As used in the County Detention Facility Reimbursement Act:

Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 33-3B-2

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.

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:

and:

(1)     has been released from confinement and is a dual supervision offender (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.

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