{"data":{"id":"us-nm/35-15-12","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"35-15-12","heading":"Fines and forfeitures in justice court [magistrate court]; collections go to municipal treasury.","body":"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 held as municipal courts shall be turned into [in to] the municipality.","path":["Chapter 35 - Magistrate and Municipal Courts","ARTICLE 15 Violations of Municipal Ordinances"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18535/index.do","current_through":"2025-06-20","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"28526e54bc6e3144950ca61f5a920d918be3bb01bc65a175f7fb97f7f5ba1187","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/35-15-11","next":"us-nm/35-15-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}