Section 35-15-10 – Trial de novo without jury.
All trials upon appeals by a defendant from the municipal court to the district court for violations of municipal ordinances shall be de novo and shall be tried before the court without a jury. History: Laws 1919, ch. 112, § 6; C.S. 1929, § 79-527; 1941 Comp., § 39-213; 1953 Comp., § 38-1-13; Laws 1959, […]
Section 35-15-11 – Municipality may appeal.
The municipality shall have the right to appeal to the district court from the municipal court and to the supreme court from any decision of the district court in every case brought for the violation of an ordinance of said municipality. The municipality shall be allowed an appeal from the municipal court to the district […]
Section 35-15-12 – Fines and forfeitures in justice court [magistrate court]; collections go to municipal treasury.
Justices of the peace [magistrates] in municipalities of the state of New Mexico, when sitting as municipal judges, shall turn into [in to] the municipality all fines collected for the violation of such municipal ordinances and all moneys collected from forfeited bonds or recognizances in such justice of the peace courts [magistrate courts] when being […]
Section 35-15-13 – Fines and forfeitures assessed on appeal; collections go to municipal treasury.
All fines assessed in the district court upon appeals from the municipal courts, including such moneys as may be paid into the said district court upon forfeited bonds or recognizances for defendants charged with municipal offenses, shall be turned over to the municipality. History: Laws 1921, ch. 42, § 2; C.S. 1929, § 79-217; 1941 […]
Section 35-15-14 – Suspension of sentence; probation.
A. The governing body of any municipality may provide by ordinance that the municipal court may, upon entry of a plea of guilty or judgment of conviction: (1) suspend in whole or part the execution of sentence; or (2) place the defendant on probation for a period not exceeding one year on terms and conditions […]
Section 35-15-5 – Maximum time for commencing proceeding for enforcement or [of] ordinances.
All prosecutions for the commission of any offense made punishable by ordinance shall be commenced within one year after the violation and shall be barred thereafter. History: Laws 1884, ch. 39, § 22; C.L. 1884, § 1630; C.L. 1897, § 2410; Code 1915, § 3632; C.S. 1929, § 90-912; 1941 Comp., § 39-205; 1953 Comp., […]
Section 35-15-6 – Custody of prisoners.
In case any such person shall be confined in any county jail it shall be the duty of the sheriff or jailer to deliver him to the appropriate municipal officer whenever such prisoner is to work for such municipality but such prisoner shall be returned to such county jail each night. History: Laws 1905, ch. […]
Section 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 […]
Section 35-15-8 – Judgment on appeal; recovery on bond.
If the judgment of the municipal court in the action is affirmed or rendered against the defendant on appeal, the district court shall enter judgment imposing the same, a greater or a lesser penalty as that imposed in the municipal court in the action. If the defendant fails to appear at the time set for […]
Section 35-15-9 – [Municipality to have free process; no costs charged to municipality.]
That the municipality shall have free process in the district court in all cases of appeals for violations of municipal ordinances, and in no case shall any costs be assessed against the municipality in such cases. History: Laws 1919, ch. 112, § 5; C.S. 1929, § 79-526; 1941 Comp., § 39-212; 1953 Comp., § 38-1-12. […]