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28+HOUSE BILL 102
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30+TH LEGISLATURE
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46+INTRODUCED BY
47+Andrea Reeb
2848 AN ACT
2949 RELATING TO CORRECTIONS; CLASSIFYING HOMICIDE BY A VEHICLE OR
30-GREAT BODILY HARM BY A VEHICLE AS A SERIOUS VIOLENT OFFENSE
31-FOR EARNED MERITORIOUS DEDUCTIONS.
50+GREAT BODILY HARM BY A VEHICLE AS A SERIOUS VIOLENT OFFENSE FOR
51+EARNED MERITORIOUS DEDUCTIONS.
3252 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
3353 SECTION 1. Section 33-2-34 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1999,
3454 Chapter 238, Section 1, as amended) is amended to read:
3555 "33-2-34. ELIGIBILITY FOR EARNED MERITORIOUS
3656 DEDUCTIONS.--
3757 A. To earn meritorious deductions, a prisoner
3858 confined in a correctional facility designated by the
3959 corrections department must be an active participant in
4060 programs recommended for the prisoner by the classification
41-supervisor and approved by the warden or the warden's
42-designee. Meritorious deductions shall not exceed the
43-following amounts:
44-(1) for a prisoner confined for committing a
45-serious violent offense, up to a maximum of four days per
46-month of time served;
47-(2) for a prisoner confined for committing a
48-nonviolent offense, up to a maximum of thirty days per month
49-of time served;
50-(3) for a prisoner confined following
51-revocation of parole for the alleged commission of a new HB 102
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62+Meritorious deductions shall not exceed the following amounts:
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78-felony offense or for absconding from parole, up to a maximum
79-of four days per month of time served during the parole term
80-following revocation; and
90+(1) for a prisoner confined for committing a
91+serious violent offense, up to a maximum of four days per month
92+of time served;
93+(2) for a prisoner confined for committing a
94+nonviolent offense, up to a maximum of thirty days per month of
95+time served;
96+(3) for a prisoner confined following
97+revocation of parole for the alleged commission of a new felony
98+offense or for absconding from parole, up to a maximum of four
99+days per month of time served during the parole term following
100+revocation; and
81101 (4) for a prisoner confined following
82102 revocation of parole for a reason other than the alleged
83103 commission of a new felony offense or absconding from parole:
84104 (a) up to a maximum of eight days per
85105 month of time served during the parole term following
86-revocation, if the prisoner was convicted of a serious
87-violent offense or failed to pass a drug test administered as
88-a condition of parole; or
106+revocation, if the prisoner was convicted of a serious violent
107+offense or failed to pass a drug test administered as a
108+condition of parole; or
89109 (b) up to a maximum of thirty days per
90110 month of time served during the parole term following
91111 revocation, if the prisoner was convicted of a nonviolent
92112 offense.
93113 B. A prisoner may earn meritorious deductions upon
94-recommendation by the classification supervisor, based upon
95-the prisoner's active participation in approved programs and
96-the quality of the prisoner's participation in those approved
97-programs. A prisoner may not earn meritorious deductions
98-unless the recommendation of the classification supervisor is
99-approved by the warden or the warden's designee.
100-C. If a prisoner's active participation in
101-approved programs is interrupted by a lockdown at a
102-correctional facility, the prisoner may continue to be HB 102
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114+recommendation by the classification supervisor, based upon the
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129-awarded meritorious deductions at the rate the prisoner was
130-earning meritorious deductions prior to the lockdown, unless
131-the warden or the warden's designee determines that the
132-prisoner's conduct contributed to the initiation or
133-continuance of the lockdown.
143+prisoner's active participation in approved programs and the
144+quality of the prisoner's participation in those approved
145+programs. A prisoner may not earn meritorious deductions
146+unless the recommendation of the classification supervisor is
147+approved by the warden or the warden's designee.
148+C. If a prisoner's active participation in approved
149+programs is interrupted by a lockdown at a correctional
150+facility, the prisoner may continue to be awarded meritorious
151+deductions at the rate the prisoner was earning meritorious
152+deductions prior to the lockdown, unless the warden or the
153+warden's designee determines that the prisoner's conduct
154+contributed to the initiation or continuance of the lockdown.
134155 D. A prisoner confined in a correctional facility
135-designated by the corrections department is eligible for
136-lump-sum meritorious deductions as follows:
156+designated by the corrections department is eligible for lump-
157+sum meritorious deductions as follows:
137158 (1) for successfully completing an approved
138159 vocational, substance abuse or mental health program, one
139160 month; except when the prisoner has a demonstrable physical,
140161 mental health or developmental disability that prevents the
141162 prisoner from successfully earning a high school equivalency
142-credential, in which case, the prisoner shall be awarded
143-three months;
163+credential, in which case, the prisoner shall be awarded three
164+months;
144165 (2) for earning a high school equivalency
145166 credential, three months;
146167 (3) for earning an associate's degree, four
147-months;
148-(4) for earning a bachelor's degree, five
149-months;
150-(5) for earning a graduate qualification,
151-five months; and
152-(6) for engaging in a heroic act of saving
153-life or property, engaging in extraordinary conduct for the HB 102
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180-benefit of the state or the public that is at great expense
181-or risk to or involves great effort on the part of the
182-prisoner or engaging in extraordinary conduct far in excess
183-of normal program assignments that demonstrates the
184-prisoner's commitment to self-rehabilitation. The
185-classification supervisor and the warden or the warden's
186-designee may recommend the number of days to be awarded in
187-each case based upon the particular merits, but any award
188-shall be determined by the director of the adult institutions
189-division of the corrections department or the director's
190-designee.
196+months;
197+(4) for earning a bachelor's degree, five
198+months;
199+(5) for earning a graduate qualification, five
200+months; and
201+(6) for engaging in a heroic act of saving
202+life or property, engaging in extraordinary conduct for the
203+benefit of the state or the public that is at great expense or
204+risk to or involves great effort on the part of the prisoner or
205+engaging in extraordinary conduct far in excess of normal
206+program assignments that demonstrates the prisoner's commitment
207+to self-rehabilitation. The classification supervisor and the
208+warden or the warden's designee may recommend the number of
209+days to be awarded in each case based upon the particular
210+merits, but any award shall be determined by the director of
211+the adult institutions division of the corrections department
212+or the director's designee.
191213 E. Lump-sum meritorious deductions, provided in
192-Paragraphs (1) through (6) of Subsection D of this section,
193-may be awarded in addition to the meritorious deductions
194-provided in Subsections A and B of this section. Lump-sum
195-meritorious deductions shall not exceed one year per award
196-and shall not exceed a total of one year for all lump-sum
197-meritorious deductions awarded in any consecutive twelve-
198-month period.
214+Paragraphs (1) through (6) of Subsection D of this section, may
215+be awarded in addition to the meritorious deductions provided
216+in Subsections A and B of this section. Lump-sum meritorious
217+deductions shall not exceed one year per award and shall not
218+exceed a total of one year for all lump-sum meritorious
219+deductions awarded in any consecutive twelve-month period.
199220 F. A prisoner is not eligible to earn meritorious
200-deductions if the prisoner:
201-(1) disobeys an order to perform labor,
202-pursuant to Section 33-8-4 NMSA 1978;
203-(2) is in disciplinary segregation;
204-(3) is confined for committing a serious HB 102
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249+deductions if the prisoner:
250+(1) disobeys an order to perform labor,
251+pursuant to Section 33-8-4 NMSA 1978;
252+(2) is in disciplinary segregation;
253+(3) is confined for committing a serious
231254 violent offense and is within the first sixty days of receipt
232255 by the corrections department; or
233256 (4) is not an active participant in programs
234-recommended and approved for the prisoner by the
235-classification supervisor.
257+recommended and approved for the prisoner by the classification
258+supervisor.
236259 G. The provisions of this section shall not be
237260 interpreted as providing eligibility to earn meritorious
238261 deductions from a sentence of life imprisonment or a sentence
239-of life imprisonment without possibility of release or
240-parole.
262+of life imprisonment without possibility of release or parole.
241263 H. The corrections department shall promulgate
242264 rules to implement the provisions of this section, and the
243-rules shall be matters of public record. A concise summary
244-of the rules shall be provided to each prisoner, and each
245-prisoner shall receive a quarterly statement of the
246-meritorious deductions earned.
265+rules shall be matters of public record. A concise summary of
266+the rules shall be provided to each prisoner, and each prisoner
267+shall receive a quarterly statement of the meritorious
268+deductions earned.
247269 I. A New Mexico prisoner confined in a federal or
248270 out-of-state correctional facility is eligible to earn
249-meritorious deductions for active participation in programs
250-on the basis of the prisoner's conduct and program reports
251-furnished by that facility to the corrections department.
252-All decisions regarding the award and forfeiture of
253-meritorious deductions at such facility are subject to final
254-approval by the director of the adult institutions division
255-of the corrections department or the director's designee. HB 102
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271+meritorious deductions for active participation in programs on
272+the basis of the prisoner's conduct and program reports
273+furnished by that facility to the corrections department. All
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302+decisions regarding the award and forfeiture of meritorious
303+deductions at such facility are subject to final approval by
304+the director of the adult institutions division of the
305+corrections department or the director's designee.
282306 J. In order to be eligible for meritorious
283307 deductions, a prisoner confined in a federal or out-of-state
284-correctional facility designated by the corrections
285-department must actively participate in programs that are
286-available. If a federal or out-of-state correctional
287-facility does not have programs available for a prisoner, the
288-prisoner may be awarded meritorious deductions at the rate
289-the prisoner could have earned meritorious deductions if the
290-prisoner had actively participated in programs.
308+correctional facility designated by the corrections department
309+must actively participate in programs that are available. If a
310+federal or out-of-state correctional facility does not have
311+programs available for a prisoner, the prisoner may be awarded
312+meritorious deductions at the rate the prisoner could have
313+earned meritorious deductions if the prisoner had actively
314+participated in programs.
291315 K. A prisoner confined in a correctional facility
292316 in New Mexico that is operated by a private company, pursuant
293317 to a contract with the corrections department, is eligible to
294318 earn meritorious deductions in the same manner as a prisoner
295319 confined in a state-run correctional facility. All decisions
296-regarding the award or forfeiture of meritorious deductions
297-at such facilities are subject to final approval by the
298-director of the adult institutions division of the
299-corrections department or the director's designee.
320+regarding the award or forfeiture of meritorious deductions at
321+such facilities are subject to final approval by the director
322+of the adult institutions division of the corrections
323+department or the director's designee.
300324 L. As used in this section:
301-(1) "active participant" means a prisoner
302-who has begun, and is regularly engaged in, approved
303-programs;
304-(2) "program" means work, vocational,
305-educational, substance abuse and mental health programs,
306-approved by the classification supervisor, that contribute to HB 102
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326+has begun, and is regularly engaged in, approved programs;
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333-a prisoner's self-betterment through the development of
334-personal and occupational skills. "Program" does not include
355+(2) "program" means work, vocational,
356+educational, substance abuse and mental health programs,
357+approved by the classification supervisor, that contribute to a
358+prisoner's self-betterment through the development of personal
359+and occupational skills. "Program" does not include
335360 recreational activities;
336361 (3) "nonviolent offense" means any offense
337362 other than a serious violent offense; and
338363 (4) "serious violent offense" means:
339-(a) second degree murder, as provided
340-in Section 30-2-1 NMSA 1978;
364+(a) second degree murder, as provided in
365+Section 30-2-1 NMSA 1978;
341366 (b) voluntary manslaughter, as provided
342367 in Section 30-2-3 NMSA 1978;
343368 (c) third degree aggravated battery, as
344369 provided in Section 30-3-5 NMSA 1978;
345370 (d) third degree aggravated battery
346-against a household member, as provided in Section 30-3-16
347-NMSA 1978;
348-(e) first degree kidnapping, as
349-provided in Section 30-4-1 NMSA 1978;
371+against a household member, as provided in Section 30-3-16 NMSA
372+1978;
373+(e) first degree kidnapping, as provided
374+in Section 30-4-1 NMSA 1978;
350375 (f) first and second degree criminal
351376 sexual penetration, as provided in Section 30-9-11 NMSA 1978;
352377 (g) second and third degree criminal
353-sexual contact of a minor, as provided in Section 30-9-13
354-NMSA 1978;
355-(h) first and second degree robbery, as
356-provided in Section 30-16-2 NMSA 1978;
357-(i) second degree aggravated arson, as HB 102
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409+provided in Section 30-16-2 NMSA 1978;
410+(i) second degree aggravated arson, as
384411 provided in Section 30-17-6 NMSA 1978;
385412 (j) shooting at a dwelling or occupied
386413 building, as provided in Section 30-3-8 NMSA 1978;
387-(k) shooting at or from a motor
388-vehicle, as provided in Section 30-3-8 NMSA 1978;
414+(k) shooting at or from a motor vehicle,
415+as provided in Section 30-3-8 NMSA 1978;
389416 (l) aggravated battery upon a peace
390417 officer, as provided in Section 30-22-25 NMSA 1978;
391418 (m) assault with intent to commit a
392419 violent felony upon a peace officer, as provided in Section
393420 30-22-23 NMSA 1978;
394421 (n) aggravated assault upon a peace
395422 officer, as provided in Section 30-22-22 NMSA 1978; or
396423 (o) any of the following offenses, when
397-the nature of the offense and the resulting harm are such
398-that the court judges the crime to be a serious violent
399-offense for the purpose of this section: 1) involuntary
400-manslaughter, as provided in Section 30-2-3 NMSA 1978; 2)
401-fourth degree aggravated assault, as provided in Section
402-30-3-2 NMSA 1978; 3) third degree assault with intent to
403-commit a violent felony, as provided in Section 30-3-3 NMSA
404-1978; 4) fourth degree aggravated assault against a household
405-member, as provided in Section 30-3-13 NMSA 1978; 5) third
406-degree assault against a household member with intent to
407-commit a violent felony, as provided in Section 30-3-14 NMSA
408-1978; 6) third and fourth degree aggravated stalking, as HB 102
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424+the nature of the offense and the resulting harm are such that
425+the court judges the crime to be a serious violent offense for
426+the purpose of this section: 1) involuntary manslaughter, as
427+provided in Section 30-2-3 NMSA 1978; 2) fourth degree
428+aggravated assault, as provided in Section 30-3-2 NMSA 1978; 3)
429+third degree assault with intent to commit a violent felony, as
430+provided in Section 30-3-3 NMSA 1978; 4) fourth degree
431+aggravated assault against a household member, as provided in
432+Section 30-3-13 NMSA 1978; 5) third degree assault against a
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435-provided in Section 30-3A-3.1 NMSA 1978; 7) second degree
436-kidnapping, as provided in Section 30-4-1 NMSA 1978; 8)
437-second degree abandonment of a child, as provided in Section
438-30-6-1 NMSA 1978; 9) first, second and third degree abuse of
439-a child, as provided in Section 30-6-1 NMSA 1978; 10) third
440-degree dangerous use of explosives, as provided in Section
441-30-7-5 NMSA 1978; 11) third and fourth degree criminal sexual
442-penetration, as provided in Section 30-9-11 NMSA 1978; 12)
443-fourth degree criminal sexual contact of a minor, as provided
444-in Section 30-9-13 NMSA 1978; 13) third degree robbery, as
445-provided in Section 30-16-2 NMSA 1978; 14) homicide by
446-vehicle or great bodily harm by vehicle, as provided in
447-Section 66-8-101 NMSA 1978; or 15) battery upon a peace
448-officer, as provided in Section 30-22-24 NMSA 1978.
449-M. Except for sex offenders, as provided in
450-Section 31-21-10.1 NMSA 1978, an offender sentenced to
451-confinement in a correctional facility designated by the
452-corrections department who has been released from confinement
453-and who is serving a parole term may be awarded earned
454-meritorious deductions of up to thirty days per month upon
455-recommendation of the parole officer supervising the offender,
456-with the final approval of the adult parole board. The
457-offender must be in compliance with all the conditions of the
458-offender's parole to be eligible for earned meritorious
459-deductions. The adult parole board may remove earned HB 102
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461+household member with intent to commit a violent felony, as
462+provided in Section 30-3-14 NMSA 1978; 6) third and fourth
463+degree aggravated stalking, as provided in Section 30-3A-3.1
464+NMSA 1978; 7) second degree kidnapping, as provided in Section
465+30-4-1 NMSA 1978; 8) second degree abandonment of a child, as
466+provided in Section 30-6-1 NMSA 1978; 9) first, second and
467+third degree abuse of a child, as provided in Section 30-6-1
468+NMSA 1978; 10) third degree dangerous use of explosives, as
469+provided in Section 30-7-5 NMSA 1978; 11) third and fourth
470+degree criminal sexual penetration, as provided in Section
471+30-9-11 NMSA 1978; 12) fourth degree criminal sexual contact of
472+a minor, as provided in Section 30-9-13 NMSA 1978; 13) third
473+degree robbery, as provided in Section 30-16-2 NMSA 1978; 14)
474+[third degree] homicide by vehicle or great bodily harm by
475+vehicle, as provided in Section 66-8-101 NMSA 1978; or 15)
476+battery upon a peace officer, as provided in Section 30-22-24
477+NMSA 1978.
478+M. Except for sex offenders, as provided in Section
479+31-21-10.1 NMSA 1978, an offender sentenced to confinement in a
480+correctional facility designated by the corrections department
481+who has been released from confinement and who is serving a
482+parole term may be awarded earned meritorious deductions of up
483+to thirty days per month upon recommendation of the parole
484+officer supervising the offender, with the final approval of
485+the adult parole board. The offender must be in compliance
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486-meritorious deductions previously awarded if the offender
487-later fails to comply with the conditions of the offender's
488-parole. The corrections department and the adult parole board
489-shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this
490-subsection. This subsection applies to offenders who are
491-serving a parole term on or after July 1, 2004."
514+with all the conditions of the offender's parole to be eligible
515+for earned meritorious deductions. The adult parole board may
516+remove earned meritorious deductions previously awarded if the
517+offender later fails to comply with the conditions of the
518+offender's parole. The corrections department and the adult
519+parole board shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions
520+of this subsection. This subsection applies to offenders who
521+are serving a parole term on or after July 1, 2004."
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