There is established within the boundaries of a class A county with a population of more than two hundred fifty thousand persons in the last federal decennial census the "metropolitan court". The name of the metropolitan district is the same as the name of the county in which it is located.
History: Laws 1979, ch. 346, § 1; 2010, ch. 99, § 1.
The 2010 amendment, effective May 19, 2010, changed "two hundred thousand persons" to "two hundred fifty thousand persons".
Law reviews. — For article, "Separation of Powers and the Judicial Rule-Making Power in New Mexico: The Need for Prudential Restraints," see 15 N.M.L. Rev. 407 (1985).
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 34 - Court Structure and Administration
Article 8A - Metropolitan Courts
Section 34-8A-1 - Metropolitan court; established.
Section 34-8A-2 - Metropolitan court; constitution.
Section 34-8A-3 - Metropolitan court; jurisdiction.
Section 34-8A-4 - Metropolitan court; judges.
Section 34-8A-4.1 - Metropolitan court judges; terms of office.
Section 34-8A-5 - Metropolitan court; jury trial.
Section 34-8A-6 - Metropolitan court; rules; appeal.
Section 34-8A-7 - Metropolitan court; administration.
Section 34-8A-8 - Metropolitan court; Bernalillo district.
Section 34-8A-10 - Metropolitan court mediation fund created; administration; distribution.
Section 34-8A-11 - Metropolitan court; indigency standard; fee schedule; reimbursement.
Section 34-8A-13 - Collection of fines, fees or costs.
Section 34-8A-14 - Use of parking facility near Bernalillo county metropolitan court.
Section 34-8A-15 - Metropolitan court; electronic services fee.