senate Judiciary Committee amendments be
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0019| DISAPPROVED:
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0021| Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
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0023| and that the bill be amended further as follows:
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0025| 2. On page 1, strike lines 19 through 25, strike all of pages
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0001| 2, 3 and 4 and on page 5, strike lines 1 through 11 and insert in
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0002| lieu thereof the following:
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0004| "Section 1. [NEW MATERIAL] ANSWER FEE--DISTRICT COURTS.--District court clerks shall collect an answer fee of twenty-five
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0005| dollars ($25.00) from a party that answers a complaint, or a
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0006| third-party complaint, in a civil action. The district court may
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0007| waive the answer fee for a party in a civil action upon a proper
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0008| showing of indigence. The proceeds of the answer fee shall be
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0009| deposited in the civil legal services fund.
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0014| .112269A.2
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0016| Section 2. [NEW MATERIAL] ANSWER FEE--MAGISTRATE AND
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0017| METROPOLITAN COURTS.--Magistrates, including metropolitan court
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0018| judges, shall collect an answer fee of twenty-five dollars
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0019| ($25.00), to be collected from a party that answers a complaint,
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0020| or a third-party complaint, in a civil action. The magistrate or
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0021| metropolitan court may waive the answer fee for a party in a civil
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0022| action upon proper showing of indigence. The proceeds of the
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0023| answer fee shall be deposited in the civil legal services fund.".
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0001| Respectfully submitted,
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0004| _____________________________
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0007| _____________________________
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0015| Adopted___________________ Not Adopted___________________
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0016| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0020| Date ______________
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0022| .112269A.2
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