New Mexico § 35-15-7 - Appeals; notice of appeals
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 35-15-7 — Appeals; notice of appeals, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 35-15-7. Appeals; notice of appeals
A. An appeal from the municipal court is taken by filing with the clerk of the district
court a notice of appeal. When the defendant takes an appeal, the notice of appeal shall be accompanied by
a bond to the municipality in the sum, and with conditions, fixed by the municipal
judge as sufficient to secure the appearance of the defendant, and the judgment and
sentence of the municipal court. B. The clerk of the district court shall docket the appeal on the civil docket upon
payment of a docket fee of twenty dollars ($20.00), ten dollars ($10.00) of which
shall be deposited in the court automation fund, and shall transmit a copy of the
notice of appeal to the municipal court from which the action is appealed and to the
municipal attorney. C. Within ten days after receipt of the notice of appeal from the clerk of the district
court under Subsection B of this section, the municipal judge shall file with the
clerk of the district court a transcript of all municipal court docket entries in
the action, together with all pleadings and other documents relating to the action. After the transcript has been filed, the action may be called for trial in the district
court as in other civil actions. The appeal shall be governed by the Rules of Civil Procedure for the District Courts,
except that the municipality has the burden of proving violation of an ordinance beyond
a reasonable doubt. D. The docketing of an appeal operates as a supersedeas and stay of execution upon
the judgment of the municipal court in the action until final disposition of the appeal.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 35-15-7 ("Appeals; notice of appeals") 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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