New Mexico § 50-4-12 - Wage claim actions; costs; jurisdiction; representation by district attorney; appeals
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 50-4-12 — Wage claim actions; costs; jurisdiction; representation by district attorney; appeals, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 50-4-12. Wage claim actions; costs; jurisdiction; representation by district attorney; appeals
A. In all actions brought by the director of the labor and industrial division of
the labor department as assignee under the provisions of Section 50-4-11 NMSA 1978 , the director shall be entitled to free process and shall not be obligated or required
to give any bond or other security for costs. B. Any sheriff, constable or other officer requested by the director to serve any
summons, writ, complaint or order shall do so without requiring the director to pay
any fees or furnish any security or bond. C. Where all claims joined together do not exceed in the aggregate the jurisdictional
limit of the magistrate or metropolitan court, the director may institute an action
against the employer in any magistrate or metropolitan court having jurisdiction without
referring the claim to the district attorney. In the event that during the course of the proceedings representation by an attorney
at law becomes necessary or, in the director's judgment, advisable, the director shall
so notify the district attorney, and it shall then be the duty of the district attorney
or the district attorney's assistant to appear for the director in the cause. D. In the event the cause is appealed by the director, no bond or other security shall
be required or fees charged the director for court costs or sheriff's fees in serving
process.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 50-4-12 cover?
Section 50-4-12 ("Wage claim actions; costs; jurisdiction; representation by district attorney; 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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