Section 9-3-10.2 – Authority to accept grants or donations.
The New Mexico sentencing commission may, in the name of the state, accept grants, donations or gifts to carry out its functions and purposes. History: 1978 Comp., § 9-3-10.2, enacted by Laws 1994, ch. 19, § 3; 2003, ch. 75, § 3. ANNOTATIONS The 2003 amendment, effective July 1, 2003, substituted “New Mexico sentencing commission” […]
Section 9-3-10.3 – Legislation to increase, decrease or create periods of imprisonment; fiscal impact statements; procedure.
A. The New Mexico sentencing commission shall prepare a fiscal impact statement as provided in this section for a bill that: (1) creates a new crime or repeals an existing crime for which imprisonment is authorized; (2) increases or decreases the period of imprisonment authorized for an existing crime; (3) imposes or removes mandatory minimum […]
Section 9-3-11 – Administrative attachment.
A. The following entities are administratively attached to the corrections department: (1) the adult parole board; and (2) the governor’s organized crime prevention commission. B. All powers and duties vested in the entities enumerated in this section shall remain unamended by the provisions of the Corrections Department Act. History: 1978 Comp., § 9-3-11, enacted by […]
Section 9-3-12 – Organizational units of department; powers and duties specified by law; access to information.
Those organizational units of the department and the officers of those units specified by law shall have all of the powers and duties enumerated in the specific laws involved. However, the carrying out of those powers and duties shall be subject to the direction and supervision of the secretary and he shall retain the final […]
Section 9-3-13 – Sex offender management board; creation; membership; duties.
A. There is created within the New Mexico sentencing commission the “sex offender management board”. Members of the sex offender management board who are not members of the New Mexico sentencing commission, whose membership is set forth in Section 9-3-10 NMSA 1978, shall not be voting members of the New Mexico sentencing commission. B. The […]
Section 9-3-8 – Administrative services division; duties.
A. The administrative services division shall provide administrative services to the department, including: (1) keeping all official records of the department; (2) providing clerical services in the areas of personnel and budget preparation; and (3) providing clerical, record-keeping and administrative support to agencies administratively attached to the department, at their request. B. The division shall, […]
Section 9-3-9 – Criminal justice department [Corrections department] legislative report.
On or before December 15 of each year, the secretary shall provide a report to each member of the legislature describing the state’s comprehensive law enforcement and criminal justice plan and the programs and projects funded under this plan. The report shall include: A. funds spent for each part of the state’s comprehensive plan and […]
Section 9-3-10 – New Mexico sentencing commission; creation; membership; duties.
A. There is created the “New Mexico sentencing commission”. B. The New Mexico sentencing commission shall be composed of twenty-seven members. Appointed members shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. The commission shall reflect reasonable geographical and urban-rural balances and regard for the incidence of crime and the distribution and concentration of law […]
Section 9-3-10.1 – Authority to review records or information; exceptions; rules.
A. The New Mexico sentencing commission is authorized to inspect, copy, receive and review all records, data and information in the possession of state, county and local government agencies, except records, data or information that: (1) is privileged under the rules of evidence; (2) compromises or tends to disclose any privileged record or information; or […]
Section 9-3-3.1 – Establishing a demonstration, prison-based drug rehabilitation program.
A. The corrections department shall establish a demonstration, prison-based drug rehabilitation program for inmates. B. The department is authorized to collaborate with a private organization that has expertise in establishing a prison-based drug rehabilitation program that addresses: (1) drug rehabilitation; (2) education; (3) self-respect; and (4) life skills. History: Laws 2003, ch. 237, § 1. […]