A. There is created in the state treasury the "metropolitan court warrant enforcement fund" to be administered by the Bernalillo county metropolitan court. The fund consists of gifts, grants, donations, appropriations and distributions to the fund made pursuant to the Tax Administration Act [Chapter 7, Article 1 NMSA 1978]. B. All balances in the metropolitan court warrant enforcement fund are appropriated to the Bernalillo county metropolitan court for the primary purpose of employing personnel and promoting compliance with court orders. After satisfaction of the primary purpose, any money remaining in the fund may, to the extent deemed necessary by the court, be used for the secondary purpose of partially reimbursing law enforcement agencies for the expense of serving bench warrants issued by the court, pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement entered into between the law enforcement agency and the court. C. Payments from the metropolitan court warrant enforcement fund shall be made upon warrants drawn by the secretary of finance and administration pursuant to vouchers issued and signed by the Bernalillo county metropolitan court administrator. D. Any balance remaining in the metropolitan court warrant enforcement fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the state general fund. History: 1978 Comp., § 34-8A-12, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 261, § 5; 2023, ch. 184, § 8. Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1993, ch. 261, § 5 repealed former 34-8A-12 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1987, ch. 110, § 1, relating to the metropolitan court pilot program for the service of warrants, and enacted the above section, effective July 1, 1993. For provisions of former section, see the 1992 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com. The 2023 amendment, effective July 1, 2024, removed provisions requiring the court to assess and collect fees in certain cases, and revised provisions related to the administration of the metropolitan court warrant enforcement fund; in Subsection A, added "The fund consists of gifts, grants, donations, appropriations and distributions to the fund made pursuant to the Tax Administration Act."; deleted former Subsection B and redesignated former Subsection C through E as Subsections B through D, respectively; and in Subsection B, deleted "purchasing equipment and services to aid in the collection of fines, fees or costs owed to the Bernalillo county metropolitan court" and added "promoting compliance with court orders".
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