Section 34-6-45 - District courts; alternative dispute resolution; fee.
34-6-45. District courts; alternative dispute resolution; fee.
In addition to fees collected pursuant to, and subject to exceptions set forth in, Section 34-6-40 NMSA 1978 for docketing of civil cases, in any judicial district that has established an alternative dispute resolution program by judicial district court rule approved by the supreme court, including but not limited to arbitration, mediation and settlement facilitation programs, the district court clerk shall collect a fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) on all new and reopened civil cases except domestic relations cases. The fee shall be deposited for credit to the district court alternative dispute resolution fund pursuant to the provisions of Section 34-6-37 NMSA 1978.