All fees collected by the judicial department shall be paid into the state treasury as may be provided by law and no justice, judge or magistrate of any court shall retain any fees as compensation or otherwise. (As added November 8, 1966.)

ANNOTATIONS

The 1966 amendment, which was proposed by H.J.R. No. 34, § 6 (Laws 1965), and adopted at the general election held on November 8, 1966, by a vote of 81,055 for and 26,317 against, added this section as new to article VI.

Penalty assessments for violations of county traffic ordinances are also public money for the purpose of this section. Board of Comm'rs v. Greacen, 2000-NMSC-016, 129 N.M. 177, 3 P.3d 672.

Fines imposed by a court are not subject to the limitations of this section. — Only fees collected, not fines imposed, by the judicial department are subject to the limitations of Article VI, Section 30 of the New Mexico Constitution. State v. Maestas, 2025-NMSC-019.

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 48A C.J.S. Judges §§ 82, 83.