[Adopted 8-18-2003 by Ord. No. 03-07-07]
A.
In addition to any fine or imprisonment resulting from a violation
of any municipal ordinance, there is imposed upon any person convicted
of violating any municipal ordinance, the penalty for which carries
a potential jail term, or any ordinance relating to the operation
of a motor vehicle, the following mandatory fees:
B.
As used in this article, "convicted" means that the defendant has
been found guilty of a criminal charge by the municipal judge, either
after trial, a plea of guilty or a plea of nolo contendere, or has
elected to pay a penalty assessment in lieu of a trial.
A.
All corrections fees shall be deposited in a special corrections
fund in the municipal treasury and shall be used only for:
(3)
Paying the costs of housing municipal prisoners in a county jail
or detention facility or housing juveniles in a detention facility;
(4)
Complying with federal match or contribution requirements relating
to jails or juvenile detention facilities;
(5)
Providing in-patient treatment or other substance abuse programs
in conjunction with or as an alternative to jail sentencing;
(6)
Defraying the cost of transporting prisoners to jails or juvenile
detention facilities; or
(7)
Providing electronic monitoring systems.
B.
A municipality may credit the interest collected from fees deposited
in the special corrections fund to the municipality's general
fund.
C.
All judicial education fees collected shall be remitted monthly to
the State Treasurer for credit to the judicial education fund and
shall be used for the education and training, including production
of bench books and other written materials, of municipal judges and
other municipal court personnel.
D.
All court automation fees collected shall be remitted monthly to
the State Treasurer for credit to the municipal court automation fund
and shall be used for the purchase, maintenance and operation of court
automation systems in the municipal courts. "Operation" includes staff
expenses, temporary or otherwise, and costs as needed to comply with
NMSA 1978, § 35-14-2. The court automation system shall
have the capability of providing, on a timely basis, electronic records
in a format specified by the Judicial Information System Council.[3]
