New Mexico Statutes 33-15-2. Definitions
As used in the Privately Operated Correctional Facilities Oversight Act:
Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 33-15-2
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
A. “out-of-state inmate” means a person incarcerated in a privately operated correctional facility within this state who is being incarcerated on behalf of a state other than New Mexico or a governmental entity whose jurisdiction is outside the state of New Mexico. “Out-of-state inmate” does not include a person who is being incarcerated on behalf of an Indian tribe or pueblo whose lands are located wholly or partially within New Mexico, or on behalf of the United States;
B. “privately operated correctional facility” means a correctional facility or jail that has all or substantially all of its security operations performed by persons employed by, or engaged by, a private entity to perform security functions; and
C. “secretary” means the secretary of corrections or his designee.