New Mexico § 35-6-9 - Magistrate costs; mediation fee
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 35-6-9 — Magistrate costs; mediation fee, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 35-6-9. Magistrate costs; mediation fee
A. Magistrate judges shall collect as costs a mediation fee not to exceed five dollars
($5.00) for the docketing of civil actions, except as provided in Subsection A of Section 35-6-3 NMSA 1978 . B. The magistrate court shall pay to the administrative office of the courts the costs
collected pursuant to this section in accordance with the procedures provided for
in Section 35-7-4 NMSA 1978 . The amount of costs collected shall be credited to the magistrate court mediation
fund.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 35-6-9 ("Magistrate costs; mediation fee") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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