2021 New Mexico Statutes
Article 1 - Magistrate Court; Establishment; Districts; Election
Section 35-1-7 - Magistrate court; Colfax district.

There shall be two magistrates in Colfax magistrate district, division 1 in Raton and division 2 in Springer.
History: 1953 Comp., § 36-1-7, enacted by Laws 1968, ch. 62, § 9; 1975 (S.S.), ch. 13, § 1; 1985, ch. 145, § 2; 1988, ch. 43, § 1; 2009, ch. 54, § 1.
Repeals. — Laws 1968, ch. 62, § 171, repealed former 36-1-7, 1953 Comp., relating to bond of constables, effective January 1, 1969.
The 2009 amendment, effective July 1, 2009, deleted the last sentence which provided that the magistrates shall ride circuit to Cimarron.
Temporary provisions. — Laws 2009, ch. 54, § 6 provided that the magistrate court clerk positions assigned to the magistrate courts shall not be decreased as a result of this act, but the administrative office of the courts shall reassign positions from the eliminated division in the Lea district to other magistrate courts. The administrative office of the courts shall reassign other resources, including furniture, equipment and supplies, to other magistrate courts as needed.
The 1988 amendment, effective May 18, 1988, substituted "two magistrates in Colfax magistrate district, division 1 in Raton and division 2 in Springer" for "one magistrate in Colfax magistrate district whose principal court is in Raton", and made minor stylistic changes.

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