A. In addition to any other fees collected in the district court, a district court that has established an adult drug court may assess and collect from participants a "drug court fee" of fifty dollars ($50.00) a month. Program fee requirements may be satisfied by community service at the federal minimum wage.
B. Drug court fees shall be deposited in the "drug court fund" of a specific judicial district in the state treasury. The judicial district shall administer money in the fund to offset client service costs of the drug court program, consistent with standards approved by the supreme court. Money in the fund shall be expended on warrants of the secretary of finance and administration upon vouchers signed by the court administrator or his authorized representative. Balances in the fund shall not revert to the general fund at the end of a fiscal year.
History: Laws 2003, ch. 240, § 1.
Effective dates. — Laws 2003, ch. 240, § 4 makes the act effective July 1, 2003.
Appropriations. — Laws 2006, ch. 110, § 1, appropriates $257,000 to the administrative office of the courts for the drug court program and $57,000 to the second judicial district for the drug court.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 34 - Court Structure and Administration
Section 34-6-1 - Judicial districts.
Section 34-6-2 - District court terms.
Section 34-6-4 - Judges; first judicial district.
Section 34-6-5 - Judges; second judicial district.
Section 34-6-6 - Judges; third judicial district.
Section 34-6-7 - Judges; fourth judicial district.
Section 34-6-8 - Judges; fifth judicial district.
Section 34-6-9 - Judges; sixth judicial district.
Section 34-6-10 - Judges; seventh judicial district.
Section 34-6-11 - Judges; eighth judicial district.
Section 34-6-12 - Judges; ninth judicial district.
Section 34-6-13 - Judges; tenth judicial district.
Section 34-6-14 - Judges; eleventh judicial district.
Section 34-6-15 - Judges; twelfth judicial district.
Section 34-6-16 - Judges; thirteenth judicial district.
Section 34-6-17 - Judges; principal offices.
Section 34-6-18 - Judges; multiple-judge districts; divisions; presiding judges.
Section 34-6-19 - Personnel; designation.
Section 34-6-20 - Personnel; official court reporters; secretaries.
Section 34-6-21 - Personnel; state employees.
Section 34-6-22 - Personnel; oaths and bonds.
Section 34-6-23 - Personnel; travel expenses.
Section 34-6-24 - Operation; location of court; facilities.
Section 34-6-25 - Operation; seal.
Section 34-6-26 - Operation; record; authentication.
Section 34-6-27 - Operation; process.
Section 34-6-28 - Operation; rules.
Section 34-6-29 - Operation; filing and service.
Section 34-6-30 - Operation; notation of filing.
Section 34-6-31 - Operation; nunc pro tunc entries.
Section 34-6-32 - Operation; return of filed papers.
Section 34-6-33 - Operation; dockets and records.
Section 34-6-34 - Finance; statutory construction.
Section 34-6-35 - Finance; payment of expenses.
Section 34-6-36 - Finance; disposition of litigant money; court clerk trust account.
Section 34-6-37 - Finance; disposition of court income; state treasurer account.
Section 34-6-38 - Finance; disposition of unclaimed money.
Section 34-6-39 - Finance; improper disposition of money; penalty.
Section 34-6-40 - Finance; fees.
Section 34-6-40.1 - Civil action by state; filing fee assessed as costs.
Section 34-6-41 - Finance; jury refreshments, meals and rooms.
Section 34-6-42 - Finance; federal functions.
Section 34-6-43 - Finance; statutory fees exclusive.
Section 34-6-44 - District court alternative dispute resolution fund; administration.
Section 34-6-45 - District courts; alternative dispute resolution; fee.
Section 34-6-46 - District court; indigency standard; fee schedule; reimbursement.