New Mexico Statutes 33-9-5. Criteria for applications
A. Counties, municipalities or private organizations, individually or jointly, may apply for grants from the fund, including grants for counties or municipalities to purchase contractual services from private organizations, provided that:
Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 33-9-5
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
(1) the application is for funding a program with priority use being for criminal offenders;
(2) the applicant certifies that it is willing and able to operate the program according to standards provided by the department;
(3) the applicant demonstrates the support of key components of the criminal justice system;
(4) the applicant, if a private organization, demonstrates the support of the county and municipality where the program will provide services;
(5) the applicant certifies that it will utilize volunteer services as an integral portion of the program to the maximum extent feasible; and
(6) no class A county as defined in Section 4-44-1 N.M. Stat. Ann., alone or in conjunction with any municipality within a class A county, shall receive more than forty- nine percent of any money appropriated to the fund.
B. The department may use the fund to place individuals eligible for probation or parole in community-based settings. The department may also use the fund to place criminal offenders within twelve months of eligibility for parole in community-based settings; provided that the criminal offender has never been convicted of a felony offense involving the use of a firearm. The adult parole board may, in its discretion, require participation by a criminal offender in a program as a condition of parole pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-21-10 N.M. Stat. Ann..
C. The department may authorize use of the fund for adults who are not criminal offenders with prior department approval, if the priority use does not result in full use of the fund or the capacity of a program, or the department may authorize additional programs or additional funding for existing programs.
D. The department may contract directly for programs, including programs for New Mexico Indian tribes and pueblos for diversion of state law offenders, and may establish and operate adult community corrections programs.
E. The department shall establish additional guidelines for allocation of funds under the Adult Community Corrections Act.