0001| HOUSE BILL 737 | 0002| 42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, | 0003| 1996 | 0004| INTRODUCED BY | 0005| LEO C. WATCHMAN, JR. | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| AN ACT | 0012| RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT; PROVIDING COMPENSATION FOR | 0013| ENFORCEMENT OF STATE LAWS ON TRIBAL LANDS; DECLARING AN | 0014| EMERGENCY. | 0015| | 0016| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0017| Section 1. Section 35-6-1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1968, | 0018| Chapter 62, Section 92, as amended) is amended to read: | 0019| "35-6-1. MAGISTRATE COSTS--SCHEDULE--DEFINITION OF | 0020| "CONVICTED".-- | 0021| A. Each magistrate, including metropolitan court | 0022| judges, shall collect the following costs: | 0023| (1) Docket fee, criminal actions under | 0024| Section 29-5-1 NMSA | 0025| 1978.........................................$ 1.00; | 0001| (2) Docket fee, to be collected prior to | 0002| docketing any other criminal action, except as provided in | 0003| Subsection B of Section 35-6-3 NMSA 1978 ...............20.00; | 0004| (3) Docket fee, to be collected prior to | 0005| docketing any civil action, except as provided in Subsection A | 0006| of Section 35-6-3 NMSA 1978.............................37.00; | 0007| (4) Jury fee, to be collected from the party | 0008| demanding trial by jury in any civil action at the time the | 0009| demand is filed or made.................................25.00; | 0010| (5) Copying fee, for making and certifying | 0011| copies of any records in the court, for each page copied by | 0012| photographic process ......................................50; | 0013| and | 0014| (6) Copying fee, for computer-generated or | 0015| electronically transferred copies, per page ............. 1.00. | 0016| Proceeds from this copying fee shall be transferred to the | 0017| administrative office of the courts for deposit in the court | 0018| automation fund. Except as otherwise specifically provided | 0019| by law, docket fees shall be paid into the general fund. | 0020| B. Except as otherwise provided by law, no other | 0021| costs or fees shall be charged or collected in the magistrate | 0022| or metropolitan court. | 0023| C. The magistrate or metropolitan court may grant | 0024| free process to any party in any civil proceeding or special | 0025| statutory proceeding upon a proper showing of indigency. The | 0001| magistrate or metropolitan court may deny free process if it | 0002| finds that the complaint on its face does not state a cause of | 0003| action. | 0004| D. As used in this subsection, "convicted" means | 0005| the defendant has been found guilty of a criminal charge by the | 0006| magistrate or metropolitan judge either after trial, a plea of | 0007| guilty or a plea of nolo contendere. Each magistrate, | 0008| including metropolitan court judges, shall collect the | 0009| following costs: | 0010| (1) corrections fee, to be collected upon | 0011| conviction from persons convicted of violating any provision of | 0012| the Motor Vehicle Code involving the operation of a motor | 0013| vehicle, convicted of a crime constituting a misdemeanor or a | 0014| petty misdemeanor or convicted of violating any ordinance that | 0015| may be enforced by the imposition of a term of | 0016| imprisonment........................................... $10.00; | 0017| (2) court automation fee, to be collected | 0018| upon conviction from persons convicted of violating any | 0019| provision of the Motor Vehicle Code involving the operation of | 0020| a motor vehicle ......................................... 3.00; | 0021| (3) traffic safety fee, to be collected upon | 0022| conviction from persons convicted of violating any provision of | 0023| the Motor Vehicle Code involving the operation of a motor | 0024| vehicle ................................................. 3.00; | 0025| ~~[and]~~ | 0001| (4) judicial education fee, to be collected | 0002| upon conviction from persons convicted of operating a motor | 0003| vehicle in violation of the Motor Vehicle Code, convicted of a | 0004| crime constituting a misdemeanor or a petty misdemeanor or | 0005| convicted of violating any ordinance punishable by a term of | 0006| imprisonment............................................ 1.00; | 0007| and | 0008| (5) intergovernmental enforcement fee, to be | 0009| collected upon conviction from persons convicted of operating a | 0010| motor vehicle in violation of the Motor Vehicle Code, convicted | 0011| of a crime constituting a misdemeanor or a petty misdemeanor or | 0012| convicted of violating any ordinance punishable by a term of | 0013| imprisonment............................................. | 0014| 2.00. | 0015| E. Metropolitan court judges shall collect as costs | 0016| a mediation fee not to exceed five dollars ($5.00) for the | 0017| docketing of small claims and criminal actions specified by | 0018| metropolitan court rule. Proceeds of the mediation fee shall | 0019| be deposited into the metropolitan court mediation fund." | 0020| Section 2. Section 35-7-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1968, | 0021| Chapter 62, Section 99, as amended) is amended to read: | 0022| "35-7-4. MAGISTRATE ADMINISTRATION--MONTHLY | 0023| REMITTANCES.--Each magistrate court shall pay to the | 0024| administrative office of the courts, not later than the date | 0025| each month established by regulation of the director of the | 0001| administrative office, the amount of all fines, forfeitures and | 0002| costs collected by him during the previous month, except for | 0003| amounts disbursed in accordance with law. The administrative | 0004| office shall return to each magistrate a written receipt | 0005| itemizing all money received. The administrative office shall | 0006| deposit the amount of all fines and forfeitures with the state | 0007| treasurer for credit to the current school fund. The | 0008| administrative office shall deposit the amount of all costs, | 0009| except all costs collected pursuant to Subsections D and E of | 0010| Section 35-6-1 NMSA 1978, for credit to the general fund. The | 0011| amount of all costs collected pursuant to Subsections D and E | 0012| of Section 35-6-1 NMSA 1978 shall be credited as follows: | 0013| A. the amount of all costs collected pursuant to | 0014| Paragraph (1) of Subsection D of Section 35-6-1 NMSA 1978 for | 0015| credit to the local government corrections fund; | 0016| B. the amount of all costs collected pursuant to | 0017| Paragraph (2) of Subsection D of Section 35-6-1 NMSA 1978 for | 0018| credit to the court automation fund; | 0019| C. the amount of all costs collected pursuant to | 0020| Paragraph (3) of Subsection D of Section 35-6-1 NMSA 1978 for | 0021| credit to the traffic safety education and enforcement fund; | 0022| D. the amount of all costs collected pursuant to | 0023| Paragraph (4) of Subsection D of Section 35-6-1 NMSA 1978 for | 0024| credit to the judicial education fund; ~~[and]~~ | 0025| E. the amount of all costs collected pursuant to | 0001| Paragraph (5) of Subsection D of Section 35-6-1 NMSA 1978 for | 0002| credit to the intergovernmental law enforcement fund; and | 0003| ~~[E.]~~ F. the amount of all costs collected | 0004| pursuant to Subsection E of Section 35-6-1 NMSA 1978 for credit | 0005| to the metropolitan court mediation fund." | 0006| Section 3. Section 66-8-116.3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws | 0007| 1989, Chapter 320, Section 5, as amended) is amended to read: | 0008| "66-8-116.3. PENALTY ASSESSMENT MISDEMEANORS--ADDITIONAL | 0009| FEES.--In addition to the penalty assessment established for | 0010| each penalty assessment misdemeanor, there shall be assessed: | 0011| A. ten dollars ($10.00) to help defray the costs of | 0012| local government corrections; | 0013| B. a court automation fee of three dollars ($3.00); | 0014| C. a traffic safety fee of three dollars ($3.00), | 0015| which shall be credited to the traffic safety education and | 0016| enforcement fund; ~~[and]~~ | 0017| D. a judicial education fee of one dollar ($1.00), | 0018| which shall be credited to the judicial education fund; and | 0019| E. an intergovernmental enforcement fee of two | 0020| dollars ($2.00) to defray the costs of enforcement of state law | 0021| as it pertains to non-Indians in Indian country by police | 0022| departments of Indian nations, tribes and pueblos." | 0023| Section 4. [NEW MATERIAL] INTERGOVERNMENTAL LAW | 0024| ENFORCEMENT FUND--CREATED--ADMINISTRATION--DISTRIBUTION.-- | 0025| A. There is created in the state treasury the | 0001| "intergovernmental law enforcement fund" to be administered by | 0002| the local government division of the department of finance and | 0003| administration. | 0004| B. All balances in the fund are appropriated to the | 0005| local government division of the department of finance and | 0006| administration for payment to the police departments of tribal | 0007| governments located in the state to defray the costs of those | 0008| police departments enforcing state law as it pertains to | 0009| persons in Indian country. | 0010| C. Beginning July 1, 1996, and for each quarter | 0011| thereafter, the police department of a tribal government shall | 0012| maintain records documenting the officer-hours expended in | 0013| state court appearances on behalf of the state, investigating | 0014| violations of state law committed by non-Indians or cooperating | 0015| with state police or local government peace officers at the | 0016| request of the non-Indian law enforcement department. This | 0017| documentation shall be submitted to the local government | 0018| division of the department of finance and administration within | 0019| fifteen days following the last day of the quarter from which | 0020| the data for the record was compiled. The tribal police chief | 0021| shall certify that the documented officer-hours submitted are | 0022| true and accurate. Disbursements shall be made by the division | 0023| by the last day of the month following the end of each quarter. | 0024| D. To determine the distribution schedule from the | 0025| fund for any quarter the local government division of the | 0001| department of finance and administration shall: | 0002| (1) calculate the percentage of the total | 0003| amount of money in the fund that a police department of a | 0004| tribal government should receive in any quarter by dividing the | 0005| total number of officer-hours submitted in that quarter by a | 0006| tribal government by the total number of officer-hours | 0007| submitted by all the tribal governments for that quarter; and | 0008| (2) determine the disbursement to be made | 0009| from the fund to any one tribal government by multiplying the | 0010| amount of money in the fund on the last day of the quarter by | 0011| the percentage determined in Paragraph (1) of this subsection | 0012| for each tribal government. | 0013| E. Payments from the fund shall be made upon | 0014| vouchers issued and signed by the secretary of finance and | 0015| administration. | 0016| F. As used in this section: | 0017| (1) "fund" means the intergovernmental law | 0018| enforcement fund; and | 0019| (2) "tribal government" means an Indian | 0020| nation, tribe or pueblo located in New Mexico. | 0021| Section 5. EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public | 0022| peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately. | 0023| - - | 0024| State of New Mexico | 0025| House of Representatives | 0001| | 0002| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0003| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0004| | 0005| February 2, l996 | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| Mr. Speaker: | 0009| | 0010| Your RULES AND ORDER OF BUSINESS COMMITTEE, to | 0011| whom has been referred | 0012| | 0013| HOUSE BILL 737 | 0014| | 0015| has had it under consideration and finds same to be | 0016| GERMANE in accordance with constitutional provisions. | 0017| | 0018| Respectfully submitted, | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| Barbara A. Perea Casey, | 0024| Chairperson | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| Adopted Not Adopted | 0003| | 0004| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0005| | 0006| Date | 0007| | 0008| The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against | 0009| Yes: 8 | 0010| Excused: Nicely, Olguin, Pederson, Picraux, Rodella, | 0011| J. G. Taylor, Wallach | 0012| Absent: None | 0013| | 0014| H0737RC1 State of New Mexico | 0015| House of Representatives | 0016| | 0017| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0018| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0019| | 0020| | 0021| February 10, 1996 | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| Mr. Speaker: | 0025| | 0001| Your GOVERNMENT AND URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, | 0002| to whom has been referred | 0003| | 0004| HOUSE BILL 737 | 0005| | 0006| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0007| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to | 0008| the JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. | 0009| | 0010| Respectfully submitted, | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| Lynda M. Lovejoy, Chairwoman | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| Adopted Not Adopted | 0020| | 0021| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0022| | 0023| Date | 0024| | 0025| The roll call vote was 11 For 0 Against | 0001| Yes: 11 | 0002| Excused: None | 0003| Absent: None | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| H0737GU1 | 0009| | 0010| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0011| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| February 14, 1996 | 0015| | 0016| Mr. President: | 0017| | 0018| Your FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0019| | 0020| HOUSE BILL 737 | 0021| | 0022| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0023| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0024| | 0025| Respectfully submitted, | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| __________________________________ | 0005| Ben D. Altamirano, Chairman | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0010| Adopted_______________________ | 0011| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| Date ________________________ | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against | 0019| Yes: 8 | 0020| No: 0 | 0021| Excused: Donisthorpe, Duran, Ingle, Kidd, Kysar | 0022| Absent: None | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| H0737FC1 | 0001| State of New Mexico | 0002| House of Representatives | 0003| | 0004| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0005| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| February 13, 1996 | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| Mr. Speaker: | 0012| | 0013| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been | 0014| referred | 0015| | 0016| HOUSE BILL 737 | 0017| | 0018| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0019| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0020| | 0021| Respectfully submitted, | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| Cisco McSorley, Chairman | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| Adopted Not Adopted | 0005| | 0006| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0007| | 0008| Date | 0009| | 0010| The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against | 0011| Yes: 8 | 0012| Excused: McSorley, Sanchez, R.G. | 0013| Absent: Baca, King, Luna | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| H0737JC1 |