Section 35-6-6 - Collection of fines, fees or costs.

NM Stat § 35-6-6 (2019) (N/A)
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A judgment and sentence issued by a magistrate court that includes an assessment of fines, fees or costs shall constitute a money judgment that may be enforced in the same manner as a civil judgment in the district court. The money judgment may be assigned by the court to a public or private agency or business for collection purposes, pursuant to the terms and conditions of a written agreement entered into by the court and the agency or business.

History: 1978 Comp., § 35-6-6, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 261, § 8.