New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

New Mexico House Bill HB381 Compare Versions

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28	28	HOUSE BILL 381
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30	30	TH LEGISLATURE
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42	42	FIRST SESSION
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45	45	2025
46	46	INTRODUCED BY
47	47	Stefani Lord and William A. Hall II and John Block
48	48	AN ACT
49	49	RELATING TO PRETRIAL DETENTION; ESTABLISHING A PRESUMPTION THAT
50	50	THE PROSECUTION HAS PROVEN BY CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE
51	51	THAT A DEFENDANT IS DANGEROUS AND NO RELEASE CONDITIONS WILL
52	52	REASONABLY PROTECT THE SAFETY OF ANY OTHER PERSON OR THE
53	53	COMMUNITY; ALLOWING THE PRESUMPTION TO BE REBUTTED IN AN
54	54	ADVERSARIAL HEARING; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
55	55	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
56	56	SECTION 1. A new section of Chapter 31, Article 3 NMSA
57	57	1978 is enacted to read:
58	58	"[NEW MATERIAL] PRESUMPTION THAT DEFENDANT IS DANGEROUS
59	59	AND THAT NO RELEASE CONDITIONS WILL REASONABLY PROTECT THE
60	60	SAFETY OF ANY OTHER PERSON OR THE COMMUNITY.--
61	61	A. In a hearing initiated by a prosecuting
62	62	authority pursuant to Article 2, Section 13 of the constitution
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90	90	of New Mexico, a magistrate court, metropolitan court or
91	91	district court shall first make a probable cause determination
92	92	as provided for by supreme court rule.
93	93	B. Once probable cause has been determined pursuant
94	94	to Subsection A of this section, the pretrial detention hearing
95	95	shall proceed in district court and the prosecuting authority
96	96	shall present all relevant evidence demonstrating that:
97	97	(1) the defendant committed a dangerous felony
98	98	offense;
99	99	(2) the defendant is a danger to any other
100	100	person or to the community if released; and
101	101	(3) no release conditions will reasonably
102	102	protect any other person or the community.
103	103	C. Introduction of the materials as provided in
104	104	Subsection B of this section shall create a rebuttable
105	105	presumption that the prosecuting authority has proven by clear
106	106	and convincing evidence that the defendant is a danger to any
107	107	other person or to the community if released and that no
108	108	release conditions will reasonably protect any other person or
109	109	the community.
110	110	D. If the prosecuting authority successfully
111	111	establishes the presumption pursuant to Subsection C of this
112	112	section, the burden of proving that the defendant is not a
113	113	danger to any other person or to the community and that release
114	114	conditions exist that will reasonably protect any other person
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143	143	or the community rests with the defendant.
144	144	E. At the conclusion of the presentation of
145	145	evidence by both parties, the court shall determine whether the
146	146	defendant has successfully rebutted the presumption that the
147	147	defendant is a danger to any other person or to the community
148	148	and that no release conditions will reasonably protect any
149	149	other person or the community, and in doing so, shall consider
150	150	any relevant factors established by supreme court rule.
151	151	F. As used in this section, "dangerous felony
152	152	offense" means:
153	153	(1) first degree murder, as provided in
154	154	Section 30-2-1 NMSA 1978;
155	155	(2) second degree murder, as provided in
156	156	Section 30-2-1 NMSA 1978;
157	157	(3) voluntary manslaughter, as provided in
158	158	Section 30-2-3 NMSA 1978;
159	159	(4) third degree aggravated battery against a
160	160	household member, as provided in Section 30-3-16 NMSA 1978;
161	161	(5) first degree kidnapping, as provided in
162	162	Section 30-4-1 NMSA 1978;
163	163	(6) first and second degree criminal sexual
164	164	penetration, as provided in Section 30-9-11 NMSA 1978;
165	165	(7) second and third degree criminal sexual
166	166	contact of a minor, as provided in Section 30-9-13 NMSA 1978;
167	167	(8) first and second degree robbery, as
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196	196	provided in Section 30-16-2 NMSA 1978;
197	197	(9) second degree aggravated arson, as
198	198	provided in Section 30-17-6 NMSA 1978;
199	199	(10) shooting at a dwelling or occupied
200	200	building, as provided in Section 30-3-8 NMSA 1978;
201	201	(11) shooting at or from a motor vehicle, as
202	202	provided in Section 30-3-8 NMSA 1978;
203	203	(12) aggravated battery upon a peace officer,
204	204	as provided in Section 30-22-25 NMSA 1978;
205	205	(13) assault with intent to commit a violent
206	206	felony upon a peace officer, as provided in Section 30-22-23
207	207	NMSA 1978;
208	208	(14) aggravated assault upon a peace officer,
209	209	as provided in Section 30-22-22 NMSA 1978;
210	210	(15) a felony that was committed while the
211	211	defendant brandished or discharged a firearm; or
212	212	(16) any of the following offenses, when the
213	213	nature of the offense and the resulting harm are such that the
214	214	court judges the crime to be a dangerous offense for the
215	215	purpose of this section:
216	216	(a) involuntary manslaughter, as
217	217	provided in Section 30-2-3 NMSA 1978;
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249	249	commit a violent felony, as provided in Section 30-3-3 NMSA
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251	251	(d) fourth degree aggravated assault
252	252	against a household member, as provided in Section 30-3-13 NMSA
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254	254	(e) third degree assault against a
255	255	household member with intent to commit a violent felony, as
256	256	provided in Section 30-3-14 NMSA 1978;
257	257	(f) third and fourth degree aggravated
258	258	stalking, as provided in Section 30-3A-3.1 NMSA 1978;
259	259	(g) second degree kidnapping, as
260	260	provided in Section 30-4-1 NMSA 1978;
261	261	(h) second degree abandonment of a
262	262	child, as provided in Section 30-6-1 NMSA 1978;
263	263	(i) first, second and third degree abuse
264	264	of a child, as provided in Section 30-6-1 NMSA 1978;
265	265	(j) third degree dangerous use of
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267	267	(k) third and fourth degree criminal
268	268	sexual penetration, as provided in Section 30-9-11 NMSA 1978;
269	269	(l) fourth degree criminal sexual
270	270	contact of a minor, as provided in Section 30-9-13 NMSA 1978;
271	271	(m) third degree robbery, as provided in
272	272	Section 30-16-2 NMSA 1978;
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302	302	great bodily harm by vehicle, as provided in Section 66-8-101
303	303	NMSA 1978; or
304	304	(o) battery upon a peace officer, as
305	305	provided in Section 30-22-24 NMSA 1978."
306	306	SECTION 2. EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public
307	307	peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately.
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