Chapter 35 - Magistrate and Municipal Courts.
- Article 1 - Magistrate Court; Establishment; Districts; Election, 35-1-1 through 35-1-39.
- Section 35-1-1 - Magistrate court; establishment.
- Section 35-1-10 - Magistrate court; Dona Ana district.
- Section 35-1-11 - Magistrate court; Eddy district.
- Section 35-1-12 - Magistrate court; Grant district.
- Section 35-1-13 - Magistrate court; Guadalupe district.
- Section 35-1-14 - Magistrate court; Harding district.
- Section 35-1-15 - Magistrate court; Hidalgo district.
- Section 35-1-16 - Magistrate court; Lea district.
- Section 35-1-17 - Magistrate court; Lincoln district.
- Section 35-1-18 - Magistrate court; Los Alamos district.
- Section 35-1-19 - Magistrate court; Luna district.
- Section 35-1-2 - Magistrate court; districts.
- Section 35-1-20 - Magistrate court; McKinley district.
- Section 35-1-21 - Magistrate court; Mora district.
- Section 35-1-22 - Magistrate court; Otero district.
- Section 35-1-23 - Magistrate court; Quay district.
- Section 35-1-24 - Magistrate court; Rio Arriba district.
- Section 35-1-25 - Magistrate court; Roosevelt district.
- Section 35-1-26 - Magistrate court; Sandoval district.
- Section 35-1-27 - Magistrate court; San Juan district election division precincts.
- Section 35-1-28 - Magistrate court; San Miguel district.
- Section 35-1-29 - Magistrate court; Santa Fe district.
- Section 35-1-3 - Magistrate court; election; terms.
- Section 35-1-30 - Magistrate court; Sierra district.
- Section 35-1-31 - Magistrate court; Socorro district.
- Section 35-1-32 - Magistrate court; Taos district.
- Section 35-1-33 - Magistrate court; Torrance district.
- Section 35-1-34 - Magistrate court; Union district.
- Section 35-1-35 - Magistrate court; Valencia district.
- Section 35-1-36 - Repealed.
- Section 35-1-36.1 - Magistrate court; compensation.
- Section 35-1-36.2 - Repealed.
- Section 35-1-37 - Magistrate court; presiding magistrate.
- Section 35-1-38 - Magistrate court; justices of the peace abolished; transfer.
- Section 35-1-39 - Deleted.
- Section 35-1-4 - Repealed.
- Section 35-1-5 - Magistrate court; Catron district.
- Section 35-1-6 - Magistrate court; Chaves district.
- Section 35-1-6.1 - Magistrate court; Cibola district.
- Section 35-1-7 - Magistrate court; Colfax district.
- Section 35-1-8 - Magistrate court; Curry district.
- Section 35-1-9 - Magistrate court; DeBaca district.
- Article 2 - Magistrate Court; Qualification, 35-2-1 through 35-2-7.
- Section 35-2-1 - Qualification; personal qualifications.
- Section 35-2-2 - Qualification; vacancies.
- Section 35-2-3 - Qualification; certificate of magistrate qualification.
- Section 35-2-4 - Qualification; continuing in office; mandatory training program.
- Section 35-2-5 - Qualification; failure to qualify.
- Section 35-2-6 - Appointment as special master, arbitrator or magistrate judge pro tempore; compensation.
- Section 35-2-7 - Magistrate courts; authority to conduct a mediation program; training.
- Article 3 - Magistrate Court; Jurisdiction, 35-3-1 through 35-3-10.
- Section 35-3-1 - Jurisdiction; administration of oaths.
- Section 35-3-10 - Jurisdiction; failure to exercise; unlawful exercise; remedy.
- Section 35-3-2 - Authority; marriages.
- Section 35-3-3 - Jurisdiction; civil actions.
- Section 35-3-4 - Jurisdiction; criminal actions.
- Section 35-3-5 - Jurisdiction; venue of actions.
- Section 35-3-6 - Jurisdiction; territorial limits.
- Section 35-3-7 - Jurisdiction; disqualification of magistrate.
- Section 35-3-8 - Jurisdiction; recusal.
- Section 35-3-9 - Jurisdiction; contempt.
- Article 4 - Magistrate Court; Civil Actions, 35-4-1 through 35-4-3.
- Article 5 - Magistrate Court; Criminal Actions, 35-5-1 through 35-5-8.
- Section 35-5-1 - Criminal actions; arrest followed by complaint.
- Section 35-5-2 - Criminal actions; preparation of forms.
- Section 35-5-3 - Criminal actions; disposition of complaint, summons and warrant.
- Section 35-5-4 - Criminal actions; disposition of final order and fine receipt.
- Section 35-5-5 - Criminal actions; disposition of bail receipt.
- Section 35-5-6 - Criminal actions; distributions of supplies.
- Section 35-5-7 - Repealed.
- Section 35-5-8 - Magistrate court; indigency standard; fee schedule; reimbursement.
- Article 6 - Magistrate Court; Fees and Costs, 35-6-1 through 35-6-10.
- Section 35-6-1 - Magistrate costs; schedule; definition of "convicted".
- Section 35-6-10 - Magistrate court; electronic services fee.
- Section 35-6-2 - Magistrate costs; posting of schedule.
- Section 35-6-3 - Magistrate costs; advance payment.
- Section 35-6-4 - Magistrate costs; witness fees; reimbursement.
- Section 35-6-5 - Magistrate court warrant enforcement fund; fee; administration; use of money in fund.
- Section 35-6-6 - Collection of fines, fees or costs.
- Section 35-6-7 - Magistrate court; drug court fee; monthly remittances.
- Section 35-6-8 - Magistrate court mediation fund created; administration; distribution.
- Section 35-6-9 - Magistrate costs; mediation fee.
- Article 7 - Magistrate Court; Magistrate Administration, 35-7-1 through 35-7-13.
- Section 35-7-1 - Magistrate courts; supervision by the supreme court.
- Section 35-7-10 - Magistrate administration; clerical assistants.
- Section 35-7-11 - Magistrate administration; finances.
- Section 35-7-12 - Magistrate administration; rules of pleading, practice and procedure.
- Section 35-7-13 - Magistrate courts operations fund; created; purpose; termination of fund. (Repealed effective July 1, 2014.)
- Section 35-7-2 - Repealed.
- Section 35-7-3 - Magistrate administration; standardized monthly reports.
- Section 35-7-4 - Magistrate administration; monthly remittances.
- Section 35-7-5 - Magistrate administration; public money; commingling; trust fund bank account.
- Section 35-7-6 - Magistrate administration; current statutes.
- Section 35-7-7 - Magistrate administration; conflict of interest.
- Section 35-7-8 - Repealed.
- Section 35-7-9 - Magistrate administration; court facilities.
- Article 8 - Magistrate Court; Juries and Jurors, 35-8-1 through 35-8-7.
- Section 35-8-1 - Magistrate jury; right to trial by jury.
- Section 35-8-2 - Magistrate jury; demand.
- Section 35-8-3 - Magistrate jury; selecting and empaneling a jury.
- Section 35-8-4 - Magistrate jury; trial.
- Section 35-8-5 - Magistrate jury; discharge upon failure to agree.
- Section 35-8-6 - Repealed.
- Section 35-8-7 - Magistrate civil jury fees.
- Article 9 - Magistrate Court; Attachment, 35-9-1 through 35-9-8.
- Section 35-9-1 - Attachment; affidavit and bond; grounds.
- Section 35-9-2 - Attachment; execution.
- Section 35-9-3 - Attachment; hearing; judgment.
- Section 35-9-4 - Attachment; dissolution.
- Section 35-9-5 - Attachment; suit on bond.
- Section 35-9-6 - Attachment; special provisions.
- Section 35-9-7 - Attachment; form of bond.
- Section 35-9-8 - Attachment; form of writ.
- Article 10 - Magistrate Court; Forcible Entry or Unlawful Detainer, 35-10-1 through 35-10-6.
- Section 35-10-1 - Forcible entry or detainer; grounds.
- Section 35-10-2 - Limitation of remedy.
- Section 35-10-3 - Forcible entry or detainer; special provisions.
- Section 35-10-4 - Forcible entry or detainer; judgment.
- Section 35-10-5 - Forcible entry or detainer; damages on appeal.
- Section 35-10-6 - Forcible entry or detainer; form of execution.
- Article 11 - Magistrate Court; Replevin, 35-11-1 through 35-11-3.
- Article 12 - Magistrate Court; Garnishment, 35-12-1 through 35-12-19.
- Section 35-12-1 - Garnishment; affidavit and bond; grounds.
- Section 35-12-10 - Garnishment; public officer as garnishee.
- Section 35-12-11 - Garnishment; execution against garnishee.
- Section 35-12-12 - Garnishment; defense to claim against garnishee.
- Section 35-12-13 - Garnishment; dissolution.
- Section 35-12-14 - Garnishment; suit on bond.
- Section 35-12-15 - Garnishment; special provisions.
- Section 35-12-16 - Garnishment; costs; attorney fees.
- Section 35-12-17 - Garnishment; form of bond.
- Section 35-12-18 - Garnishment; form of writ.
- Section 35-12-19 - Garnishment; district court; magistrate court; small claims court.
- Section 35-12-2 - Garnishment; service on garnishee.
- Section 35-12-3 - Garnishment; effect on garnishee.
- Section 35-12-4 - Garnishment; answer by garnishee.
- Section 35-12-5 - Garnishment; controverting garnishee's answer.
- Section 35-12-6 - Garnishment; unmatured debts.
- Section 35-12-7 - Garnishment; exemptions.
- Section 35-12-8 - Garnishment; payment of exempt wages and salary.
- Section 35-12-9 - Garnishment; wages and salary; lien; priority.
- Article 13 - Magistrate Court; Appeals, 35-13-1 through 35-13-3.
- Article 14 - Municipal Courts, 35-14-1 through 35-14-12.
- Section 35-14-1 - Municipal court; creation.
- Section 35-14-10 - Municipal judges; training required.
- Section 35-14-11 - Municipal ordinance; court costs; collection; purpose.
- Section 35-14-12 - Municipal courts; automation required.
- Section 35-14-2 - Jurisdiction.
- Section 35-14-3 - Judges; qualifications; bond; salary.
- Section 35-14-4 - Election; term; vacancy.
- Section 35-14-5 - Temporary incapacity or absence of a municipal judge.
- Section 35-14-6 - Duties of temporary municipal judge.
- Section 35-14-7 - Monthly reports and remittances.
- Section 35-14-8 - Itemized statement.
- Section 35-14-9 - Penalty.
- Article 15 - Violations of Municipal Ordinances, 35-15-1 through 35-15-14.
- Section 35-15-1 - Proceedings to enforce ordinances; plaintiff; appeals.
- Section 35-15-10 - Trial de novo without jury.
- Section 35-15-11 - Municipality may appeal.
- Section 35-15-12 - Fines and forfeitures in justice court [magistrate court]; collections go to municipal treasury.
- Section 35-15-13 - Fines and forfeitures assessed on appeal; collections go to municipal treasury.
- Section 35-15-14 - Suspension of sentence; probation.
- Section 35-15-2 - Pleading existence of ordinance provisions violated.
- Section 35-15-3 - Procedure; commitment.
- Section 35-15-4 - Authority of constable or sheriff to serve process and make arrests.
- Section 35-15-5 - Maximum time for commencing proceeding for enforcement or [of] ordinances.
- Section 35-15-6 - Custody of prisoners.
- Section 35-15-7 - Appeals; notice of appeals.
- Section 35-15-8 - Judgment on appeal; recovery on bond.
- Section 35-15-9 - Municipality to have free process; no costs charged to municipality.