A. Prior to January 1, 2027, there shall be two magistrates in Rio Arriba magistrate district, divisions 1 and 2 operating as a single court in Espanola. The magistrates shall rotate riding circuit to Chama as needed.

B. Beginning January 1, 2027, there shall be two magistrates in Rio Arriba magistrate district, divisions 1 and 2 operating as a single court in Espanola. The magistrates shall ride circuit to Tierra Amarilla as needed.

History: 1953 Comp., § 36-1-24, enacted by Laws 1968, ch. 62, § 26; 1985, ch. 145, § 10; 1993, ch. 345, § 1; 2025, ch. 152, § 4.

ANNOTATIONS

The 2025 amendment, effective June 20, 2025, required the two magistrates in Rio Arriba county to ride circuit to Tierra Amarilla as needed, beginning January 1, 2027; added subsection designation "A"; in Subsection A, after the subsection designation, added "Prior to January 1, 2027"; and added Subsection B.

The 1993 amendment, effective June 18, 1993, substituted "divisions 1 and 2 operating as a single court in Espanola" for "division 1 in Chama and division 2 in Espanola" in the first sentence and rewrote the second sentence.