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EVICTION PREVENTION AND DIVERSION PROGRAM
The New Mexico Supreme Court is phasing in an Eviction Prevention and Diversion Program statewide and in stages lifting a moratorium on evictions of people unable to pay their rent during the COVID-19 pandemic.
When tenants are notified about the filing of an eviction in court, they will receive information about available legal services and the state’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). At the start of an eviction hearing, judges will advise tenants and landlords about the rental assistance and ask the parties if they are willing to participate in the Eviction Prevention and Diversion program.
Under an order issued by the Court, here is the schedule for phasing in the Eviction Prevention and Diversion Program in judicial districts across the state and lifting a stay on evictions for non-payment of rent:
•Starting April 1, 2022 in the Second (Bernalillo County), Fifth (Chaves, Eddy and Lea counties), Tenth (DeBaca, Harding and Quay counties) and Twelfth (Lincoln and Otero counties) Judicial Districts.
•Effective May 1 in the Third (Doña Ana County), Sixth (Grant, Hidalgo and Luna counties) and Seventh (Catron, Sierra, Socorro and Torrance counties) Judicial Districts.
•Starting June 1 in the First (Los Alamos, Rio Arriba and Santa Fe counties), Fourth(Mora, Guadalupe and San Miguel counties), and Eighth (Colfax, Taos and Union counties) Judicial Districts.
•Effective July 1 in the Eleventh (McKinley and San Juan counties) and Thirteen (Cibola, Sandoval and Valencia counties) Judicial Districts.
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Media Contact Information
Administrative Office of the Courts
Barry Massey
Public Information Officer
Phone: 505-470-3436
Beth Wojahn
Communications Officer
Phone: 505-469-5415 cell
Second Judicial District Court
Sidney Hill
Public Information Officer
Phone: 505-841-7504
Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court
Camille Baca
Public Information Officer
Phone: 505-401-6149
Media and Public Resources
Judiciary 101: Overview of the New Mexico Judicial Branch
Legal Guide for Journalists (State Bar of New Mexico)
Opinions Issued by New Mexico Supreme Court
Slip Opinions by the Court of Appeals
Memorandum Opinions by the Courts of Appeals
Request Court Records-Inspection of Public Records Act
Rules Governing Cameras in the Courtroom
- Rule 23-107. Broadcasting, televising, photographing and recording of court proceedings; guidelines.
- Rule 6-102. Conduct of magistrate court proceedings. (Photographing and recording of proceedings allowed.)
Pretrial Release and Detention Reform
2020 Annual Report of the Judicial Branch
Fiscal Year 2023 Unified Judicial Branch Budget Request & Legislative Agenda
Map of court locations and judicial districts
Archive of Annual Reports, Budget Requests and Other Publications