Section 33-9A-1 – Short title.
Chapter 33, Article 9A NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Juvenile Community Corrections Act”. History: Laws 1988, ch. 101, § 39; 1989, ch. 219, § 9. ANNOTATIONS The 1989 amendment, effective July 1, 1989, substituted “Chapter 33, Article 9A NMSA 1978” for “Sections 39 through 44 of this act”.
Section 33-9A-2 – Definitions.
As used in the Juvenile Community Corrections Act: A. “delinquent” means a child adjudicated delinquent pursuant to the Children’s Code [Chapter 32A NMSA 1978]; B. “department” means the children, youth and families department; C. “fund” means the juvenile community corrections grant fund; D. “secretary” means the secretary of children, youth and families; and E. “volunteer […]
Section 33-9A-3 – Juvenile community corrections grant fund created; purpose; administration; report.
A. There is created in the state treasury the “juvenile community corrections grant fund” to be administered by the department. All balances in the fund are appropriated to the department to carry out the purposes of the fund, and no money shall be transferred to another fund or be encumbered or disbursed in any manner […]
Section 33-9A-4 – Applications; criteria.
A. Counties, municipalities or private organizations, individually or jointly, may apply for grants from the fund, including grants for counties or municipalities to purchase contractual services from private organizations; provided that: (1) the application is for funding a program with priority use being for delinquents selected pursuant to the provisions of Section 33-9A-5 NMSA 1978; […]
Section 33-9A-5 – Selection panels.
A. The department shall establish a state panel whose duties shall be to immediately screen and identify delinquents sentenced to a juvenile correctional facility of the department and transferred to the legal custody of the department, except individuals who are sentenced or transferred from a judicial district that has established a local panel to exercise […]
Section 33-9A-6 – Sentencing.
A. In every case where the commitment to the authority of a child adjudicated delinquent is contemplated by a judge, a predisposition report shall be prepared containing the recommendation of the juvenile probation officer regarding a community corrections placement or a diagnostic evaluation shall be completed by the authority containing the recommendation of the authority […]