Section 33-15-1 – Short title.
This act [33-15-1 to 33-15-4 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the “Privately Operated Correctional Facilities Oversight Act”. History: Laws 2001, ch. 169, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2001, ch. 169, § 5 made the Privately Operated Correctional Facilities Oversight Act effective July 1, 2001.
Section 33-15-2 – Definitions.
As used in the Privately Operated Correctional Facilities Oversight Act: A. “out-of-state inmate” means a person incarcerated in a privately operated correctional facility within this state who is being incarcerated on behalf of a state other than New Mexico or a governmental entity whose jurisdiction is outside the state of New Mexico. “Out-of-state inmate” does […]
Section 33-15-3 – Incarceration of out-of-state inmates in privately operated correctional facilities; minimum standards; secretary’s authority to adopt rules.
A. A privately operated correctional facility shall have statutory authority, other than this section, in order to operate or house inmates. In addition to satisfying requirements set forth in a statute other than this section, a privately operated correctional facility shall meet the following minimum standards before housing ten or more out-of-state inmates: (1) all […]
Section 33-15-4 – Classification review of out-of-state inmates in privately operated correctional facilities; assessing a fee.
A. An out-of-state inmate shall not be incarcerated in a privately operated correctional facility in New Mexico unless the privately operated correctional facility is designed to meet or exceed the appropriate classification level for the out-of-state inmate. B. The operator of a privately operated correctional facility that houses out-of-state inmates shall pay a fee, on […]