A tribunal of this state may communicate with a tribunal outside this state in a record or by telephone, electronic mail or other means to obtain information concerning the laws, the legal effect of a judgment, decree or order of that tribunal and the status of a proceeding. A tribunal of this state may furnish similar information by similar means to a tribunal outside this state.
History: Laws 1994, ch. 107, § 317; 2005, ch. 166, § 27; 2011, ch. 159, § 28.
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 — Laws 2016, ch. 61, § 1 repealed Laws 2011, ch. 159, §§ 69 and 70, an applicability clause and contingent effective date, respectively, effective May 18, 2016, thereby making Laws 2011, ch.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, permitted communications between tribunals by electronic mail.
The 2005 amendment, effective June 17, 2005, permitted a New Mexico tribunal to communicate with a tribunal in a foreign country or political subdivision to obtain information concerning the laws, legal effect of a judgment, order or decree of that tribunal and the status of a proceeding in the foreign country or political subdivision and may provide information to the tribunal of a foreign country or political subdivision.