We have had reports of cyber criminals imitating court telephone numbers (“spoofing”) and demanding that citizens pay money for fines or fees in cases involving relatives.  These calls are not valid.  New Mexico Courts will never call citizens to ask for payments of any kind.

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2017 New Mexico State of the Judiciary Address by Chief Justice Charles Daniels

Chief Justice Daniels begins at timestamp 11:21:20 AM.