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Form 4-223 NMRA. — Order for free process.

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[For use with Supreme Court General Rule 23-114 NMRA]

STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF___________________ ________________________ COURT

_______________________________, Petitioner,

v. No. ________________

_______________________________, Respondent.

ORDER ON APPLICATION FOR FREE PROCESS

THIS MATTER having come before the court on Petitioner's application for free process and affidavit of indigency, or on Petitioner's attorney's certificate supporting indigency and free process under Rule 23-114(B)(2) NMRA, and the court being otherwise advised in the premises, FINDS that:

[] the applicant is entitled to free process in accordance with Rule 23-114(B)(2) NMRA.

[] the applicant receives public assistance and is, therefore, entitled to free process.

[] the applicant's annual gross income does not exceed ____________________ of the federal poverty guidelines, and the applicant is, therefore, entitled to free process.

[] the applicant's annual gross income exceeds __________________ of the federal poverty guidelines, but the applicant is not reasonably able to pay fees or costs and is, therefore, entitled to free process. [] based on the applicant's available funds or annual gross income, the applicant is not entitled to free process.

THE COURT ORDERS that:

[] the filing fee is waived.

[] the filing fee is waived except for the $ ________ alternative dispute resolution (ADR) fee.

[] the applicant is granted free service of process by the Sheriff in ____________ County, New Mexico for 1 2 3 4 5 or ________ summons(es), if the applicant first attempts service: (1) in district court in accordance with Rule 1-004(E)(3) NMRA; (2) by first class mail in magistrate court under Rule 2-202(E) NMRA; or (3) by first class mail in metropolitan court under Rule 3-202(E) NMRA.

[] the applicant is granted free service by the Sheriff in _____________ County, New Mexico, of a temporary restraining order or _______________________.

[] the applicant is to pay the filing fee on ______________________, 20________.

[] interpretation services shall be provided to the applicant.

[] free process is denied.

[] Other:

______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________

Unless specifically granted above, this order of free process does not include the following costs: jury fees, certification fees, subpoena fees for witnesses, witness fees for hearings or trials, mailings, long distance charges, transcripts for appeals or record proper, duplication fees for audiotapes or compact discs, copy charges, publication fees, or facsimile services. Application for all other costs are to be made to the judge assigned to your case. If the applicant prevails in this lawsuit and collects money by judgment or settlement, the court may order reimbursement for any waived costs. If the applicant is represented by an attorney who is paid an attorney fee, any fees or costs waived by this order must be deducted from the attorney fee and paid to the court clerk. This order is subject to revision, modification or rescission by the judge assigned to your case.

___________________________________ JUDGE [Adopted by Supreme Court Order No. 07-8300-043, effective February 25, 2008; as amended by Supreme Court Order No. 08-8300-031, effective November 17, 2008; by Supreme Court Order No. 10-8300-044, effective February 9, 2011; as amended by Supreme Court Order No. 17-8300-022, effective for all cases pending or filed on or after December 31, 2017; as amended by Supreme Court Order No. 21-8300-012, effective for all cases pending or filed on or after December 31, 2021.]

Notes

ANNOTATIONS

The 2021 amendment, approved by Supreme Court Order No. 21-8300-012, effective December 31, 2021, amended the existing provision for free service of process for certain summonses in accordance with district court rules to include service of process of certain summonses in accordance with magistrate and metropolitan court rules; in the third section under "THE COURT ORDERS that:", after "if the applicant first attempts", deleted "service by certified mail pursuant to" and added "service: (1) in district court in accordance with", after "Rule 1-004", added "(E)(3)", and after the next occurrence of "NMRA", added "(2) by first class mail in magistrate court under Rule 2-202(E) NMRA; or (3) by first class mail in metropolitan court under Rule 3-202(E) NMRA".

The 2017 amendment, approved by Supreme Court Order No. 17-8300-022, effective December 31, 2017, changed "recission" to "rescission" at the end of the form.

The 2010 amendment, approved by Supreme Court Order No. 10-8300-044, effective February 9, 2011, required the court to base a finding of indigency with respect to federal poverty guidelines on the applicant's gross annual income and to state the percentage that the applicant's gross annual income either does or does not exceed the federal poverty guidelines.

The 2008 amendment, approved by Supreme Court Order No. 08-8300-31, effective November 17, 2008, in the first paragraph, added the alternative recital that the matter came before the court upon the petitioner's attorney's certificate supporting indigency and free process pursuant to Rule 23-114(B)(2) NMRA; added the first and fourth findings; in the last paragraph, changed "is to be reimbursed" to "may order reimbursement"; and added the last sentence requiring that fees and costs that are waived be deducted from any fees paid to the applicant's attorney and paid to the clerk of the court.