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4646 INTRODUCED BY
4747 Nicole Chavez and Antonio Maestas
4848 AN ACT
4949 RELATING TO VICTIMS OF CRIME; EXPANDING THE APPLICATION OF THE
5050 VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT; REMOVING THE DEFINITION OF AND REFERENCES
5151 TO "CRIMINAL OFFENSE"; REDEFINING "VICTIM" TO INCLUDE PERSONS
5252 DIRECTLY AND PROXIMATELY HARMED BY ALL CRIME RESULTING IN
5353 BODILY HARM OR LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO THE PERSON'S PROPERTY;
5454 DEFINING "OFFENDER"; REDEFINING "FORMALLY CHARGED" TO INCLUDE
5555 THE FILING OF A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT; PROVIDING THAT VICTIMS'
5656 RIGHTS INCLUDE THE RIGHT TO NOTICE OF AN OFFENDER'S RELEASE
5757 PRE- AND POST-CONVICTION; PROVIDING THAT THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES
5858 OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TAKE EFFECT WHEN A VICTIM REPORTS A
5959 CRIMINAL OFFENSE; PROVIDING THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATING
6060 A CRIMINAL OFFENSE AGAINST A VICTIM SHALL TREAT THE VICTIM WITH
6161 FAIRNESS AND RESPECT THE VICTIM'S DIGNITY AND PRIVACY AND SHALL
6262 TAKE REASONABLE STEPS TO PROVIDE FOR THE VICTIM'S PROTECTION;
6363 REQUIRING THE DIRECTOR OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE
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9191 COURTS, THE CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT AND EACH BOARD OF COUNTY
9292 COMMISSIONERS TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN ELECTRONIC NOTIFICATION
9393 SYSTEMS FOR VICTIMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE VICTIMS OF CRIME
9494 ACT; MAKING CONFORMING AMENDMENTS; MAKING APPROPRIATIONS.
9595 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
9696 SECTION 1. Section 31-26-2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1994,
9797 Chapter 144, Section 2) is amended to read:
9898 "31-26-2. PURPOSE OF ACT.--Recognizing the state's
9999 concern for victims of crime, [it is ] the purpose of the
100100 Victims of Crime Act is to [assure] ensure that:
101101 A. the full impact of a crime is brought to the
102102 attention of a court;
103103 B. victims [of violent crimes ] are treated with
104104 dignity, respect and sensitivity at all stages of the criminal
105105 justice process;
106106 C. victims' rights are protected by law enforcement
107107 agencies, prosecutors and judges as vigorously as are the
108108 rights of criminal defendants; and
109109 D. the provisions of Article 2, Section 24 of the
110110 constitution of New Mexico are implemented in statute."
111111 SECTION 2. Section 31-26-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1994,
112112 Chapter 144, Section 3, as amended) is amended to read:
113113 "31-26-3. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Victims of Crime
114114 Act:
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143143 A. "court" means magistrate court, metropolitan
144144 court, children's court, district court, the court of appeals
145145 or the supreme court;
146146 [B. "criminal offense" means:
147147 (1) negligent arson resulting in death or
148148 bodily injury, as provided in Subsection B of Section 30-17-5
149149 NMSA 1978;
150150 (2) aggravated arson, as provided in Section
151151 30-17-6 NMSA 1978;
152152 (3) aggravated assault, as provided in Section
153153 30-3-2 NMSA 1978;
154154 (4) aggravated battery, as provided in Section
155155 30-3-5 NMSA 1978;
156156 (5) dangerous use of explosives, as provided
157157 in Section 30-7-5 NMSA 1978;
158158 (6) negligent use of a deadly weapon, as
159159 provided in Section 30-7-4 NMSA 1978;
160160 (7) murder, as provided in Section 30-2-1 NMSA
161161 1978;
162162 (8) voluntary manslaughter, as provided in
163163 Section 30-2-3 NMSA 1978;
164164 (9) involuntary manslaughter, as provided in
165165 Section 30-2-3 NMSA 1978;
166166 (10) kidnapping, as provided in Section 30-4-1
167167 NMSA 1978;
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196196 (11) criminal sexual penetration, as provided
197197 in Section 30-9-11 NMSA 1978;
198198 (12) criminal sexual contact of a minor, as
199199 provided in Section 30-9-13 NMSA 1978;
200200 (13) armed robbery, as provided in Section
201201 30-16-2 NMSA 1978;
202202 (14) homicide by vehicle, as provided in
203203 Section 66-8-101 NMSA 1978;
204204 (15) great bodily injury by vehicle, as
205205 provided in Section 66-8-101 NMSA 1978;
206206 (16) abandonment or abuse of a child, as
207207 provided in Section 30-6-1 NMSA 1978;
208208 (17) stalking or aggravated stalking, as
209209 provided in the Harassment and Stalking Act;
210210 (18) aggravated assault against a household
211211 member, as provided in Section 30-3-13 NMSA 1978;
212212 (19) assault against a household member with
213213 intent to commit a violent felony, as provided in Section
214214 30-3-14 NMSA 1978;
215215 (20) battery against a household member, as
216216 provided in Section 30-3-15 NMSA 1978; or
217217 (21) aggravated battery against a household
218218 member, as provided in Section 30-3-16 NMSA 1978;
219219 C.] B. "court proceeding" means a hearing, argument
220220 or other action scheduled by and held before a court;
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249249 [D.] C. "family member" means a spouse, child,
250250 sibling, parent or grandparent;
251251 [E.] D. "formally charged" means the filing of a
252252 criminal complaint, an indictment [the filing of a ] or criminal
253253 information [pursuant to a bind-over order, the filing of a
254254 petition or the setting of a preliminary hearing ];
255255 E. "offender" means a person accused of, charged
256256 with or convicted for committing a crime against a victim;
257257 F. "victim" means [an individual against whom a
258258 criminal offense is committed. "Victim" also means a family
259259 member or a victim's representative when the individual against
260260 whom a criminal offense was committed is a minor, is
261261 incompetent or is a homicide victim ] a person directly and
262262 proximately harmed by the commission of a crime enumerated in
263263 Article 2, Section 24 of the constitution of New Mexico or a
264264 crime that resulted in or involved the threat of death, bodily
265265 harm, any form of sexual battery, mental anguish or damage to
266266 property in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000) and
267267 includes a family member of a person deceased due to homicide ;
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269269 G. "victim's representative" means an [individual ]
270270 independent person designated by a victim or appointed by the
271271 court to act in the best interests of the victim."
272272 SECTION 3. Section 31-26-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1994,
273273 Chapter 144, Section 4, as amended) is amended to read:
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302302 "31-26-4. VICTIM'S RIGHTS.--A victim shall have the right
303303 to:
304304 A. be treated with fairness and respect for the
305305 victim's dignity and privacy throughout the criminal justice
306306 process;
307307 B. timely disposition of the case;
308308 C. be reasonably protected from [the accused ] an
309309 offender throughout the criminal justice process;
310310 D. [notification] receive notice of court
311311 proceedings attendant to the charge against the offender ;
312312 E. attend all public court proceedings [the
313313 accused] an offender has the right to attend;
314314 F. confer with the prosecution;
315315 G. make a statement to the court at sentencing and
316316 at any post-sentencing [hearings ] court proceedings for [the
317317 accused] an offender;
318318 H. restitution from the person convicted of the
319319 criminal offense that caused the victim's loss or injury;
320320 I. information about the conviction, sentencing,
321321 imprisonment, escape or release of [the accused ] an offender
322322 and electronic notice when an offender is released from a jail,
323323 prison or lockup pre- and post-conviction ;
324324 J. have the prosecuting attorney notify the
325325 victim's employer, if requested by the victim, of the necessity
326326 of the victim's cooperation and testimony in a court proceeding
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355355 that may [necessitate the absence of ] require the [victim]
356356 victim's absence from work [for good cause ];
357357 K. promptly retake possession of a residence or
358358 other real property that was subject to a law enforcement
359359 investigation of a crime after completion of the investigation
360360 and to receive assistance for crime scene cleanup and
361361 professional biological hazard services;
362362 [K.] L. promptly receive any personal property
363363 belonging to the victim that is being held for evidentiary
364364 purposes by a law enforcement agency or the prosecuting
365365 attorney, unless there are compelling evidentiary reasons for
366366 retention of the victim's property;
367367 [L.] M. be informed by the [court at ] prosecution
368368 prior to a sentencing proceeding that [the ] an offender is
369369 eligible to earn meritorious deductions from the offender's
370370 sentence and the amount of meritorious deductions that may be
371371 earned by the offender; and
372372 [M.] N. be notified by the [district attorney ]
373373 prosecution of the availability of and procedures to apply for
374374 crime victims reparation as provided in the Crime Victims
375375 Reparation Act."
376376 SECTION 4. Section 31-26-5 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1994,
377377 Chapter 144, Section 5) is amended to read:
378378 "31-26-5. EXERCISE OF RIGHTS--REQUIREMENTS FOR
379379 VICTIM.--A victim may exercise [his ] the victim's rights
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408408 pursuant to the provisions of the Victims of Crime Act [only ]
409409 if [he] the victim:
410410 [A. reports the criminal offense within five days
411411 of the occurrence or discovery of the criminal offense, unless
412412 the district attorney determines that the victim had a
413413 reasonable excuse for failing to do so;
414414 B.] A. provides the district attorney with current
415415 and updated information regarding the victim's name, address,
416416 email address and telephone number; and
417417 [C. fully] B. cooperates with and [fully ] responds
418418 to reasonable requests made by law enforcement agencies and
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420420 SECTION 5. Section 31-26-6 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1994,
421421 Chapter 144, Section 6) is amended to read:
422422 "31-26-6. WHEN RIGHTS AND DUTIES TAKE EFFECT--TERMINATION
423423 OF RIGHTS AND DUTIES.--
424424 A. The rights and duties related to law enforcement
425425 agencies established pursuant to Section 31-26-8 NMSA 1978
426426 shall take effect when a criminal offense is committed.
427427 B. The rights and duties relating to district
428428 attorneys and courts established pursuant to the provisions of
429429 the Victims of Crime Act, except for those established pursuant
430430 to Section 31-26-8 NMSA 1978, shall take effect when an
431431 [individual] offender is formally charged [by a district
432432 attorney] for [allegedly] committing a criminal offense against
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461461 a victim. Those rights and duties remain in effect until final
462462 disposition of the court proceedings attendant to the [charged
463463 criminal offense] charge against an offender ."
464464 SECTION 6. Section 31-26-7 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1994,
465465 Chapter 144, Section 7) is amended to read:
466466 "31-26-7. DESIGNATION OR APPOINTMENT OF VICTIM'S
467467 REPRESENTATIVE.--
468468 A. A victim may designate a victim's representative
469469 to exercise all rights provided to the victim pursuant to the
470470 provisions of the Victims of Crime Act. A victim may revoke
471471 [his] the victim's designation of a victim's representative at
472472 any time.
473473 B. [When] If a victim is deceased, incompetent or
474474 unable to designate a victim's representative, the court may
475475 appoint a victim's representative for the victim. If a victim
476476 regains [his] competency, [he] the victim may revoke the
477477 court's appointment of [a ] the victim's representative.
478478 C. [When the] If a victim is a minor, the victim's
479479 parent, [or] grandparent or guardian may exercise the victim's
480480 rights on the victim's behalf ; provided that when the [person
481481 accused of committing the criminal offense against the victim ]
482482 offender is the victim's parent, [or] grandparent [of the
483483 victim] or guardian, the court may appoint a victim's
484484 representative for the victim.
485485 D. If a victim's representative is designated or
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514514 appointed, the victim's representative shall notify the
515515 district attorney, court and counsel for the offender of the
516516 designation or appointment but is not a party to the case. "
517517 SECTION 7. Section 31-26-8 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1994,
518518 Chapter 144, Section 8) is amended to read:
519519 "31-26-8. [PROCEDURES FOR PROVIDING VICTIMS WITH
520520 PRELIMINARY INFORMATION ] DUTIES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.--
521521 The law enforcement agency that investigates a criminal offense
522522 against a victim shall:
523523 A. treat the victim with fairness and respect the
524524 victim's dignity and privacy;
525525 B. provide the victim with all available
526526 information regarding the investigation, including the name of
527527 the offender, unless releasing such information would impede an
528528 ongoing investigation;
529529 C. take reasonable steps to provide for the
530530 victim's protection from the offender;
531531 [A.] D. inform the victim of medical services and
532532 crisis intervention services available to victims;
533533 [B.] E. provide the victim with the police report
534534 number for the criminal offense and a copy of the following
535535 statement: "If within thirty days you are not notified of an
536536 arrest in your case, you may call (telephone number for the law
537537 enforcement agency) to obtain information on the status of your
538538 case."; and
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567567 [C.] F. provide the victim with the name of the
568568 district attorney for the judicial district in which the
569569 criminal offense was committed and the address, email address
570570 and telephone number for that district attorney's office."
571571 SECTION 8. Section 31-26-9 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1994,
572572 Chapter 144, Section 9, as amended) is amended to read:
573573 "31-26-9. PROCEDURES FOR PROVIDING VICTIMS WITH NOTICE OF
574574 RIGHTS AND INFORMATION REGARDING PROSECUTION OF [A CRIMINAL
575575 OFFENSE] AN OFFENDER--DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.--
576576 A. Within seven working days after a district
577577 attorney files a formal charge against [the accused for a
578578 criminal offense] an offender, the district attorney shall
579579 provide the victim [of the criminal offense ] with:
580580 (1) a copy of Article 2, Section 24 of the
581581 constitution of New Mexico, regarding victims' rights;
582582 (2) a copy of the Victims of Crime Act;
583583 (3) a copy of the charge filed against the
584584 [accused for the criminal offense ] offender;
585585 (4) a clear and concise statement of the
586586 procedural steps generally involved in prosecuting a criminal
587587 offense; and
588588 (5) the name of a person within the district
589589 attorney's office whom the victim may contact for additional
590590 information regarding prosecution of the [criminal offense ]
591591 offender.
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620620 B. The district attorney's office shall provide the
621621 victim with [oral or written notice, in a timely fashion, of a
622622 scheduled court proceeding attendant to the criminal offense ]
623623 information about and assistance with signing up for electronic
624624 notifications of court proceedings regarding the case against
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626626 SECTION 9. Section 31-26-10 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1994,
627627 Chapter 144, Section 10) is amended to read:
628628 "31-26-10. [PROCEDURES FOR ] PROVIDING VICTIMS WITH NOTICE
629629 OF A COURT PROCEEDING [COURTS--DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ]--ELECTRONIC
630630 NOTIFICATIONS.--A clerk of a court shall: [provide a district
631631 attorney's office with oral or written notice no later than
632632 seven working days prior to a scheduled court proceeding
633633 attendant to a criminal offense, unless a shorter notice period
634634 is reasonable under the circumstances. The district attorney's
635635 office shall convey the information concerning the scheduled
636636 court proceeding to the victim, as provided in Subsection B of
637637 Section 9 of the Victims of Crime Act ]
638638 A. enter all notices for court proceedings into the
639639 electronic notification system established by the
640640 administrative office of the courts; and
641641 B. provide a victim with electronic notification of
642642 a court hearing when it is scheduled and again before the court
643643 proceeding."
644644 SECTION 10. Section 31-26-11 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1994,
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673673 Chapter 144, Section 11, as amended) is amended to read:
674674 "31-26-11. PROCEDURES WHEN AN INMATE OR DELINQUENT CHILD
675675 ESCAPES--CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT--CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES
676676 DEPARTMENT.--[A.] The corrections department or the children,
677677 youth and families department shall immediately notify the
678678 [sentencing judge or the children's court judge, the district
679679 attorney of the judicial district from which the inmate or
680680 delinquent child was committed and the probation officer who
681681 authored the presentence report when an inmate or delinquent
682682 child] victim if an offender :
683683 [(1)] A. escapes from a correctional facility or
684684 juvenile justice facility [under the jurisdiction of the
685685 corrections department or the children, youth and families
686686 department]; or
687687 [(2) convicted in New Mexico of a capital, first
688688 degree or second degree felony and ]
689689 B. was transferred to a facility under the
690690 jurisdiction of another state and escapes from that facility.
691691 [B. The district attorney shall immediately notify
692692 any person known to reside in his district who was a victim of
693693 the criminal or delinquent offense for which the inmate or
694694 delinquent child was committed. ]"
695695 SECTION 11. Section 31-26-12 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1994,
696696 Chapter 144, Section 12, as amended) is amended to read:
697697 "31-26-12. PROCEDURES WHEN AN INMATE IS RELEASED FROM
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726726 INCARCERATION--ADULT PAROLE BOARD--CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT--
727727 PROCEDURES WHEN A DELINQUENT CHILD IS RELEASED FROM CUSTODY--
728728 [JUVENILE PAROLE BOARD ] CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES
729729 DEPARTMENT--DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.--
730730 A. A county jail shall notify a victim before an
731731 offender's release.
732732 [A.] B. The adult parole board [and ] or the
733733 children, youth and families department shall [provide a copy
734734 of their respective regular release dockets to each district
735735 attorney in the state at least ten working days before the
736736 docket is considered. The district attorney shall notify any
737737 person known to reside in the district who was a victim of the
738738 criminal offense for which the inmate was incarcerated or the
739739 delinquent child was committed .
740740 B. The adult parole board or the children, youth
741741 and families department shall provide a copy of a supplemental,
742742 addendum or special docket to each district attorney at least
743743 five working days before the release docket is considered ]
744744 notify a victim as soon as practicable before an offender's
745745 release is considered .
746746 C. Following consideration of [a release docket ] an
747747 offender's release by the adult parole board or the children,
748748 youth and families department, the board and department shall
749749 promptly notify [each district attorney ] a victim of
750750 recommendations for release of [an inmate from incarceration or
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779779 a delinquent child from custody. The district attorney shall
780780 notify any person known to reside in the district attorney's
781781 district who was a victim of the criminal offense for which the
782782 inmate was incarcerated or the delinquent child was committed ]
783783 the offender.
784784 D. In the case of an [inmate ] offender scheduled to
785785 be released from incarceration or commitment without parole or
786786 prior to parole for any reason, [or a delinquent child
787787 scheduled to be released from custody ] the corrections
788788 department or the children, youth and families department shall
789789 notify [each district attorney at least fifteen working days
790790 before the inmate's or delinquent child's release. The
791791 district attorney shall notify any person known to reside in
792792 the district who was a victim of the criminal offense for which
793793 the inmate was incarcerated or the delinquent child was
794794 committed] the victim immediately ."
795795 SECTION 12. Section 31-26-14 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1994,
796796 Chapter 144, Section 14) is amended to read:
797797 "31-26-14. EFFECT OF NONCOMPLIANCE.--[A person accused or
798798 convicted of a crime against a victim ] An offender shall not
799799 have [no] standing to object to [any ] a failure by [any] the
800800 state, a political subdivision of the state or a person to
801801 comply with the provisions of the Victims of Crime Act."
802802 SECTION 13. Section 31-26-15 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2009,
803803 Chapter 95, Section 4) is amended to read:
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832832 "31-26-15. IDENTITY THEFT PASSPORT--DATABASE.--
833833 A. The attorney general, in cooperation with the
834834 department of public safety and the motor vehicle division of
835835 the taxation and revenue department, shall issue an identity
836836 theft passport to a person who claims to be a victim of
837837 identity theft pursuant to Section 30-16-24.1 NMSA 1978 and who
838838 provides to the attorney general:
839839 (1) a certified copy of a court order obtained
840840 pursuant to Section [5 of this 2009 act ] 31-26-16 NMSA 1978 or
841841 a full set of fingerprints;
842842 (2) a driver's license or other government-
843843 issued identification or record; and
844844 (3) other information as required by the
845845 attorney general.
846846 B. An identity theft passport shall contain a
847847 picture of the person to whom it was issued and other
848848 information as the attorney general deems appropriate.
849849 C. The attorney general may enter into a memorandum
850850 of understanding with the motor vehicle division of the
851851 taxation and revenue department for the development and
852852 issuance of a secure form of identity theft passport. When an
853853 identity theft passport is issued, the motor vehicle division
854854 shall note on the person's driver record that an identity theft
855855 passport has been issued.
856856 D. An [identify] identity theft passport shall be
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885885 accepted as evidence of identity by law enforcement officers
886886 and others who may challenge the person's identity.
887887 E. The attorney general shall maintain a database
888888 of identity theft victims who have reported to a law
889889 enforcement agency or have been issued an identity theft
890890 passport. The attorney general may provide access to the
891891 database only to criminal justice agencies. For purposes of
892892 identification and authentication, the attorney general may
893893 allow access to specific information about a person who has
894894 become a victim of identity theft to that person or to that
895895 person's authorized representative.
896896 F. The attorney general shall keep on file each
897897 application for an identity theft passport and each police
898898 report of identity theft submitted by a law enforcement agency.
899899 G. The attorney general shall prepare and make
900900 available to local law enforcement agencies and to the general
901901 public an information packet that includes information on how
902902 to prevent and stop identity theft."
903903 SECTION 14. A new section of the Victims of Crime Act is
904904 enacted to read:
905905 "[NEW MATERIAL] ELECTRONIC NOTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR VICTIMS
906906 OF CRIME.--
907907 A. As used in this section, "electronic
908908 notification" means an automated communication received by
909909 email, phone call or text message.
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938938 B. The director of the administrative office of the
939939 courts, each board of county commissioners and the corrections
940940 department shall establish and maintain separate electronic
941941 notification systems to provide notice to victims in accordance
942942 with the Victims of Crime Act.
943943 C. The electronic notification systems established
944944 pursuant to Subsection B of this section shall:
945945 (1) be an optional service for a victim; and
946946 (2) integrate information maintained by the
947947 administrative office of the courts, each board of county
948948 commissioners and the corrections department."
949949 SECTION 15. A new section of the Victims of Crime Act is
950950 enacted to read:
951951 "[NEW MATERIAL] VICTIMS OF CRIME ASSISTANCE FUND
952952 CREATED.--
953953 A. The "victims of crime assistance fund" is
954954 created as a nonreverting fund in the state treasury. The fund
955955 consists of appropriations, gifts, grants, donations and income
956956 from investment of the fund.
957957 B. The state department of justice shall administer
958958 the fund, and money in the fund is appropriated to the state
959959 department of justice to contract for services to assist
960960 victims with crime scene cleanup and professional biological
961961 hazard services; provided that such assistance may be rendered
962962 only after a state or local police department, county sheriff
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991991 or district attorney certifies in writing that the victim
992992 qualifies for such assistance in accordance with the Victims of
993993 Crime Act and the rules of the state department of justice.
994994 C. Expenditures from the fund shall be made by
995995 warrant of the secretary of finance and administration pursuant
996996 to vouchers signed by the attorney general or the attorney
997997 general's authorized representative."
998998 SECTION 16. APPROPRIATIONS.--
999999 A. The following amounts are appropriated from the
10001000 general fund for expenditure in fiscal year 2026, and any
10011001 unexpended or unencumbered balances remaining at the end of
10021002 fiscal year 2026 shall revert to the general fund:
10031003 (1) one million dollars ($1,000,000) to the
10041004 administrative office of the courts to establish and maintain
10051005 an electronic notification system to provide notice of court
10061006 proceedings pursuant to the provisions of the Victims of Crime
10071007 Act;
10081008 (2) five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000)
10091009 to the local government division of the department of finance
10101010 and administration for the boards of county commissioners to
10111011 establish and maintain an electronic notification system
10121012 pursuant to the provisions of the Victims of Crime Act; and
10131013 (3) five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000)
10141014 to the corrections department to establish and maintain an
10151015 electronic notification system to provide notice to victims
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10441044 pursuant to the provisions of the Victims of Crime Act.
10451045 B. Five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) is
10461046 appropriated from the general fund to the victims of crime
10471047 assistance fund for expenditure in fiscal year 2026 and
10481048 subsequent fiscal years to contract for services to assist
10491049 victims with crime scene cleanup and professional biological
10501050 hazard services. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance
10511051 remaining at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the
10521052 general fund.
10531053 SECTION 17. REPEAL.--Section 31-26-10.1 NMSA 1978 (being
10541054 Laws 2005, Chapter 283, Section 1) is repealed.
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