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Acknowledgements
The New Mexico Traffic Citations Manual was primarily authored
by Judith Olean, formerly a Rio Rancho Municipal Court judge
and currently Chair of the Judicial Studies Program at the
Albuquerque Technical-Vocational Institute (TVI).
The New Mexico Judicial Education Center gratefully acknowledges
the generous assistance provided by the expert volunteers
who helped in developing the Traffic Citations Manual. These
volunteers contributed their expertise and time in providing
background material and reviewing and editing drafts. They
include:
- Hon. James Blancq, Catron County Magistrate Court
- Hon. Caleb Chandler, Curry County Magistrate Court
- Hon. Vickey Crawford, Lea County Magistrate Court
- Curt Sanchez, Motor Vehicle Division, State Taxation
and Revenue Department
- Gary Wells, Motor Vehicle Division, State Taxation and
Revenue Department
- Rio Rancho Municipal Court staff:
- Vince Facio
- Patty Hayden
- Cindy Johnson
- Toni Kleitch
This manual was developed under a generous grant from the
Traffic Safety Bureau of the New Mexico State Highway and
Transportation Department.
Purpose
The purpose of the Traffic Citations Manual is to provide courts of limited jurisdiction with a comprehensive resource guide for handling all types of traffic citations cases, except for DWI cases. A separate DWI Benchbook is available from the Judicial Education Center.
This manual is intended to serve as a current, convenient secondary source of law, policy and practice for traffic citations cases. Do not rely on the manual as legal authority; instead, consult the New Mexico statutes, rules, forms and uniform jury instructions, as well as case law and court policies and procedures, for specific requirements.
Style and Format
The Traffic Citations Manual is written in a descriptive
style. Abbreviations are kept to a minimum and should be
readily recognizable when encountered. Likewise, citations
to statutes, rules and cases use the most concise style
possible while still providing adequate reference information.
In general, citations in the text use the following style:
- Statutes: New Mexico statutes are cited as §__-__-__,
such as §66-8-113, without "NMSA 1978." Federal
laws are cited as __ U.S.C. §___, such as 25 U.S.C.
§1901.
- Rules: New Mexico judicial rules are cited as Rule __-___,
such as Rule 9-501, without the addition of "NMRA."
- Cases: New Mexico cases are cited using the New Mexico
Reports citation, such as 116 N.M. 456 (1993), and, if available,
the vendor-neutral citation adopted in 1998, such as 1998-NMCA-039.
Effective Date
The information in this manual is current through May 2004. The manual will be updated periodically as funds and staffing allow. Please contact the Judicial Education Center at the address below for information about the status and availability of updates.
Additional Copies
For information on obtaining additional copies of this manual,
please contact the Judicial Education Center. The online version of the manual
is available free of charge here on the Judicial Education Center
website.
Permission
to Reproduce
For information on the permission and acknowledgements necessary
for reproducing portions of this manual, please contact
the Judicial Education Center.
Contacts
For further information on the manual, or to report errors
or suggestions for future updates, please contact:
Paul Biderman, Director, 505-277-8789, biderman@unm.edu
Pam Lambert, Senior Attorney, 505-277-1052, plams@unm.edu
Beth Gillia, Attorney, 505-277-0710, bgillia@unm.edu
Judicial Education Center
Institute of Public Law
1117 Stanford NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131
Fax: 505-277-7064
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