Section 33-3-16 – United States prisoners.
It shall be the duty of the sheriff of each county, his deputy, jailer, jail administrator or independent contractor, to whom any person shall be remitted in conformity with a legal process issued by or under the authority of the United States, and he is hereby required, to receive such person or persons into his […]
Section 33-3-17 – [Reports of federal prisoners presented to federal court; account of expenses; approval by court.]
The sheriffs of the different counties of this state, whenever they shall have under their charge any prisoner as set forth in the foregoing section [33-3-16 NMSA 1978], shall at each regular term of the district court for the United States, submit to said court a list of all the prisoners under their charge by […]
Section 33-3-6 – Food for prisoners.
The sheriffs, jail administrators or independent contractors of each county in the state shall supply with food the prisoners in their jails, and at all times all food so furnished shall be of a good and wholesome quality and sufficient in quantity for the proper maintenance of life. History: Laws 1891, ch. 57, § 1; […]
Section 33-3-7 – Record of prisoners; escapes.
It shall be the duty of the sheriffs, jail administrators or independent contractors of the various jails to keep a faithful and true statement of all the prisoners detained and under their charge. The statement shall set forth the name of each person committed to jail, stating his place of residence, the date of his […]
Section 33-3-8 – Rules for punishment.
The sheriffs, jail administrators or independent contractors in charge of the respective jails shall submit proposed rules and regulations which shall be effective upon being adopted by the local governing body or bodies responsible for the jail for the punishment of persons violating the rules of the jail. History: Laws 1865-1866, ch. 19, § 10; […]
Section 33-3-9 – County jails; deduction of time for good behavior.
A. The sheriff or jail administrator of any county, with the approval of the committing judge or presiding judge, may grant any person imprisoned in the county jail a deduction of time from the term of his sentence for good behavior and industry and shall establish rules for the accrual of “good time”. Deductions of […]
Section 33-3-10 – Repealed.
ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1983, ch. 181, § 19, repealed 33-3-10 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1865-1866, ch. 19, § 11, relating to supplies for jails, effective March 19, 1983.
Section 33-3-11 – Jail for nonpayment of fine.
A. Whenever any person is committed to jail for nonpayment of any fine or costs or both, he shall be credited with eight times the federal hourly minimum wage a day in reduction thereof for each day or portion of a day of incarceration. When the person has remained incarcerated a sufficient length of time […]
Section 33-3-12 – Commitments to be furnished; orders of release; penalty.
A. Every public officer who has power to order the imprisonment of any person for violation of law shall, on making such order, transmit to the sheriff, jail administrator or independent contractor of his respective county a true copy of the order so that the person imprisoned may be considered under his custody until expiration […]
Section 33-3-13 – Prisoners waiting [awaiting] trial; confinement in county jail.
All persons charged with crime committed in the state, while awaiting indictment or trial on such charge, shall be incarcerated in the county jail of the county wherein such crime is alleged to have been committed or any facility operated by agreement between such counties or municipalities, except that such persons may be temporarily imprisoned […]