A. There is created in the state treasury the "municipal court automation fund" to be administered by the administrative office of the courts.
B. All balances in the municipal court automation fund may be expended only upon application by a municipality to the administrative office of the courts for the purpose of purchasing, maintaining and operating a court automation system in that municipality's courts. Operation includes staff expenses, temporary or otherwise, and costs as needed to comply with Section 35-14-12 NMSA 1978.
C. Payments from the municipal court automation fund shall be made upon vouchers issued and signed by the director of the administrative office of the courts. Any purchase or lease purchase agreement entered into by a municipality for a court automation system shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Procurement Code [13-1-28 to 13-1-199 NMSA 1978].
History: Laws 1994, ch. 69, § 3; 2006, ch. 28, § 1.
Cross references. — For municipal ordinances requiring assessment and collection of corrections fees, judicial education fees, and court automation fees, see 35-14-11 NMSA 1978.
The 2006 amendment, effective May 17, 2006, provides in Subsection B that the municipal court automation fund may be used to operate a court automation system and that operation includes staff expenses and costs as needed to comply with 35-14-12 NMSA 1978.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 34 - Court Structure and Administration
Article 9 - Administrative Office of the Courts
Section 34-9-2 - [Appointment and removal of employees by director; approval of supreme court.]
Section 34-9-3 - Director; duties.
Section 34-9-4 - [Officer or employee prohibited from practicing law.]
Section 34-9-5 - [Seal of director; approval by supreme court; judicial notice.]
Section 34-9-7 - Courts defined.
Section 34-9-8 - Courts; records; manuals.
Section 34-9-10 - Court automation fund created; administration; distribution.
Section 34-9-11 - Jury and witness fee fund created; administration; distribution.
Section 34-9-11.1 - Language access fund; created.
Section 34-9-12 - Municipal court automation fund created; administration; distribution.
Section 34-9-13 - Magistrate and metropolitan court capital fund created; purpose.
Section 34-9-14 - Court facilities fund created; administration; distribution.
Section 34-9-14.1 - Magistrate drug court fund; created.
Section 34-9-14.2 - Drug court fund; created.
Section 34-9-15 - Use of Bernalillo county metropolitan court facilities.
Section 34-9-16 - New Mexico finance authority revenue bonds; purpose; appropriation.
Section 34-9-17 - Consolidation study committee; composition; duties.
Section 34-9-17.1 - Bernalillo county criminal justice review commission.
Section 34-9-18 - Judicial performance evaluation fund; created.
Section 34-9-19 - Reporting to the national instant criminal background check system.