Statutes > New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 35 - Magistrate and Municipal Courts. > Article 6 - Magistrate Court; Fees and Costs, 35-6-1 through 35-6-10. > Section 35-6-6 - Collection of fines, fees or costs.

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

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

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.