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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
As used in the County Detention Facility Reimbursement Act:
A. “county detention facility” means a facility that is owned, operated or under contract of operation by a board of county commissioners and that is used for the incarceration of prisoners charged with or convicted of a violation of local, state, tribal, federal or international law;
B. “division” means the local government division of the department of finance and administration;
C. “dual supervision offender” means an individual who is serving a probation term and a parole term;
D. “eligible county” means a county that provides information to the New Mexico sentencing commission regarding costs incurred by the county for the incarceration of felony offenders;
E. “felony offender” means an individual who is convicted of a felony and sentenced to confinement in a correctional facility designated by the corrections department and who:
(1) has been released from confinement and is a dual supervision offender and:
(a) has violated parole or is charged with a parole violation;
(b) has violated probation or is charged with a probation violation; or
(c) while on probation or parole, is charged with a violation of local, state, tribal, federal or international law;
(2) has been released from confinement and is serving a parole term and:
(a) has violated parole or is charged with a parole violation; or
(b) while on parole, is charged with a violation of local, state, tribal, federal or international law; or
(3) is awaiting transportation and commitment to the corrections department following the revocation of parole or a sentencing hearing for a felony conviction; and
F. “fund” means the county detention facility reimbursement fund.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 33. Correctional Institutions § 33-3B-2. Definitions - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-33-correctional-institutions/nm-st-sect-33-3b-2/
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