§ 35-6-1 Magistrate costs; schedule; definition of “convicted”
§ 35-6-1 v2 Magistrate costs; schedule. (Effective July 1, 2024.)
§ 35-6-2 Magistrate costs; posting of schedule
§ 35-6-3 Magistrate costs; advance payment
§ 35-6-3 v2 Magistrate costs; advance payment. (Effective July 1,
§ 35-6-4 Magistrate costs; witness fees; reimbursement
§ 35-6-4 v2 Magistrate costs; witness fees; reimbursement. (Effective
§ 35-6-5 Magistrate court warrant enforcement fund; fee;
§ 35-6-5 v2 Magistrate court warrant enforcement fund; administration;
§ 35-6-6 Collection of fines, fees or costs
§ 35-6-7 Magistrate court; drug court fee; monthly remittances
§ 35-6-8 Magistrate court mediation fund created; administration;
§ 35-6-9 Magistrate costs; mediation fee
§ 35-6-10 Magistrate court; electronic services fee

Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 35 > Article 6 - Magistrate Court; Fees and Costs

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • 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.
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.