N.M. R. Civ. P. Metro. Ct. 3-708

As amended through August 23, 2024

Rule 3-708 - Tape recordings of proceedings

A.Taping of proceedings. Every civil proceeding in the metropolitan court shall be tape recorded if requested by a party. The summons shall contain notice of the right to request a taped record of the proceedings.

B.Preservation of taped record. Tapes containing the record of proceedings shall be preserved for ninety (90) days after the entry of a final order in the proceedings. Any party desiring to preserve the tapes for a longer period of time may, within eighty (80) days after the filing of the final order, file a request to preserve the tapes containing the transcript of proceedings.

N.M. R. Civ. P. Metro. Ct. 3-708

As amended, effective 5/1/1994;7/1/1996.

ANNOTATIONS The 1996 amendment, effective for appeals filed after July 1, 1996, deleted the former last sentence of Paragraph A, which read "The tape recording shall be made a part of the record on appeal"; in Paragraph B, in the second sentence, substituted "tapes" for "record", "within" for "prior to the expiration of" and "transcript" for "record", and deleted the former last sentence relating to requests to preserve the tapes; and deleted former Paragraphs C through E, relating to arrangements for payment of costs of tape recordings, filing the tapes with the district court, and notice of the filing. The 1994 amendment, effective May 1, 1994, deleted "no later than three (3) days prior to trial" following "party" in the first sentence and added the present second sentence of Paragraph A, added present Paragraph B and redesignated the remaining paragraphs accordingly, and deleted "for erasure and reuse" following "clerk" in the last sentence of Paragraph D.