Yes, you have until the due date noted on your Addendum to pay off the balance. There is no minimum payment due. The court will accept any amount of payment from you.
Yes, you are eligible to work community service for fines and fees. It is your responsibility to schedule your community service.
Yes, you can work some hours for community service and then pay the remaining balance, or vice versa. Any combination of community service and or monetary payment will be accepted.
Any hours worked will be credited at twice the State of New Mexico Minimum Wage Rate. We strongly recommend you keep track of the community service hours you work.
View the list of court-approved, in-town agencies, and view the list for out-of-town, non-profit agencies and their specific requirements. You must call and schedule your service hours directly with each agency. You must complete the community service hours before the due date listed. For questions, please call the court’s Customer Service Division at: (505) 841-8151.
If you choose to complete your community service at one of the weed and litter programs, you do not need to call and make an appointment. Albuquerque City Parks Management works 7 a.m. Monday through Friday. Albuquerque Public Schools works only on Saturdays, starting at 7 a.m. View the maps in English and Spanish for these locations. If you choose to work at a court-approved non-profit agency, you must contact the agency and make arrangements to work. View the file for the court-approved in-town, and view the file for out-of-town non-profit agency lists.
All Weed & Litter Agencies need workers to perform a full day of work. However, if a defendant has only four hours of community service, the agency will accept them. The agency is unable to take defendants with less than four (4) hours of community service.
Please see the court-approved list for in-town agencies and for out-of-town agencies.
Yes, you can change the agency as long as you complete the community service hours by the due date.
You must take your Addendum and a government approved identification card. It is very important that you have your Routing Slip with you when scheduling with an agency and when reporting for service hours.