New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

New Mexico House Bill HB134 Compare Versions

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28	28	HOUSE BILL 134
29	29	57TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SESSION, 2025
30	30	INTRODUCED BY
31	31	Andrea Reeb
32	32	AN ACT
33	33	RELATING TO DELINQUENCY; AMENDING THE DELINQUENCY ACT;
34	34	EXPANDING THE DEFINITIONS FOR "SERIOUS YOUTHFUL OFFENDER" AND
35	35	"YOUTHFUL OFFENDER"; PROVIDING FOR TRANSPORT OF A SERIOUS
36	36	YOUTHFUL OFFENDER TO A DISTRICT COURT WHEN ORDERED AND FOR THAT
37	37	OFFENDER TO BE SEGREGATED FROM ADULTS; REMOVING THE REQUIREMENT
38	38	THAT A CHILDREN'S COURT ATTORNEY CONSULT PROBATION SERVICES
39	39	BEFORE FILING A DELINQUENCY PETITION; REMOVING THE REQUIREMENT
40	40	THAT A DETENTION RISK ASSESSMENT BE COMPLETED BEFORE A CHILD IS
41	41	PLACED IN DETENTION; PROVIDING THAT A DETAINED CHILD BE
42	42	TRANSFERRED TO AN ADULT FACILITY IF THE CHILD REACHES EIGHTEEN
43	43	YEARS OF AGE; EXPANDING THE COURT'S DISCRETION TO HOLD A
44	44	DETENTION HEARING BY MEANS OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION;
45	45	PROVIDING THAT A SERIOUS YOUTHFUL OFFENDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF
46	46	AGE OR OLDER MAY WAIVE THE SERIOUS YOUTHFUL OFFENDER'S RIGHT TO
47	47	AN AMENABILITY HEARING; PROVIDING THE CHILDREN, YOUTH AND
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75	75	FAMILIES DEPARTMENT AND THE CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT WITH
76	76	DISCRETION TO PREPARE CERTAIN PREDISPOSITION REPORTS; REMOVING
77	77	LIMITATIONS ON THE TYPES OF COMMITMENT A COURT MAY ORDER;
78	78	PROVIDING THAT A COURT MAY NOT WEIGH ONE AMENABILITY FACTOR
79	79	MORE HEAVILY THAN ANOTHER FOR SENTENCING PURPOSES; PROVIDING A
80	80	COURT WITH DISCRETION TO EXTEND A JUDGMENT UP TO THE DATE A
81	81	CHILD REACHES TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE; ELIMINATING THE
82	82	CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES DEPARTMENT'S EXCLUSIVE
83	83	JURISDICTION AND AUTHORITY TO RELEASE AN ADJUDICATED DELINQUENT
84	84	CHILD; PROVIDING THAT THE STANDARD OF PROOF IN A PROBATION
85	85	REVOCATION PROCEEDING IS PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE;
86	86	AUTHORIZING A PARTY TO REFERENCE SEALED JUVENILE RECORDS FOR
87	87	THE PURPOSES OF A HEARING REGARDING PRETRIAL DETENTION,
88	88	CONDITIONS OF RELEASE OR SENTENCING; REPEALING SECTION
89	89	32A-2-32.1 NMSA 1978 (BEING LAWS 2007, CHAPTER 96, SECTION 1);
90	90	MAKING CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
91	91	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
92	92	SECTION 1. Section 32A-2-2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993,
93	93	Chapter 77, Section 31, as amended) is amended to read:
94	94	"32A-2-2. PURPOSE OF ACT.--The purpose of the Delinquency
95	95	Act is:
96	96	A. consistent with the protection of the public
97	97	interest, to remove from children committing delinquent acts
98	98	the adult consequences of criminal behavior, but to still hold
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127	127	children committing delinquent acts accountable for their
128	128	actions to the extent of the child's age, education, mental and
129	129	physical condition, background and all other relevant factors,
130	130	and to provide a program of supervision, care and
131	131	rehabilitation, including rehabilitative restitution by the
132	132	child to the victims of the child's delinquent act to the
133	133	extent that the child is reasonably able to do so;
134	134	B. to provide effective deterrents to acts of
135	135	juvenile delinquency, if deterrents are appropriate , including
136	136	an emphasis on community-based alternatives;
137	137	C. to strengthen families and to successfully
138	138	reintegrate children into homes and communities;
139	139	D. to foster and encourage collaboration between
140	140	government agencies and communities with regard to juvenile
141	141	justice policies and procedures;
142	142	E. to develop juvenile justice policies and
143	143	procedures that are supported by data;
144	144	F. to develop objective risk assessment instruments
145	145	to be used for admission to juvenile detention centers;
146	146	G. to encourage efficient processing of cases;
147	147	H. to develop community-based alternatives to
148	148	detention, if alternatives are appropriate ;
149	149	I. to eliminate or reduce disparities based upon
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180	180	detention centers; and
181	181	K. to achieve reductions in the number of warrants
182	182	issued, the number of probation violations and the number of
183	183	youth awaiting placements."
184	184	SECTION 2. Section 32A-2-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993,
185	185	Chapter 77, Section 32, as amended) is amended to read:
186	186	"32A-2-3. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Delinquency Act:
187	187	A. "delinquent act" means an act committed by a
188	188	child that would be designated as a crime under the law if
189	189	committed by an adult, not including a violation of Section
190	190	30-9-2 NMSA 1978, including the following offenses:
191	191	(1) any of the following offenses pursuant to
192	192	municipal traffic codes or the Motor Vehicle Code:
193	193	(a) driving while under the influence of
194	194	intoxicating liquor or drugs;
195	195	(b) failure to stop in the event of an
196	196	accident causing [death ] personal injury or damage to property;
197	197	(c) unlawful taking of a vehicle or
198	198	motor vehicle;
199	199	(d) receiving or transferring of a
200	200	stolen vehicle or motor vehicle;
201	201	[(e) homicide by vehicle;
202	202	(f)] (e) injuring or tampering with a
203	203	vehicle;
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233	233	engine number or other vehicle identification numbers;
234	234	[(h)] (g) altering or forging of a
235	235	driver's license or permit or any making of a fictitious
236	236	license or permit;
237	237	[(i)] (h) reckless driving;
238	238	[(j)] (i) driving with a suspended or
239	239	revoked license; or
240	240	[(k)] (j) an offense punishable as a
241	241	felony;
242	242	(2) buying, attempting to buy, receiving,
243	243	possessing or being served any alcoholic liquor or being
244	244	present in a licensed liquor establishment, other than a
245	245	restaurant or a licensed retail liquor establishment, except in
246	246	the presence of the child's parent, guardian, custodian or
247	247	adult spouse. As used in this paragraph, "restaurant" means an
248	248	establishment where meals are prepared and served primarily for
249	249	on-premises consumption and that has a dining room, a kitchen
250	250	and the employees necessary for preparing, cooking and serving
251	251	meals. "Restaurant" does not include an establishment, as
252	252	defined in regulations promulgated by the director of the
253	253	special investigations unit of the New Mexico state police
254	254	division of the department of public safety, that serves only
255	255	hamburgers, sandwiches, salads and other fast foods;
256	256	(3) a violation of Section 30-29-2 NMSA 1978,
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286	286	other chemical substance;
287	287	(4) a violation of the Controlled Substances
288	288	Act;
289	289	(5) escape from the custody of a law
290	290	enforcement officer or a juvenile probation or parole officer
291	291	or from any placement made by the department by a child who has
292	292	been adjudicated a delinquent child;
293	293	(6) a violation of Section 30-15-1.1 NMSA 1978
294	294	regarding unauthorized graffiti on personal or real property;
295	295	(7) a violation of an order of protection
296	296	issued pursuant to the provisions of the Family Violence
297	297	Protection Act; or
298	298	(8) trafficking cannabis as provided in
299	299	Section 26-2C-28 NMSA 1978;
300	300	B. "delinquent child" means a child who has
301	301	committed a delinquent act;
302	302	C. "delinquent offender" means a delinquent child
303	303	who is subject to juvenile sanctions only and who is not a
304	304	youthful offender or a serious youthful offender;
305	305	D. "detention facility" means a place where a child
306	306	may be detained under the Children's Code pending a court
307	307	hearing and does not include a facility for the care and
308	308	rehabilitation of an adjudicated delinquent child;
309	309	E. "felony" means an act that would be a felony if
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339	339	F. "misdemeanor" means an act that would be a
340	340	misdemeanor or petty misdemeanor if committed by an adult;
341	341	G. "restitution" means financial reimbursement by
342	342	the child to the victim or community service imposed by the
343	343	court and is limited to easily ascertainable damages for injury
344	344	to or loss of property, actual expenses incurred for medical,
345	345	psychiatric and psychological treatment for injury to a person
346	346	and lost wages resulting from physical injury, which are a
347	347	direct and proximate result of a delinquent act. "Restitution"
348	348	does not include reimbursement for damages for mental anguish,
349	349	pain and suffering or other intangible losses. As used in this
350	350	subsection, "victim" means a person who is injured or suffers
351	351	damage of any kind by an act that is the subject of a complaint
352	352	or referral to law enforcement officers or juvenile probation
353	353	authorities. Nothing contained in this definition limits or
354	354	replaces the provisions of Subsections A and B of Section
355	355	32A-2-27 NMSA 1978;
356	356	H. "serious youthful offender" is not a delinquent
357	357	child and means [an individual fifteen ] a child fourteen to
358	358	eighteen years of age who is charged with [and indicted or
359	359	bound over for trial for first degree murder. A "serious
360	360	youthful offender" is not a delinquent child as defined
361	361	pursuant to the provisions of this section ] at least one of the
362	362	following crimes:
363	363	(1) murder in the first degree or murder in
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392	392	the second degree, as provided in Section 30-2-1 NMSA 1978;
393	393	(2) voluntary manslaughter, as provided in
394	394	Section 30-2-3 NMSA 1978;
395	395	(3) robbery while armed with a deadly weapon,
396	396	as provided in Section 30-16-2 NMSA 1978; or
397	397	(4) shooting at a dwelling or occupied
398	398	building that results in great bodily harm to another person or
399	399	shooting at or from a motor vehicle that results in great
400	400	bodily harm to another person, as provided in Section 30-3-8
401	401	NMSA 1978;
402	402	I. "supervised release" means the release of a
403	403	juvenile, whose term of commitment has not expired, from a
404	404	facility for the care and rehabilitation of adjudicated
405	405	delinquent children, with specified conditions to protect
406	406	public safety and promote successful transition and
407	407	reintegration into the community. A juvenile on supervised
408	408	release is subject to monitoring by the department until the
409	409	term of commitment has expired and may be returned to custody
410	410	for violating conditions of release; and
411	411	J. "youthful offender" means a delinquent child
412	412	subject to adult or juvenile sanctions who is [(1) ] fourteen to
413	413	eighteen years of age [at the time of the offense and who is
414	414	adjudicated for at least one of the following offenses:
415	415	(a) second degree murder, as provided in
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445	445	(1) charged with at least one of the following
446	446	offenses:
447	447	[(b)] (a) assault with intent to commit
448	448	a violent felony, as provided in Section 30-3-3 NMSA 1978;
449	449	[(c)] (b) kidnapping, as provided in
450	450	Section 30-4-1 NMSA 1978;
451	451	[(d)] (c) aggravated battery, as
452	452	provided in Subsection C of Section 30-3-5 NMSA 1978;
453	453	[(e)] (d) aggravated battery against a
454	454	household member, as provided in Subsection C of Section
455	455	30-3-16 NMSA 1978;
456	456	[(f)] (e) aggravated battery upon a
457	457	peace officer, as provided in Subsection C of Section 30-22-25
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459	459	[(g)] (f) shooting at a dwelling or
460	460	occupied building that does not result in great bodily harm to
461	461	another person or shooting at or from a motor vehicle that does
462	462	not result in great bodily harm to another person , as provided
463	463	in Section 30-3-8 NMSA 1978;
464	464	[(h)] (g) dangerous use of explosives,
465	465	as provided in Section 30-7-5 NMSA 1978;
466	466	[(i)] (h) criminal sexual penetration,
467	467	as provided in Section 30-9-11 NMSA 1978;
468	468	[(j)] (i) robbery, as provided in
469	469	Section 30-16-2 NMSA 1978;
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498	498	[(k)] (j) aggravated burglary, as
499	499	provided in Section 30-16-4 NMSA 1978;
500	500	[(l)] (k) aggravated arson, as provided
501	501	in Section 30-17-6 NMSA 1978; [or
502	502	(m)] (l) abuse of a child that results
503	503	in great bodily harm or death to the child, as provided in
504	504	Section 30-6-1 NMSA 1978;
505	505	(m) unlawful possession of a handgun by
506	506	a person, as provided in Section 30-7-2.2 NMSA 1978;
507	507	(n) homicide by vehicle, as provided in
508	508	Section 66-8-101 NMSA 1978;
509	509	(o) involuntary manslaughter, as
510	510	provided in Section 30-2-3 NMSA 1978; or
511	511	(p) failing to stop a vehicle when the
512	512	vehicle is involved in an accident that results in injury or
513	513	death, as provided in Section 66-7-201 NMSA 1978; or
514	514	(2) [fourteen to eighteen years of age at the
515	515	time of the offense, who is ] adjudicated for [any ] a felony
516	516	offense and who has had three prior, separate felony
517	517	adjudications within a three-year time period immediately
518	518	preceding the instant offense; provided that:
519	519	(a) the felony adjudications relied upon
520	520	as prior adjudications shall not have arisen out of the same
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551	551	(b) successful completion of a consent
552	552	[decrees is] decree shall not be considered a prior
553	553	adjudication for the purposes of this paragraph [or
554	554	(3) fourteen years of age and who is
555	555	adjudicated for first degree murder, as provided in Section
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557	557	SECTION 3. Section 32A-2-4.1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2009,
558	558	Chapter 239, Section 12) is amended to read:
559	559	"32A-2-4.1. ADULT JAILS AND LOCKUPS USED AS TEMPORARY
560	560	HOLDING FACILITIES--REPORTS.--
561	561	A. A child arrested and detained for an alleged
562	562	delinquent act may be temporarily held in an adult jail or
563	563	lockup for no longer than six hours. A child who is detained
564	564	in an adult jail or lockup shall be placed in a setting that is
565	565	physically segregated by sight and sound from adult offenders.
566	566	After six hours, the child may be placed or detained pursuant
567	567	to the provisions of Section 32A-2-12 NMSA 1978.
568	568	B. An adult jail or lockup used as a temporary
569	569	holding facility for alleged delinquent offenders shall file an
570	570	annual report regarding its compliance with federal
571	571	requirements. The juvenile justice advisory committee and the
572	572	department shall determine the format of the annual reports.
573	573	C. A serious youthful offender shall be transported
574	574	to a district court when the serious youthful offender's
575	575	appearance is ordered by the district court; provided, however,
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604	604	that the serious youthful offender shall be physically
605	605	segregated from adult offenders and segregated by sight and
606	606	sound from adult offenders to the fullest extent possible. "
607	607	SECTION 4. Section 32A-2-8 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993,
608	608	Chapter 77, Section 37) is amended to read:
609	609	"32A-2-8. PETITION--AUTHORIZATION TO FILE.--A petition
610	610	alleging delinquency shall not be filed [in ] to initiate
611	611	delinquency proceedings unless the children's court attorney
612	612	[after consulting with probation services ] has determined and
613	613	endorsed upon the petition that the filing of the petition is
614	614	in the best interest of the public and the child. The
615	615	children's court attorney shall furnish legal services in
616	616	connection with the authorization and preparation of the
617	617	petition."
618	618	SECTION 5. Section 32A-2-11 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993,
619	619	Chapter 77, Section 40, as amended) is amended to read:
620	620	"32A-2-11. CRITERIA FOR DETENTION OF CHILDREN.--
621	621	A. [Unless] Except as otherwise ordered by the
622	622	court pursuant to the provisions of the Delinquency Act, a
623	623	child taken into custody for an alleged delinquent act shall
624	624	not be placed in detention unless [a detention risk assessment
625	625	instrument is completed and ] a determination is made that the
626	626	child:
627	627	(1) poses a substantial risk of harm to
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657	657	(2) poses a substantial risk of harm to
658	658	others; or
659	659	(3) has demonstrated that [he ] the child may
660	660	leave the jurisdiction of the court.
661	661	B. The criteria for detention provided for in this
662	662	section shall [govern ] apply to the decisions of all persons
663	663	responsible for determining whether detention is appropriate
664	664	prior to a detention hearing. [based upon review of the
665	665	detention risk assessment instrument.
666	666	C. The department shall develop and implement a
667	667	detention risk assessment instrument. The department shall
668	668	collect and analyze data regarding the application of the
669	669	detention risk assessment instrument. On January 1, 2004, the
670	670	department shall provide the legislature with a written report
671	671	with respect to its collection and analysis of data regarding
672	672	the application of the detention risk assessment instrument ]"
673	673	SECTION 6. Section 32A-2-12 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993,
674	674	Chapter 77, Section 41, as amended) is amended to read:
675	675	"32A-2-12. PLACEMENT OR DETENTION.--
676	676	A. A child alleged to be a delinquent child may be
677	677	placed or detained, pending a court hearing, in any of the
678	678	following places:
679	679	(1) a licensed foster home or a home otherwise
680	680	authorized under the law to provide foster or group care;
681	681	(2) a facility operated by a licensed child
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710	710	welfare services agency;
711	711	(3) a shelter-care facility provided for in
712	712	the Children's Shelter Care Act that is in compliance with all
713	713	standards, conditions and regulatory requirements and that
714	714	shall be considered a temporary placement subject to judicial
715	715	review within thirty days of placement;
716	716	(4) a detention facility certified by the
717	717	department for children alleged to be delinquent children;
718	718	(5) any other suitable place, other than a
719	719	facility for the long-term care and rehabilitation of
720	720	delinquent children to which children adjudicated as delinquent
721	721	may be confined pursuant to Section 32A-2-19 NMSA 1978,
722	722	designated by the court [and ] that meets the standards for
723	723	detention facilities pursuant to the Children's Code and
724	724	federal law; or
725	725	(6) the child's home or place of residence,
726	726	under conditions and restrictions approved by the court.
727	727	B. A child alleged to be a youthful offender may be
728	728	detained, pending a court hearing, in any of the following
729	729	places:
730	730	(1) a detention facility, licensed by the
731	731	department, for children alleged to be delinquent children; or
732	732	(2) any other suitable place, other than a
733	733	facility for the long-term care and rehabilitation of
734	734	delinquent children to which children adjudicated as delinquent
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763	763	children may be confined pursuant to Section 32A-2-19 NMSA
764	764	1978, designated by the court [and ] that meets the standards
765	765	for detention facilities pursuant to the Children's Code and
766	766	federal law.
767	767	C. A child adjudicated as a youthful offender who
768	768	is violent toward staff or other residents in a detention
769	769	facility may be transferred and detained, pending a court
770	770	hearing, in a county jail. In the event that a child is
771	771	detained in a jail, the director of the jail shall presume that
772	772	the child is vulnerable to victimization by inmates within the
773	773	adult population because of the child's age and shall take
774	774	measures to provide protection to the child. However,
775	775	provision of protective measures shall not result in
776	776	diminishing a child's civil rights to less than those existing
777	777	for an incarcerated adult.
778	778	D. A child who has previously been incarcerated as
779	779	an adult [or a person eighteen years of age or older ] shall not
780	780	be detained in a juvenile detention facility or a facility for
781	781	the long-term care and rehabilitation of delinquent children
782	782	but may be detained in a county jail. A child [shall not ] who
783	783	reaches eighteen years of age while in a juvenile detention
784	784	facility shall be transferred to a county jail [solely on the
785	785	basis of attaining the age of eighteen while detained in a
786	786	juvenile detention facility ]. In the event that a child is
787	787	detained in a jail, the director of the jail shall presume that
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816	816	the child is vulnerable to victimization by inmates within the
817	817	adult population because of the child's age, and shall take
818	818	measures to provide protection to the child. However,
819	819	provision of protective measures shall not result in
820	820	diminishing a child's civil rights to less than those existing
821	821	for an incarcerated adult.
822	822	E. A child alleged to be a serious youthful
823	823	offender may be detained pending a court hearing in any of the
824	824	following places, prior to arraignment in metropolitan,
825	825	magistrate or district court:
826	826	(1) a detention facility, licensed by the
827	827	department, for children alleged to be delinquent children;
828	828	(2) any other suitable place, other than a
829	829	facility for the long-term care and rehabilitation of
830	830	delinquent children to which children adjudicated as delinquent
831	831	children may be confined pursuant to Section 32A-2-19 NMSA
832	832	1978, designated by the court that meets the standards for
833	833	detention facilities pursuant to the Children's Code and
834	834	federal law; or
835	835	(3) a county jail, if a facility in Paragraph
836	836	(1) or (2) of this subsection is not appropriate. In the event
837	837	that a child is detained in a jail, the director of the jail
838	838	shall presume that the child is vulnerable to victimization by
839	839	inmates within the adult population because of the child's age
840	840	and shall take measures to provide protection to the child.
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869	869	However, provision of protective measures shall not result in
870	870	diminishing a child's civil rights to less than those existing
871	871	for an incarcerated adult.
872	872	F. When a person who is eighteen years of age or
873	873	older is taken into custody and transported to an adult
874	874	facility on a juvenile warrant or an adult warrant or other
875	875	adult charges and an outstanding juvenile warrant exists,
876	876	notice shall be given to the children's court attorney and the
877	877	juvenile probation and parole office in the jurisdiction where
878	878	the juvenile warrant was issued within one day of the person
879	879	being taken into custody. The juvenile probation and parole
880	880	office shall give notice that the person has been taken into
881	881	custody to the children's court judge and the attorney who
882	882	represented the person in the juvenile proceeding.
883	883	G. In addition to the judicial review required by
884	884	Paragraph (3) of Subsection A of this section, a child detained
885	885	in an out-of-home placement pursuant to this section may
886	886	request judicial review of the appropriateness of the
887	887	placement."
888	888	SECTION 7. Section 32A-2-13 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993,
889	889	Chapter 77, Section 42, as amended) is amended to read:
890	890	"32A-2-13. DETENTION HEARING REQUIRED ON DETAINED
891	891	CHILDREN--PROBABLE CAUSE DETERMINATION--COURT DETERMINATION--
892	892	DISPOSITION.--
893	893	A. [When] If a child who has been taken into
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922	922	custody is not released but is detained:
923	923	(1) a judicial determination of probable cause
924	924	shall be made by a judge [or special master or magistrate ]
925	925	within forty-eight hours, including Saturdays, Sundays and
926	926	legal holidays, except for children taken into custody under an
927	927	arrest warrant pursuant to the Children's Court Rules. A
928	928	statement by a law enforcement officer, which shall include the
929	929	charges, may be the basis of a probable cause determination.
930	930	The probable cause determination shall be nonadversarial, may
931	931	be held in the absence of the child and counsel and may be
932	932	conducted by telephone. If the court finds no probable cause
933	933	to believe the child committed an offense, the child shall be
934	934	released;
935	935	(2) a petition shall be filed within
936	936	twenty-four hours from the time the child is taken into
937	937	custody, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, and
938	938	if not filed within the stated time, the child shall be
939	939	released; and
940	940	(3) a detention hearing shall be held within
941	941	twenty-four hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal
942	942	holidays, from the time of filing the petition to determine
943	943	whether continued detention is required pursuant to the
944	944	criteria established by the Children's Code. At the court's
945	945	discretion or at the request of any party, the court may permit
946	946	a detention hearing to be conducted by appropriate means of
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975	975	electronic communication. [provided that all hearings
976	976	conducted by electronic means shall be recorded and preserved
977	977	as part of the record, the child shall have legal
978	978	representation present with the child, no plea shall be allowed
979	979	to be taken via electronic communication and the court finds:
980	980	(a) that undue hardship will result from
981	981	conducting the hearing with all parties, including the child,
982	982	present in the courtroom; and
983	983	(b) that the hardship substantially
984	984	outweighs any prejudice or harm to the child that is likely to
985	985	result from the hearing being conducted by electronic means.
986	986	B. The judge may appoint one or more persons to
987	987	serve as special master on a full- or part-time basis for the
988	988	purpose of holding detention hearings. A juvenile probation
989	989	and parole officer shall not be appointed as a special master.
990	990	The judge shall approve all contracts with special masters and
991	991	shall fix their hourly compensation, subject to the approval of
992	992	the director of the administrative office of the courts.
993	993	C. ] B. Notice of the detention hearing, either oral
994	994	or written, stating the time, place and purpose of the hearing
995	995	shall be given by the person designated by the court to the
996	996	child's parents, guardian or custodian, if they can be found,
997	997	and to the child. The department shall be provided with
998	998	reasonable oral or written notification and an opportunity to
999	999	be heard. At any hearing held pursuant to this subsection, the
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1028	1028	department may appear as a party.
1029	1029	[D. ] C. At the commencement of the detention
1030	1030	hearing, the judge [or special master ] shall advise the parties
1031	1031	of their basic rights provided in the Children's Code and shall
1032	1032	appoint counsel, guardians and custodians, if appropriate.
1033	1033	[E. ] D. If the judge [or special master ] finds that
1034	1034	the child's detention is appropriate under the criteria
1035	1035	established by the Children's Code, the judge [or special
1036	1036	master] shall order detention in an appropriate facility in
1037	1037	accordance with the Children's Code.
1038	1038	[F. ] E. If the judge [or special master ] finds that
1039	1039	detention of the child is not appropriate under the criteria
1040	1040	established by the Children's Code, the judge [or special
1041	1041	master] shall order the release of the child, but, in so doing,
1042	1042	may order one or more of the following conditions to meet the
1043	1043	individual needs of the child:
1044	1044	(1) place the child in the custody of a
1045	1045	parent, guardian or custodian or under the supervision of an
1046	1046	agency agreeing to supervise the child;
1047	1047	(2) place restrictions on the child's travel,
1048	1048	association with other persons or place of abode during the
1049	1049	period of the child's release; or
1050	1050	(3) impose any other condition deemed
1051	1051	reasonably necessary and consistent with the criteria for
1052	1052	detaining children established by the Children's Code,
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1081	1081	including a condition requiring that the child return to
1082	1082	custody as required.
1083	1083	[G. ] F. An order releasing a child on any
1084	1084	conditions specified in this section may at any time be amended
1085	1085	to impose additional or different conditions of release or to
1086	1086	return the child to custody or detention for failure to conform
1087	1087	to the conditions originally imposed.
1088	1088	[H. ] G. At the detention hearing, all relevant and
1089	1089	material evidence helpful in determining the need for detention
1090	1090	may be admitted by the judge [or special master ] even though it
1091	1091	would not be admissible in a hearing on the petition.
1092	1092	[I. ] H. If the child is not released at the
1093	1093	detention hearing and a parent, guardian or custodian was not
1094	1094	notified of the hearing and did not appear or waive appearance
1095	1095	at the detention hearing, the judge [or special master ] shall
1096	1096	rehear the detention matter without unnecessary delay upon the
1097	1097	filing of an affidavit stating the facts and a motion for
1098	1098	rehearing.
1099	1099	[J.] I. If a child is not released at the detention
1100	1100	hearing, the child's detention may be subsequently reviewed by
1101	1101	the court or the court may review the child's detention in
1102	1102	conjunction with a pretrial conference.
1103	1103	[K.] J. If a child is not placed within ten days
1104	1104	after a disposition hearing, the child may be released and
1105	1105	placed under appropriate supervision, so long as the child does
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1134	1134	not pose a flight risk or substantial risk of harm to the
1135	1135	child's self or others."
1136	1136	SECTION 8. Section 32A-2-14 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993,
1137	1137	Chapter 77, Section 43, as amended) is amended to read:
1138	1138	"32A-2-14. BASIC RIGHTS.--
1139	1139	A. In addition to the rights provided by the
1140	1140	Delinquency Act, a child subject to the provisions of the
1141	1141	Delinquency Act is entitled to the same basic rights as an
1142	1142	adult, [except as otherwise provided in the Children's Code,
1143	1143	including rights provided by the Delinquency Act ] except as
1144	1144	otherwise provided in the Children's Code.
1145	1145	B. If after due notice to the parent, guardian or
1146	1146	custodian and after a hearing determining indigency, the
1147	1147	parent, guardian or custodian is declared indigent by the
1148	1148	court, the public defender shall represent the child. If the
1149	1149	court finds that the parent, guardian or custodian is
1150	1150	financially able to pay for an attorney but is unwilling to do
1151	1151	so, the court shall order the parent, guardian or custodian to
1152	1152	reimburse the state for public defender representation.
1153	1153	C. No person subject to the provisions of the
1154	1154	Delinquency Act who is alleged or suspected of being a
1155	1155	delinquent child shall be interrogated or questioned without
1156	1156	first advising the child of the child's constitutional rights
1157	1157	and securing a knowing, intelligent and voluntary waiver.
1158	1158	D. Before any statement or confession may be
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1187	1187	introduced at a trial or hearing when a child is alleged to be
1188	1188	a delinquent child, the state shall prove that the statement or
1189	1189	confession offered in evidence was elicited only after a
1190	1190	knowing, intelligent and voluntary waiver of the child's
1191	1191	constitutional rights was obtained.
1192	1192	E. In determining whether the child knowingly,
1193	1193	intelligently and voluntarily waived the child's rights, the
1194	1194	court shall consider the following factors:
1195	1195	(1) the age and education of the respondent;
1196	1196	(2) whether the respondent is in custody;
1197	1197	(3) the manner in which the respondent was
1198	1198	advised of the respondent's rights;
1199	1199	(4) the length of questioning and
1200	1200	circumstances under which the respondent was questioned;
1201	1201	(5) the condition of the quarters where the
1202	1202	respondent was being kept at the time of being questioned;
1203	1203	(6) the time of day and the treatment of the
1204	1204	respondent at the time of being questioned;
1205	1205	(7) the mental and physical condition of the
1206	1206	respondent at the time of being questioned; and
1207	1207	(8) whether the respondent had the counsel of
1208	1208	an attorney, friends or relatives at the time of being
1209	1209	questioned.
1210	1210	F. Notwithstanding any other provision to the
1211	1211	contrary, no confessions, statements or admissions may be
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1240	1240	introduced against a child under the age of thirteen years on
1241	1241	the allegations of the petition. There is a rebuttable
1242	1242	presumption that any confessions, statements or admissions made
1243	1243	by a child thirteen or fourteen years old to a person in a
1244	1244	position of authority are inadmissible.
1245	1245	G. An extrajudicial admission or confession made by
1246	1246	the child out of court is insufficient to support a finding
1247	1247	that the child committed the delinquent acts alleged in the
1248	1248	petition unless it is corroborated by other evidence.
1249	1249	H. The child and the parent, guardian or custodian
1250	1250	of the child shall be advised by the court or its
1251	1251	representative that the child shall be represented by counsel
1252	1252	at all stages of the proceedings on a delinquency petition,
1253	1253	including all post-dispositional court proceedings. If counsel
1254	1254	is not retained for the child or if it does not appear that
1255	1255	counsel will be retained, counsel shall be appointed for the
1256	1256	child.
1257	1257	I. A child under the age of thirteen alleged or
1258	1258	adjudicated to be a delinquent child shall not be fingerprinted
1259	1259	or photographed for identification purposes without obtaining a
1260	1260	court order.
1261	1261	J. The court, at any stage of the proceeding on a
1262	1262	petition under the Children's Code, may appoint a guardian ad
1263	1263	litem for a child who is a party if the child has no parent,
1264	1264	guardian or custodian appearing on behalf of the child or if
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1293	1293	the parent's, guardian's or custodian's interests conflict with
1294	1294	those of the child. A party to the proceeding or an employee
1295	1295	or representative of a party shall not be appointed as guardian
1296	1296	ad litem.
1297	1297	K. The court shall appoint a guardian for a child
1298	1298	if the court determines that the child does not have a parent
1299	1299	or a legally appointed guardian in a position to exercise
1300	1300	effective guardianship. No officer or employee of an agency
1301	1301	that is vested with the legal custody of the child shall be
1302	1302	appointed guardian of the child except when parental rights
1303	1303	have been terminated and the agency is authorized to place the
1304	1304	child for adoption.
1305	1305	L. A person afforded rights under the Delinquency
1306	1306	Act shall be advised of those rights at that person's first
1307	1307	appearance before the court on a petition under that act.
1308	1308	M. A serious youthful offender who is detained
1309	1309	prior to trial in [an adult ] a facility has a right to [bail ] a
1310	1310	hearing to consider or address conditions of release as
1311	1311	provided [under SCRA 1986, Rule 5-401 ] by supreme court rule .
1312	1312	A child held in a juvenile facility designated as a place of
1313	1313	detention prior to adjudication [does not have a right to bail
1314	1314	but] may be released pursuant to the provisions of the
1315	1315	Delinquency Act.
1316	1316	N. A child fourteen years of age or older who is
1317	1317	adjudicated as a youthful offender may waive the child's right
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1346	1346	to an amenability hearing and instead be sentenced as an adult.
1347	1347	[N.] O. The provisions of the Delinquency Act shall
1348	1348	not be interpreted to limit the right of a child to petition a
1349	1349	court for a writ of habeas corpus."
1350	1350	SECTION 9. Section 32A-2-17 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993,
1351	1351	Chapter 77, Section 46, as amended) is amended to read:
1352	1352	"32A-2-17. PREDISPOSITION STUDIES--REPORTS AND
1353	1353	EXAMINATIONS.--
1354	1354	A. After a petition has been filed and either a
1355	1355	finding with respect to the allegations of the petition has
1356	1356	been made or a notice of intent to admit the allegations of the
1357	1357	petition has been filed, the court may direct that a
1358	1358	predisposition study and report to the court be made in writing
1359	1359	by the department or an appropriate agency designated by the
1360	1360	court concerning the child, the family of the child, the
1361	1361	environment of the child and any other matters relevant to the
1362	1362	need for treatment or to appropriate disposition of the case.
1363	1363	If directed by the court , the following predisposition reports
1364	1364	shall be provided to the parties and the court five days before
1365	1365	actual disposition or sentencing:
1366	1366	(1) the adult probation and parole division of
1367	1367	the corrections department shall prepare a predisposition
1368	1368	report for a serious youthful offender;
1369	1369	(2) the department shall prepare a
1370	1370	predisposition report for a serious youthful offender who is
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1399	1399	convicted of an offense other than first degree murder;
1400	1400	(3) the department shall prepare a
1401	1401	predisposition report for a youthful offender concerning the
1402	1402	youthful offender's amenability to treatment; and if:
1403	1403	(a) the court determines that a juvenile
1404	1404	disposition is appropriate, the department shall prepare a
1405	1405	subsequent predisposition report; or
1406	1406	(b) the court makes the findings
1407	1407	necessary to impose an adult sentence pursuant to Section
1408	1408	32A-2-20 NMSA 1978, the adult probation and parole division of
1409	1409	the corrections department shall prepare a subsequent
1410	1410	predisposition report; and
1411	1411	(4) the department shall prepare a
1412	1412	predisposition report for a delinquent offender upon the
1413	1413	court's request.
1414	1414	B. [Where ] If there are indications that the child
1415	1415	may have a mental disorder or developmental disability, the
1416	1416	court, on motion by the children's court attorney or that of
1417	1417	counsel for the child, may order the child to be examined at a
1418	1418	suitable place by a physician or psychiatrist, a licensed
1419	1419	psychologist, a licensed professional clinical counselor or a
1420	1420	licensed independent social worker prior to a hearing on the
1421	1421	merits of the petition. An examination made prior to the
1422	1422	hearing or as a part of the predisposition study and report
1423	1423	shall be conducted on an outpatient basis, unless the court
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1452	1452	finds that placement in a hospital or other appropriate
1453	1453	facility is necessary.
1454	1454	C. The court, after a hearing, may order
1455	1455	examination by a physician or psychiatrist, a licensed
1456	1456	psychologist or a licensed professional clinical counselor or a
1457	1457	licensed independent social worker of a parent or custodian
1458	1458	whose ability to care for or supervise a child is an issue
1459	1459	before the court.
1460	1460	D. The court may order that a child adjudicated as
1461	1461	a delinquent child be administered a predispositional
1462	1462	evaluation by a professional designated by the department for
1463	1463	purposes of diagnosis, with direction that the court be given a
1464	1464	report indicating what disposition appears most suitable when
1465	1465	the interests of the child and the public are considered. The
1466	1466	evaluation shall be completed within fifteen days of the
1467	1467	court's order and the preference shall be for performing the
1468	1468	evaluation in the child's community.
1469	1469	E. If a child is detained for purposes of
1470	1470	performing a predispositional evaluation, it shall be completed
1471	1471	within fifteen days and in no event shall a child be detained
1472	1472	for more than fifteen days within a three-hundred-sixty-five-
1473	1473	day period for a predispositional evaluation, unless for good
1474	1474	cause shown."
1475	1475	SECTION 10. Section 32A-2-18 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993,
1476	1476	Chapter 77, Section 47, as amended) is amended to read:
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1505	1505	"32A-2-18. JUDGMENT--NONCRIMINAL NATURE--
1506	1506	NONADMISSIBILITY.--
1507	1507	A. The court shall enter a judgment setting forth
1508	1508	the court's findings and disposition in the proceeding. A
1509	1509	judgment in proceedings on a petition under the Delinquency Act
1510	1510	resulting in a juvenile disposition shall not be deemed a
1511	1511	conviction of crime nor shall it impose any civil disabilities
1512	1512	ordinarily resulting from conviction of a crime nor shall it
1513	1513	operate to disqualify the child in any civil service
1514	1514	application or appointment. The juvenile disposition of a
1515	1515	child and any evidence given in a hearing in court shall not be
1516	1516	admissible as evidence against the child in any case or
1517	1517	proceeding in any other tribunal whether before or after
1518	1518	reaching the age of majority, except in sentencing proceedings
1519	1519	[after conviction of a felony and then only for the purpose of
1520	1520	a presentence study and report ] or a hearing held pursuant to
1521	1521	Article 2, Section 13 of the constitution of New Mexico or in
1522	1522	accordance with supreme court rule to consider or address
1523	1523	conditions of release .
1524	1524	B. If a judgment resulting from a youthful offender
1525	1525	or serious youthful offender proceeding under the Delinquency
1526	1526	Act results in an adult sentence, a record of the judgment
1527	1527	shall be admissible in any other case or proceeding in any
1528	1528	other court involving the youthful offender or serious youthful
1529	1529	offender.
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1558	1558	C. If a judgment on a proceeding under the
1559	1559	Delinquency Act results in an adult sentence, the determination
1560	1560	of guilt at trial becomes a conviction for purposes of the
1561	1561	Criminal Code."
1562	1562	SECTION 11. Section 32A-2-19 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993,
1563	1563	Chapter 77, Section 48, as amended) is amended to read:
1564	1564	"32A-2-19. DISPOSITION OF AN ADJUDICATED DELINQUENT
1565	1565	OFFENDER.--
1566	1566	A. At the conclusion of the dispositional hearing,
1567	1567	the court may make and include in the dispositional judgment
1568	1568	its findings on the following:
1569	1569	(1) the interaction and interrelationship of
1570	1570	the child with the child's parents and siblings and any other
1571	1571	person who may significantly affect the child's best interests;
1572	1572	(2) the child's adjustment to the child's
1573	1573	home, school and community;
1574	1574	(3) the mental and physical health of all
1575	1575	individuals involved, including consideration of such factors
1576	1576	as the child's brain development, maturity, trauma history and
1577	1577	disability;
1578	1578	(4) the wishes of the child as to the child's
1579	1579	custodian;
1580	1580	(5) the wishes of the child's parents as to
1581	1581	the child's custody;
1582	1582	(6) whether there exists a relative of the
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1611	1611	child or other individual who, after study by the department,
1612	1612	is found to be qualified to receive and care for the child;
1613	1613	(7) the availability of services recommended
1614	1614	in the predisposition report; and
1615	1615	(8) the ability of the parents to care for the
1616	1616	child in the home.
1617	1617	B. If a child is found to be delinquent, the court
1618	1618	may enter its judgment making any of the following dispositions
1619	1619	for the supervision, care and rehabilitation of the child:
1620	1620	(1) transfer legal custody to the department
1621	1621	or an agency responsible for the care and rehabilitation of
1622	1622	delinquent children, which shall receive the child at a
1623	1623	facility designated by the secretary of the department as a
1624	1624	juvenile reception facility. The department shall thereafter
1625	1625	determine the appropriate placement, supervision and
1626	1626	rehabilitation program for the child. The judge may include
1627	1627	recommendations for placement of the child. Commitments are
1628	1628	subject to limitations and modifications set forth in Section
1629	1629	32A-2-23 NMSA 1978. The court has discretion to consider the
1630	1630	child's unique circumstances and history when imposing
1631	1631	probation or commitment and may impose probation or commitment
1632	1632	for any period up to the date the child reaches twenty-five
1633	1633	years of age; [The types of commitments include:
1634	1634	(a) a short-term commitment of one year
1635	1635	in a facility for the care and rehabilitation of adjudicated
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1664	1664	delinquent children. No more than nine months shall be served
1665	1665	at the facility and no less than ninety days shall be served on
1666	1666	supervised release, unless: 1) a petition to extend the
1667	1667	commitment has been filed prior to the commencement of
1668	1668	supervised release; 2) the commitment has been extended
1669	1669	pursuant to Section 32A-2-23 NMSA 1978; or 3) supervised
1670	1670	release is revoked pursuant to Section 32A-2-25 NMSA 1978;
1671	1671	(b) a long-term commitment for no more
1672	1672	than two years in a facility for the care and rehabilitation of
1673	1673	adjudicated delinquent children. No more than twenty-one
1674	1674	months shall be served at the facility and no less than ninety
1675	1675	days shall be served on supervised release, unless: 1)
1676	1676	supervised release is revoked pursuant to Section 32A-2-25 NMSA
1677	1677	1978; or 2) the commitment is extended pursuant to Section
1678	1678	32A-2-23 NMSA 1978;
1679	1679	(c) if the child is a delinquent
1680	1680	offender who committed one of the criminal offenses set forth
1681	1681	in Subsection J of Section 32A-2-3 NMSA 1978, a commitment to
1682	1682	age twenty-one, unless sooner discharged; or
1683	1683	(d) if the child is a youthful offender,
1684	1684	a commitment to age twenty-one, unless sooner discharged;
1685	1685	(2) place the child on probation under those
1686	1686	conditions and limitations as the court may prescribe;
1687	1687	(3)] (2) place the child in a local detention
1688	1688	facility that has been certified in accordance with the
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1717	1717	provisions of Section 32A-2-4 NMSA 1978 for a period not to
1718	1718	exceed [fifteen] thirty days within a three hundred sixty-five
1719	1719	day time period; or if a child is found to be delinquent solely
1720	1720	on the basis of Paragraph (3) of Subsection A of Section
1721	1721	32A-2-3 NMSA 1978, the court shall only enter a judgment
1722	1722	placing the child on probation or ordering restitution or both;
1723	1723	or
1724	1724	[(4)] (3) if a child is found to be delinquent
1725	1725	solely on the basis of Paragraph (2), (3) or (4) of Subsection
1726	1726	A of Section 32A-2-3 NMSA 1978, the court may make any
1727	1727	disposition provided by this section and may enter its judgment
1728	1728	placing the child on probation and, as a condition of
1729	1729	probation, transfer custody of the child to the department for
1730	1730	a period not to exceed six months without further order of the
1731	1731	court; provided that this transfer shall not be made unless the
1732	1732	court first determines that the department is able to provide
1733	1733	or contract for adequate and appropriate treatment for the
1734	1734	child and that the treatment is likely to be beneficial.
1735	1735	C. [When] If the child is an Indian child, the
1736	1736	Indian child's cultural needs shall be considered in the
1737	1737	dispositional judgment and reasonable access to cultural
1738	1738	practices and traditional treatment shall be provided.
1739	1739	D. A child found to be delinquent shall not be
1740	1740	committed or transferred to a penal institution or other
1741	1741	facility used for the execution of sentences of persons
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1770	1770	convicted of crimes, unless the child reaches eighteen years of
1771	1771	age.
1772	1772	E. Whenever the court vests legal custody in an
1773	1773	agency, institution or department, it shall transmit with the
1774	1774	dispositional judgment copies of the clinical reports,
1775	1775	predisposition study and report and other information it has
1776	1776	pertinent to the care and treatment of the child.
1777	1777	F. Prior to any child being placed in the custody
1778	1778	of the department, the department shall be provided with
1779	1779	reasonable oral or written notification and an opportunity to
1780	1780	be heard.
1781	1781	G. In addition to any other disposition pursuant to
1782	1782	Subsection B of this section, the court may make an abuse or
1783	1783	neglect report for investigation and proceedings as provided
1784	1784	for in the Abuse and Neglect Act. The report may be made to a
1785	1785	local law enforcement agency, the department or a tribal law
1786	1786	enforcement or social service agency for an Indian child
1787	1787	residing in Indian country.
1788	1788	H. In addition to any other disposition pursuant to
1789	1789	this section or any other penalty provided by law, if a child
1790	1790	who is fifteen years of age or older is adjudicated delinquent
1791	1791	on the basis of Paragraph (2), (3) or (4) of Subsection A of
1792	1792	Section 32A-2-3 NMSA 1978, the child's driving privileges may
1793	1793	be denied or the child's driver's license may be revoked for a
1794	1794	period of ninety days. For a second or a subsequent
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1823	1823	adjudication, the child's driving privileges may be denied or
1824	1824	the child's driver's license revoked for a period of one year.
1825	1825	Within twenty-four hours of the dispositional judgment, the
1826	1826	court may send to the motor vehicle division of the taxation
1827	1827	and revenue department the order adjudicating delinquency.
1828	1828	Upon receipt of an order from the court adjudicating
1829	1829	delinquency, the director of the motor vehicle division of the
1830	1830	taxation and revenue department may revoke or deny the
1831	1831	delinquent's driver's license or driving privileges. Nothing
1832	1832	in this section may prohibit the delinquent from applying for a
1833	1833	limited driving privilege pursuant to Section 66-5-35 NMSA 1978
1834	1834	or an ignition interlock license pursuant to the Ignition
1835	1835	Interlock Licensing Act, and nothing in this section precludes
1836	1836	the delinquent's participation in an appropriate educational,
1837	1837	counseling or rehabilitation program.
1838	1838	I. In addition to any other disposition pursuant to
1839	1839	this section or any other penalty provided by law, when a child
1840	1840	is adjudicated delinquent on the basis of Paragraph (6) of
1841	1841	Subsection A of Section 32A-2-3 NMSA 1978, the child shall
1842	1842	perform the mandatory community service set forth in Section
1843	1843	30-15-1.1 NMSA 1978. When a child fails to completely perform
1844	1844	the mandatory community service, the name and address of the
1845	1845	child's parent or legal guardian shall be published in a
1846	1846	newspaper of general circulation, accompanied by a notice that
1847	1847	the parent or legal guardian is the parent or legal guardian of
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1876	1876	a child adjudicated delinquent for committing graffiti."
1877	1877	SECTION 12. Section 32A-2-20 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993,
1878	1878	Chapter 77, Section 49, as amended) is amended to read:
1879	1879	"32A-2-20. DISPOSITION OF A YOUTHFUL OFFENDER AND SERIOUS
1880	1880	YOUTHFUL OFFENDER.--
1881	1881	A. The court has the discretion to invoke either an
1882	1882	adult sentence or juvenile sanctions on a youthful offender.
1883	1883	The children's court attorney shall file a notice of intent to
1884	1884	invoke an adult sentence within ten working days of the filing
1885	1885	of the petition; provided that the court may extend the time
1886	1886	for filing of the notice of intent to invoke an adult sentence,
1887	1887	for good cause shown, prior to the adjudicatory hearing. A
1888	1888	preliminary hearing by the court or a hearing before a grand
1889	1889	jury shall be held, within ten days after the filing of the
1890	1890	intent to invoke an adult sentence, to determine whether
1891	1891	probable cause exists to support the allegations contained in
1892	1892	the petition.
1893	1893	B. If the children's court attorney has filed a
1894	1894	notice of intent to invoke an adult sentence and the child is
1895	1895	adjudicated as a youthful offender, the court shall make the
1896	1896	following findings in order to invoke an adult sentence:
1897	1897	(1) the child is not amenable to treatment or
1898	1898	rehabilitation as a child in available facilities; and
1899	1899	(2) the child is not eligible for commitment
1900	1900	to an institution for children with developmental disabilities
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1929	1929	or mental disorders.
1930	1930	C. In making the findings set forth in Subsection B
1931	1931	of this section, the judge shall consider the following
1932	1932	factors, but may not weigh one factor more heavily than
1933	1933	another:
1934	1934	(1) the seriousness of the alleged offense;
1935	1935	(2) whether the alleged offense was committed
1936	1936	in an aggressive, violent, premeditated or willful manner;
1937	1937	(3) whether a firearm was used to commit the
1938	1938	alleged offense;
1939	1939	(4) whether the alleged offense was against
1940	1940	persons or against property [greater weight being given to
1941	1941	offenses against persons, especially if personal injury
1942	1942	resulted];
1943	1943	(5) the maturity of the child as determined by
1944	1944	consideration of the child's home, environmental situation,
1945	1945	social and emotional health, pattern of living, brain
1946	1946	development, trauma history and disability;
1947	1947	(6) the record and previous history of the
1948	1948	child;
1949	1949	(7) the prospects for adequate protection of
1950	1950	the public and the likelihood of reasonable rehabilitation of
1951	1951	the child by the use of procedures, services and facilities
1952	1952	currently available; and
1953	1953	(8) any other relevant factor; provided that
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1982	1982	factor is stated on the record.
1983	1983	D. If a child has previously been sentenced as an
1984	1984	adult pursuant to the provisions of this section, there shall
1985	1985	be a rebuttable presumption that the child is not amenable to
1986	1986	treatment or rehabilitation as a child in available facilities.
1987	1987	E. If the court invokes an adult sentence, the
1988	1988	court may sentence the child to less than, but shall not
1989	1989	exceed, the mandatory adult sentence. A youthful offender
1990	1990	given an adult sentence shall be treated as an adult offender
1991	1991	and shall be transferred to the legal custody of an agency
1992	1992	responsible for incarceration of persons sentenced to adult
1993	1993	sentences. This transfer terminates the jurisdiction of the
1994	1994	court over the child with respect to the delinquent acts
1995	1995	alleged in the petition. A child given an adult sentence shall
1996	1996	not be sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility
1997	1997	of release or parole.
1998	1998	F. If a juvenile disposition is appropriate, the
1999	1999	court shall follow the provisions set forth in Section 32A-2-19
2000	2000	NMSA 1978. A youthful offender may be subject to extended
2001	2001	commitment in the care of the department until the age of
2002	2002	twenty-one, pursuant to the provisions of Section 32A-2-23 NMSA
2003	2003	1978.
2004	2004	G. A child fourteen years of age or older who was
2005	2005	charged [with first degree murder ] as a serious youthful
2006	2006	offender but [not convicted of first degree murder and ] was
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2035	2035	found to have committed a youthful offender offense as set
2036	2036	forth in Subsection J of Section 32A-2-3 NMSA 1978 is subject
2037	2037	to the dispositions set forth in this section.
2038	2038	H. A child fourteen years of age or older who was
2039	2039	charged [with first degree murder ] as a serious youthful
2040	2040	offender but was found to have committed a delinquent act that
2041	2041	is neither [first degree murder ] a serious youthful offender
2042	2042	offense as set forth in Subsection H of Section 32A-2-3 NMSA
2043	2043	1978 nor a youthful offender offense as set forth in Subsection
2044	2044	J of Section 32A-2-3 NMSA 1978 shall be adjudicated as a
2045	2045	delinquent and is subject to the dispositions set forth in
2046	2046	Section 32A-2-19 NMSA 1978; provided that the case shall be
2047	2047	transferred to the children's court for disposition ."
2048	2048	SECTION 13. Section 32A-2-22 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993,
2049	2049	Chapter 77, Section 51, as amended) is amended to read:
2050	2050	"32A-2-22. CONTINUANCE UNDER SUPERVISION WITHOUT
2051	2051	JUDGMENT--CONSENT DECREE--DISPOSITION.--
2052	2052	A. At any time after the filing of a delinquency
2053	2053	petition and before the entry of a judgment, the court may, on
2054	2054	motion of the children's court attorney or that of counsel for
2055	2055	the child, suspend the proceedings and continue the child under
2056	2056	supervision in the child's own home under terms and conditions
2057	2057	negotiated with probation services and agreed to by [all the
2058	2058	parties affected] the state and the child's defense attorney
2059	2059	and approved by the court . The court's order continuing the
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2088	2088	child under supervision under this section shall be known as a
2089	2089	"consent decree". An admission of some or all of the
2090	2090	allegations stated in the delinquency petition shall not be
2091	2091	required for a consent decree order.
2092	2092	B. If the child objects to a consent decree, the
2093	2093	court shall proceed to findings, adjudication and disposition
2094	2094	of the case. If the child does not object but an objection is
2095	2095	made by the children's court attorney after consultation with
2096	2096	probation services, the court shall, after considering the
2097	2097	objections and the reasons given, proceed to determine whether
2098	2098	it is appropriate to enter a consent decree and may, in its
2099	2099	discretion, enter the consent decree.
2100	2100	C. A consent decree shall remain in force for six
2101	2101	months unless the child is discharged sooner by probation
2102	2102	services. Prior to the expiration of the six-month period and
2103	2103	upon the application of probation services or any other agency
2104	2104	supervising the child under a consent decree, the court may
2105	2105	extend the decree for an additional six months in the absence
2106	2106	of objection to extension by the child. If the child objects
2107	2107	to the extension, the court shall hold a hearing and make a
2108	2108	determination on the issue of extension; provided that a
2109	2109	consent decree shall not be available to a child charged as a
2110	2110	youthful offender or serious youthful offender .
2111	2111	D. If either prior to discharge by probation
2112	2112	services or expiration of the consent decree the child
2113	2113	.229041.3
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2141	2141	allegedly fails to fulfill the terms of the decree, the
2142	2142	children's court attorney may file a petition to revoke the
2143	2143	consent decree. Proceedings on the petition shall be conducted
2144	2144	in the same manner as proceedings on petitions to revoke
2145	2145	probation. If the child is found to have violated the terms of
2146	2146	the consent decree, the court may:
2147	2147	(1) extend the period of the consent decree;
2148	2148	or
2149	2149	(2) make any other disposition that would have
2150	2150	been appropriate in the original proceeding.
2151	2151	E. A child who is discharged by probation services
2152	2152	or who completes a period under supervision without
2153	2153	reinstatement of the original delinquency petition shall not
2154	2154	again be proceeded against in any court for the same offense
2155	2155	alleged in the petition or an offense based upon the same
2156	2156	conduct and the original petition shall be dismissed with
2157	2157	prejudice. Nothing in this subsection precludes a civil suit
2158	2158	against the child for damages arising from the child's conduct.
2159	2159	F. A judge who pursuant to this section elicits or
2160	2160	examines information or material about a child that would be
2161	2161	inadmissible in a hearing on the allegations of the petition
2162	2162	shall not, over the objection of the child, participate in any
2163	2163	subsequent proceedings on the delinquency if:
2164	2164	(1) a consent decree is denied and the
2165	2165	allegations in the petition remain to be decided in a hearing
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2194	2194	where the child denies the allegations; or
2195	2195	(2) a consent decree is granted but the
2196	2196	delinquency petition is subsequently reinstated.
2197	2197	G. If a consent decree has been entered pursuant to
2198	2198	the filing of a delinquency petition based on Paragraph (2),
2199	2199	(3) or (4) of Subsection A of Section 32A-2-3 NMSA 1978 for a
2200	2200	child who is fifteen years of age or older, a condition of the
2201	2201	consent decree agreement may be the denial of the child's
2202	2202	driving privileges or the revocation of the child's driver's
2203	2203	license for a period of ninety days. For the second or
2204	2204	subsequent adjudication, the child's driving privileges may be
2205	2205	denied or the child's driver's license revoked for a period of
2206	2206	one year. Within twenty-four hours of the entry by the court
2207	2207	of a decree consenting to the revocation or denial of the
2208	2208	child's driver's license or driving privileges, the court shall
2209	2209	send the decree to the motor vehicle division of the taxation
2210	2210	and revenue department. Upon receipt of the decree from the
2211	2211	court consenting to the denial or revocation of the child's
2212	2212	driving privileges or driver's license, the director of the
2213	2213	motor vehicle division of the taxation and revenue department
2214	2214	shall revoke or deny the delinquent child's driver's license or
2215	2215	driving privileges. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the
2216	2216	delinquent child from applying for a limited driving privilege
2217	2217	pursuant to Section 66-5-35 NMSA 1978 or an ignition interlock
2218	2218	license pursuant to the Ignition Interlock Licensing Act, and
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2247	2247	nothing in this section precludes the delinquent child's
2248	2248	participation in an appropriate educational, counseling or
2249	2249	rehabilitation program."
2250	2250	SECTION 14. Section 32A-2-23 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993,
2251	2251	Chapter 77, Section 52, as amended) is amended to read:
2252	2252	"32A-2-23. LIMITATIONS ON DISPOSITIONAL JUDGMENTS--
2253	2253	MODIFICATION--TERMINATION OR EXTENSION OF COURT ORDERS.--
2254	2254	A. A judgment transferring legal custody of an
2255	2255	adjudicated delinquent child to an agency responsible for the
2256	2256	care and rehabilitation of delinquent children divests the
2257	2257	court of jurisdiction at the time of transfer of custody,
2258	2258	unless the transfer of legal custody is for a commitment not
2259	2259	exceeding fifteen days pursuant to the provisions of Section
2260	2260	32A-2-19 NMSA 1978, in which case the court retains
2261	2261	jurisdiction.
2262	2262	B. A judgment of probation or protective
2263	2263	supervision shall remain in force for an indeterminate period
2264	2264	not to exceed the term of commitment from the date entered.
2265	2265	C. A child shall be released by an agency and
2266	2266	probation or supervision shall be terminated by juvenile
2267	2267	probation and parole services or the agency providing
2268	2268	supervision when it appears that the purpose of the order has
2269	2269	been achieved before the expiration of the period of the
2270	2270	judgment. A release or termination and the reasons therefor
2271	2271	shall be reported promptly to the court in writing by the
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2300	2300	releasing authority.
2301	2301	[D. Prior to the expiration of a short-term
2302	2302	commitment of one year, as provided for in Section 32A-2-19
2303	2303	NMSA 1978, the court may extend the judgment for up to one six-
2304	2304	month period if the court finds that the extension is necessary
2305	2305	to safeguard the welfare of the child or the public safety. If
2306	2306	a short-term commitment is extended, the mandatory ninety-day
2307	2307	supervised release, as required by Section 32A-2-19 NMSA 1978,
2308	2308	shall be included in the extension. Notice and hearing are
2309	2309	required for any extension of a juvenile's commitment.
2310	2310	E. Prior to the expiration of a long-term
2311	2311	commitment, as provided for in Section 32A-2-19 NMSA 1978, the
2312	2312	court may extend the judgment for additional periods of one
2313	2313	year until the child reaches the age of twenty-one if the court
2314	2314	finds that the extension is necessary to safeguard the welfare
2315	2315	of the child or the public safety. If a long-term commitment
2316	2316	is extended, the mandatory ninety-day supervised release, as
2317	2317	required by Section 32A-2-19 NMSA 1978, shall be included in
2318	2318	the extension. Notice and hearing are required for any
2319	2319	extension of a juvenile's commitment.
2320	2320	F. ] D. Prior to the expiration of a judgment of
2321	2321	probation or commitment , the court may exercise discretion and
2322	2322	extend the judgment, based on the child's unique circumstances
2323	2323	and history, for an additional period [of one year until ] up to
2324	2324	the date the child reaches [the age of twenty-one ] twenty-five
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2353	2353	years of age if the court finds that the extension is necessary
2354	2354	to protect the community or to safeguard the welfare of the
2355	2355	child.
2356	2356	[G.] E. The court may dismiss a motion if it finds
2357	2357	after preliminary investigation that the motion is without
2358	2358	substance. If the court is of the opinion that the matter
2359	2359	should be reviewed, it may, upon notice to all necessary
2360	2360	parties, proceed to a hearing in the manner provided for
2361	2361	hearings on petitions alleging delinquency. The court may
2362	2362	terminate a judgment if it finds that the child is no longer in
2363	2363	need of care, supervision or rehabilitation or it may enter a
2364	2364	judgment extending or modifying the original judgment if it
2365	2365	finds that action necessary to safeguard the child or the
2366	2366	public interest.
2367	2367	[H.] F. A child may make a motion to modify a
2368	2368	children's court or adult disposition within thirty days of the
2369	2369	judge's decision. If the court is of the opinion that the
2370	2370	matter should be reviewed, it may, upon notice to all necessary
2371	2371	parties, proceed to a hearing in the manner provided for
2372	2372	hearings on petitions alleging delinquency.
2373	2373	[I.] G. The department may seek a bench warrant
2374	2374	from the court when the child absconds from supervised
2375	2375	release."
2376	2376	SECTION 15. Section 32A-2-23.1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws
2377	2377	2009, Chapter 239, Section 23) is amended to read:
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2406	2406	"32A-2-23.1. RELEASE ELIGIBILITY.--
2407	2407	[A. The department shall have exclusive
2408	2408	jurisdiction and authority to release an adjudicated delinquent
2409	2409	child during the term of the child's commitment, consistent
2410	2410	with the provisions of the Victims of Crime Act. In
2411	2411	determining whether to release a child, the department shall
2412	2412	give due consideration to public safety, the extent to which
2413	2413	the child has been rehabilitated, the adequacy and suitability
2414	2414	of the proposed release plan and the needs and best interests
2415	2415	of the child, including the child's need for behavioral health
2416	2416	or medical services that are not available in facilities for
2417	2417	adjudicated delinquent children.
2418	2418	B.] A. The decision to grant or deny release shall
2419	2419	be made by the secretary of children, youth and families or the
2420	2420	secretary's designee. The department may impose such
2421	2421	conditions of release as it deems appropriate.
2422	2422	[C. A child is eligible for release any time after
2423	2423	the entry of a judgment transferring legal custody to the
2424	2424	department, and the department may consider a reasonable
2425	2425	request for release from the child at any time sixty days after
2426	2426	the child has been committed.
2427	2427	D.] B. In the event release for a child is denied
2428	2428	by the department after release is recommended for the child by
2429	2429	the juvenile public safety advisory board, or release is
2430	2430	approved by the department after the board has recommended that
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2459	2459	the child not be released, within ten days the board may
2460	2460	request a review of the decision by the court of the judicial
2461	2461	district from which legal custody of the child was transferred,
2462	2462	and the department shall transmit the child's records to the
2463	2463	court. The court shall have jurisdiction to review the matter
2464	2464	without conducting a formal hearing and to issue an order that
2465	2465	either denies or grants release to the child. If the board
2466	2466	requests review under this section, the child shall not be
2467	2467	released until such time as the court has issued a decision.
2468	2468	If the board does not petition the district court for review of
2469	2469	the department's decision to grant or deny release within ten
2470	2470	days of the department's decision, the department's decision
2471	2471	shall be final, and the department shall release the child or
2472	2472	continue the commitment in accordance with the terms of its
2473	2473	decision.
2474	2474	[E.] C. The secretary of children, youth and
2475	2475	families or the secretary's designee may review the case of any
2476	2476	child upon the child's or the juvenile public safety advisory
2477	2477	board's reasonable request at any time after release is
2478	2478	denied."
2479	2479	SECTION 16. Section 32A-2-24 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993,
2480	2480	Chapter 77, Section 53, as amended) is amended to read:
2481	2481	"32A-2-24. PROBATION REVOCATION--DISPOSITION.--
2482	2482	A. A child on probation incident to an adjudication
2483	2483	as a delinquent child who violates a term of the probation may
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2512	2512	be proceeded against in a probation revocation proceeding. A
2513	2513	proceeding to revoke probation shall be begun by filing in the
2514	2514	original proceeding a petition styled as a "petition to revoke
2515	2515	probation". Petitions to revoke probation shall be screened,
2516	2516	reviewed and prepared in the same manner and shall contain the
2517	2517	same information as petitions alleging delinquency. Procedures
2518	2518	of the Delinquency Act regarding taking into custody and
2519	2519	detention shall apply. The petition shall state the terms of
2520	2520	probation alleged to have been violated and the factual basis
2521	2521	for these allegations.
2522	2522	B. The standard of proof in probation revocation
2523	2523	proceedings shall be [evidence beyond a reasonable doubt ]
2524	2524	preponderance of the evidence and the hearings shall be before
2525	2525	the court without a jury. In all other respects, proceedings
2526	2526	to revoke probation shall be governed by the procedures, rights
2527	2527	and duties applicable to proceedings on a delinquency petition.
2528	2528	If a child is found to have violated a term of the child's
2529	2529	probation, the court may extend the period of probation or make
2530	2530	any other judgment or disposition that would have been
2531	2531	appropriate in the original disposition of the case."
2532	2532	SECTION 17. Section 32A-2-26 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993,
2533	2533	Chapter 77, Section 55, as amended) is amended to read:
2534	2534	"32A-2-26. SEALING OF RECORDS.--
2535	2535	A. On motion by or on behalf of a person who has
2536	2536	been the subject of a delinquency petition or on the court's
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2565	2565	own motion, the court shall vacate its findings, orders and
2566	2566	judgments on the petition and order the legal and social files
2567	2567	and records of the court, probation services and any other
2568	2568	agency in the case sealed. If requested in the motion, the
2569	2569	court shall also order law enforcement files and records
2570	2570	sealed. An order sealing records and files shall be entered if
2571	2571	the court finds that:
2572	2572	(1) two years have elapsed since the final
2573	2573	release of the person from legal custody and supervision or two
2574	2574	years have elapsed since the entry of any other judgment not
2575	2575	involving legal custody or supervision;
2576	2576	(2) the person has not, within the two years
2577	2577	immediately prior to filing the motion, been convicted of a
2578	2578	felony or of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or been
2579	2579	found delinquent by a court and no proceeding is pending
2580	2580	seeking such a conviction or finding; and
2581	2581	(3) the person is eighteen years of age or
2582	2582	older or the court finds that good cause exists to seal the
2583	2583	records prior to the child's eighteenth birthday.
2584	2584	B. Reasonable notice of the motion shall be given
2585	2585	to:
2586	2586	(1) the children's court attorney;
2587	2587	(2) the authority granting the release;
2588	2588	(3) the law enforcement officer, department
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2618	2618	files and records; and
2619	2619	(4) any other agency having custody of records
2620	2620	or files subject to the sealing order.
2621	2621	C. Upon the entry of the sealing order, the
2622	2622	proceedings in the case shall be treated as if they never
2623	2623	occurred and all index references shall be deleted. The court,
2624	2624	law enforcement officers and departments and agencies shall
2625	2625	reply, and the person may reply, to an inquiry that no record
2626	2626	exists with respect to the person. Copies of the sealing order
2627	2627	shall be sent to each agency or official named in the order.
2628	2628	D. Inspection of the files and records or the
2629	2629	release of information in the records included in the sealing
2630	2630	order may thereafter be permitted by the court only:
2631	2631	(1) upon motion by the person who is the
2632	2632	subject of the records and only to those persons named in the
2633	2633	motion; and
2634	2634	(2) in its discretion, in an individual case,
2635	2635	to any clinic, hospital or agency that has the person under
2636	2636	care or treatment or to other persons engaged in fact finding
2637	2637	or research.
2638	2638	E. Any finding of delinquency or need of services
2639	2639	or conviction of a crime subsequent to the sealing order may at
2640	2640	the court's discretion be used by the court as a basis to set
2641	2641	aside the sealing order.
2642	2642	F. A court may set aside a sealing order for the
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2671	2671	juvenile disposition of a youthful offender and any evidence
2672	2672	given in a hearing in court for a youthful offender for the
2673	2673	purpose of considering the setting of bail or other conditions
2674	2674	of release of a person charged with a felony whether charged as
2675	2675	an adult or a juvenile.
2676	2676	G. A child who has been the subject of a petition
2677	2677	filed pursuant to the provisions of the Delinquency Act shall
2678	2678	be notified in writing by the department when the child reaches
2679	2679	the age of eighteen or at the expiration of legal custody and
2680	2680	supervision, whichever occurs later, that the department's
2681	2681	records have been sealed and that the court, the children's
2682	2682	court attorney, the child's attorney and the referring law
2683	2683	enforcement agency have been notified that the child's records
2684	2684	are subject to sealing.
2685	2685	H. The department shall seal the child's files and
2686	2686	records when the child reaches the age of eighteen or at the
2687	2687	expiration of the disposition, whichever occurs later. The
2688	2688	department shall notify the children's court attorney, the
2689	2689	child's attorney and the referring law enforcement agency that
2690	2690	the child's records are subject to sealing.
2691	2691	I. Youthful offender records sealed pursuant to
2692	2692	Subsection H of this section may be unsealed by the court along
2693	2693	with any evidence given in a hearing in court for a youthful
2694	2694	offender for the purpose of considering the setting of bail or
2695	2695	other conditions of release of a person charged with a felony,
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2724	2724	whether charged as an adult or juvenile.
2725	2725	J. A child who is determined by the court not to be
2726	2726	a delinquent offender shall have the child's files and records
2727	2727	in the instant proceeding automatically sealed by the court
2728	2728	upon motion by the children's court attorney at the conclusion
2729	2729	of the proceedings.
2730	2730	K. After sealing, the department may store and use
2731	2731	a person's records for research and reporting purposes, subject
2732	2732	to the confidentiality provisions of Section 32A-2-32 NMSA 1978
2733	2733	and other applicable federal and state laws.
2734	2734	L. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsections A
2735	2735	through K of this section, only with prior notice to the court,
2736	2736	a party may reference a juvenile record and the contents of a
2737	2737	juvenile record for the purposes of a hearing held in
2738	2738	accordance with Article 2, Section 13 of the constitution of
2739	2739	New Mexico, a hearing held pursuant to supreme court rule to
2740	2740	consider or address conditions of release or a sentencing
2741	2741	hearing. A party may reference the existence of a juvenile
2742	2742	record in written pleadings but may not disclose the contents
2743	2743	of the juvenile record unless otherwise allowed by law. "
2744	2744	SECTION 18. REPEAL.--Section 32A-2-32.1 NMSA 1978 (being
2745	2745	Laws 2007, Chapter 96, Section 1) is repealed.
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