New Mexico § 40-1-11 Fees; disposition

New Mexico Statutes

§ 40-1-11 — Fees; disposition

New Mexico § 40-1-11

Ch. 40Domestic Affairs

Art. 1Marriage in General

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 40-1-11 (2026).

Text

A. The county clerk shall receive a fee of fifty-five dollars ($55.00) for issuing, acknowledging and recording a marriage license and marriage certificate. B. Fees collected pursuant to Subsection A of this section shall be deposited in the county clerk recording and filing fund; provided that the county treasurer shall remit the fees collected within fifteen days of the last day of each month as follows:

(1)fifteen dollars ($15.00) of each fee shall be remitted to the county general fund;

(2)twenty dollars ($20.00) of each fee shall be remitted to the state treasurer for credit to the children's trust fund; and (3) twenty dollars ($20.00) of each fee shall be retained by the county clerk.

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A. The county clerk shall receive a fee of fifty-five dollars ($55.00) for issuing, acknowledging and recording a marriage license and marriage certificate. B. Fees collected pursuant to Subsection A of this section shall be deposited in the county clerk recording and filing fund; provided that the county treasurer shall remit the fees collected within fifteen days of the last day of each month as follows: (1) fifteen dollars ($15.00) of each fee shall be remitted to the county general fund; (2) twenty dollars ($20.00) of each fee shall be remitted to the state treasurer for credit to the children's trust fund; and (3) twenty dollars ($20.00) of each fee shall be retained by the county clerk.