Monica Ault

New Mexico State Director of the Fines and Fees Justice Center, criminal defense attorney, and die hard norteña

[Fines and Fees Justice Center @FinesandFeesJC]

🚨Victory in New Mexico!🚨

With strong bipartisan support, NM’s Legislature passed SB 375, ending parole fees statewide! Huge thanks to @MoeMaestasNM & NMCD’s Secretary Tafoya Lucero for fighting to remove financial barriers so families can focus on basic needs & reintegration.

[Monica Ault @MonicaAult]

Thank you, Mr. Chairman!

[Monica Ault @MonicaAult]

Exciting day for New Mexicans! Reinstating licenses improves our economy, allows law enforcement and courts to focus on their core responsibilities, and gives our families a lifeline.

[Fines and Fees Justice Center @FinesandFeesJC]

Big day in NM today as the state marks the end of license suspensions for missed fines & fees payments or court hearings. Ending this counterproductive policy means 300K New Mexicans will regain the freedom to drive, work & provide for their families! https://t.co/rNw4kgKWMW

[Fines and Fees Justice Center @FinesandFeesJC]

Welcome to Nevada — where the average commissary markup is 66% and reading glasses might as well be a luxury. Glasses or not, we can all see what’s wrong with this picture. #PassSB416

[Monica Ault @MonicaAult]

@jselbin @joannagweiss @bd_highsmith Pizzas were great! Wonderful to see you and the PAC team!

[Monica Ault @MonicaAult]

I can’t believe it! Thank you @GovMLG @MLaraCadena, Chief Justice Bacon, the NM judiciary, NMABFF, @NMVoices @ACLUNM, @NMPovertyLaw, @NMDefenders, @nmcdla, @BoldFutures, NMSC, AFP, Bend the Arc, and so many more lawmakers who contributed to making this a reality for NM!

[Fines and Fees Justice Center @FinesandFeesJC]

🥇🎉ANOTHER VICTORY for New Mexico!

Last night, @GovMLG signed HB 139, officially ending post-adjudication & bench warrant fees, taking the state one step closer towards ending the criminalization of poverty.

Huge thanks to NM's judiciary, lawmakers, and all the advocates who made this possible. And of course our own @MonicaAult & @afarrell_312!

Press release: https://t.co/HVzAtjw8Jt

[Monica Ault @MonicaAult]

@jagdavies @FinesandFeesJC @joannagweiss @MsAntonyaJ @MrsCouture217 @ShepackNicholas @witchywomanlv @afarrell_312 @PSARATHYJONES @anydayisnow I already miss you! We’ll prob work together again, in our next professional cycle in 10 years or so. I apparently follow you…like a weirdo. So much love in your next chapter 💜

[Grover Norquist @GroverNorquist]

Withholding someone’s driver’s license for non-payment of tickets makes it impossible for someone to go to work and earn enough money to pay the tickets.
This is a combination of home arrest and debtors prison.
Yeah, New Mexico. (And the other 23 states)

[Monica Ault @MonicaAult]

Thank you @MLaraCadena for understanding the weight of this campaign, always showing New Mexicans the utmost respect, and moving with power and grace in debate. I am lucky to fight alongside you. #nmleg #decriminalizepoverty

[Fines and Fees Justice Center @FinesandFeesJC]

🎉ANOTHER win for New Mexico—the legislature has passed HB 139! This bill would end the post-adjudication & bench warrant fees that trap thousands in debt & poverty. Now it heads to @GovMLG!

Thank you Chief Justice Bacon, @MLaraCadena, @Sen_MimiStewart & many more!

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[Fines and Fees Justice Center @FinesandFeesJC]

VICTORY 🎉New Mexico is officially the 24th state to end debt-based license suspensions — meaning over 300K New Mexicans will regain the freedom to drive.

Thank you @GovMLG @senatorwirth @CrystalRDiamond @Christine4nm for putting working families back in the driver's seat!

[Monica Ault @MonicaAult]

It’s an honor to work alongside my favorite local, fancy, and brilliant, economist @wisdumcurator. Now we just need a signature! @GovMLG

[NM Voices for Children @NMVoices]

Thank you @MLaraCadena for sponsoring HB 139, a bill that eliminates all court fees. Not only are court fees a costly and inefficient way to raise revenue, but they also disproportionately harm our most vulnerable families and communities. #nmleg #nmpol https://t.co/H64L3Ve6GO

[Monica Ault @MonicaAult]

@ibarraesq @MLaraCadena Thanks Jonathan! We’re excited to support its implementation alongside the LOPD.

[Monica Ault @MonicaAult]

I am thankful & overwhelmed with the bipartisan support for HB 139. With the help of many, it moves onto the Governor. Thank you Chief Justice Bacon, @MLaraCadena, the AOC, and the NMSC, for your dedication to ending the criminalization of poverty! #everythingisbetterwithbacon

[Monica Ault @MonicaAult]

A special thanks to Madam Pro Tem, @Sen_MimiStewart for presenting HB 139 on the senate floor and supporting our efforts to #decriminalizepoverty!

[Monica Ault @MonicaAult]

Thank you @afarrell_312, NM Advisory Board on Fines and Fees, NMVoices, @wisdumcurator, @BarronJones1511 @SabaIjadi, @ACLUNM, NMSafe Coalition, @NMDefenders, @NMPovertyLaw and Maria Griego, @BoldFutures and LuzHilda Campos, @DPANewMexico, @niecytaylor, @ACLUNM, and so many more!

[Monica Ault @MonicaAult]

@wisdumcurator @BarronJones1511 @afarrell_312 Right back at you, Javi! It’s been amazing fighting alongside you!

[Monica Ault @MonicaAult]

Thank you @senatorwirth, @CrystalRDiamond, and @Christine4nm for putting working families first, guaranteeing that over 300,000 New Mexicans will get their licenses restored, & ensuring that no one will have their license suspended simply because they missed a payment! @GovMLG

[Fines and Fees Justice Center @FinesandFeesJC]

🎉New Mexico's SB47 has passed the House & is now headed to @GovMLG's desk!

Sponsored by @senatorwirth, @CrystalRDiamond, @Christine4nm, SB 47 would end debt-based license suspensions & restore hard working families' freedom to thrive.

"This vote...
https://t.co/bNZ1c2Yc50

[NM Senate Democrats @NMSenateDems]

"People ask me where I got my values from, I say I got them from New Mexico." -@DoloresHuerta to a Joint Session of the New Mexico Legislature

[Monica Ault @MonicaAult]

Momentum is building to eliminate justice fees that harm our families, destabilize judicial budgets, and underfund government services. We are thrilled to support Chief Justice Bacon, the judiciary, and @MLaraCadena in this effort! @GovMLG

[Fines and Fees Justice Center @FinesandFeesJC]

In New Mexico Chief Justice Bacon's "State of the Judiciary" speech yesterday, she announced the state judiciary's support for fee elimination.

Eliminating fees "is a national best practice, which promotes budget transparency," said Chief Justice Bacon: https://t.co/1uu02l2gW6

[Fines and Fees Justice Center @FinesandFeesJC]

Today's the 1st day of New Mexico's legislative session, where lawmakers are working to pass a bill ending debt-based driver's license suspensions.

For hundreds of thousands of New Mexico families, this issue is deeply personal — read why:
https://t.co/byWpaXCHXg