N.M. Stat. § 31-12-8

Current through 2024, ch. 69
Section 31-12-8 - [Repealed Effective 7/1/2024] Controlled substances; fee upon conviction; municipal ordinance requirement
A. A person convicted of a violation of the provisions of the Controlled Substances Act [30-31-1 NMSA 1978] or a person convicted of distribution or possession of a controlled substance pursuant to municipal ordinance shall be assessed, in addition to any other fee or fine, a fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) to defray the costs of chemical and other analyses of controlled substances.
B. Every municipality which has enacted an ordinance making possession or distribution of a controlled substance unlawful shall enact an ordinance to require assessment of the fee pursuant to Subsection A of this section and to provide for transmittal of the money collected to the administrative office of the courts pursuant to Section 31-12-9 NMSA 1978, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 35-14-7 NMSA 1978. All fees collected under this section shall be subject to an audit by the state auditor.

NMS § 31-12-8

Laws 1981, ch. 367, § 2; 1984, ch. 82, § 1; 1988, ch. 14, § 5.
Repealed by 2023, c. 184,s. 19, eff. 7/1/2024.