Breaking Good Contest Rules

1. When Mary was younger she began living with another family and took on that family’s last name. She never obtained an official name change. Because she cannot produce documentation showing the changes in her name over time, she was unable to get a Real ID.

2. Husband and wife have been taking care of their three grandchildren for the last six years.  Mother of children moved to another state and never visited and their father is a drug addict who was recently sentenced to prison. Grandparents believe parents would consent to Kinship Guardianship.

3. About 12 years ago, creditors sued an older gentleman and his deceased wife for unpaid medical bills, got money judgments and subsequently filed liens on the client’s property. 

4. An elderly gentleman has an old $8,000 student loan. A Federal Student Aid authorized collection agency was garnishing 15% of his Social Security income for payment of the loan.  The garnishment makes it hard for him to make ends meet.

5. A veteran of the armed forces is getting evicted by his landlord for being late on his rent payments. The man, with various disabilities, has limited income. Currently, he receives disability income and his pension from the V.A. He misses his eviction court date due in part by lack of transportation, disabilities and limitations which also make it difficult to represent himself in the civil matter with his landlord.

6. A 33 year old man immigrated as a refugee from El Salvador as a toddler and is a legal permanent resident of the U.S., living in Sunland Park, New Mexico; he is a single father with three young children. This man wants to seek U.S. citizenship to protect himself and his children.

Rules and Requirements

Please note: Entries that do not have complete forms or do not follow all rules specified will be disqualified. Entries also need to comply with the grading rubric.

1. ❏ Videos shall be 80 seconds
The following order and times must be followed exactly.
❏ 5 seconds of title page with:
       ✔ title of the video
       ✔ students involved
       ✔ team name
       ✔ name of school
       ✔ school year (2019-2020)
❏ 5 seconds of black
❏ 60 seconds video (must be exactly 60 seconds)
❏ 10 seconds black

2. ❏ The video must be the original work of the team.
Videos may not include copyrighted content (songs, pictures, movie clips, etc.) without proof of consent from the copyright holder. Any video containing copyrighted content without consent from the copyright holder shall not be eligible for judging or prizes. If the video becomes the subject of a claim, suit or allegation of copyright, trademark, patent or other infringement, the State Bar of New Mexico has the right, in its sole discretion, to reject or otherwise disqualify the submission.

3. ❏ Video content shall endeavor to comport with the following:
The video shall contain nothing in theme, language, nudity, sex, violence or other matter that, in the view of the State Bar, would offend parents whose younger children view the video. Some snippets of language may go beyond polite conversation but when such language is used it should be limited to common everyday expressions. Words that are highly offensive must be avoided. Depictions of violence should be minimal. No nudity or sex scenes should be present. Drug use or reference to drugs is permitted if relevant to the theme.

4. ❏ The video shall not contain any endorsement, solicitation, commercial or similar content advocating for or against candidates for political office or political issues.

5. ❏ The video submission is accompanied by a complete Entry form and Release and Waiver form. If under 18, parents have also signed the Release and Waiver form.

Grading Rubric

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Documents & Forms

Click here to view and print copies of the grading rubric, Entry form, and Release and Waiver form.