N.M. R. Child. Ct. 10-113

As amended through November 1, 2024
Rule 10-113 - Form of papers

Except exhibits and papers filed by electronic transmission pursuant to Rule 10-106 NMRA of these rules, all pleadings and papers filed in the district court shall be clearly legible, shall be: on good quality white paper eight and one-half by eleven (8 1/2 x 11) inches in size, with a left margin of one (1) inch, a right margin of one (1) inch, and top and bottom margins of one and one-half (1 1/2) inches; with consecutive page numbers at the bottom; and stapled at the upper left hand comer; and, except for a cover page, shall be typed or printed using pica (10 pitch) type style or a twelve (12) point typeface. A space of at least two and one-half (2 1/2) by two and one-half (2 1/2) inches for the clerk's recording stamp shall be left in the upper right-hand comer of the first page of each pleading. The contents, except quotations and footnotes, shall be double spaced. Exhibits which are copies of original documents may be reproduced from originals by any duplicating or copying process which produces a clear black image on white paper. The size of any exhibits shall be their original size or any smaller size not less than eight and one-half by eleven (8 1/2 x 11) inches.

N.M. R. Child. Ct. 10-113

Adopted, effective 9/1/1995; as amended, effective 7/1/2002; Rule 10-103.3 NMRA, recompiled and amended as Rule 10-113 NMRA by Supreme Court Order No. 08-8300-042, effective 1/15/2009.

ANNOTATIONS The 2008 amendment, approved by Supreme Court Order No. 08-8300-042, effective January 15, 2009, changed the reference from Rule 10-105.2 NMRA to Rule 10-106 NMRA. The 2002 amendment, effective July 1, 2002, rewrote the first sentence to conform to Rule 1-100 NMRA as amended effective January 1, 1998. Recompilations. - Pursuant to Supreme Court Order No. 08-8300-042, Rule 10-103.3 NMRA was recompiled as Rule 10-113 NMRA, effective January 15, 2009.