If a petition or comparable pleading is received by an inappropriate tribunal of this state, the tribunal shall forward the pleading and accompanying documents to an appropriate tribunal of this state or another state and notify the petitioner where and when the pleading was sent.
History: Laws 1994, ch. 107, § 306; 1997, ch. 9, § 9; 2005, ch. 166, § 18; 2011, ch. 159, § 19.
ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 2016, ch. 61, § 1 repealed Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70, an applicability clause and contingent effective date, respectively, effective May 18, 2016, thereby making Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 1 through 68, effective May 18, 2016. For provisions of Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70, see compiler's note to 40-6A-100 NMSA 1978.
The 2011 amendment, effective May 18, 2016, made a stylistic change.
The 2005 amendment, effective June 17, 2005, changed "it" to "the tribunal".
The 1997 amendment, effective July 1, 1997, deleted "by first class mail" following "the petitioner".