The purposes of the Preprosecution Diversion Act are to remove those persons from the criminal justice system who are most amenable to rehabilitation and least likely to commit future offenses, to provide those persons with services designed to assist them in avoiding future criminal activity, to conserve community and criminal justice resources, to provide standard guidelines and to evaluate preprosecution programs.
History: Laws 1981, ch. 33, ยง 2.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 31 - Criminal Procedure
Article 16A - Preprosecution Diversion
Section 31-16A-1 - Short title.
Section 31-16A-3 - Program establishment.
Section 31-16A-4 - Eligibility.
Section 31-16A-5 - Program functions and responsibilities.
Section 31-16A-6 - Waivers; suspension of criminal proceedings.
Section 31-16A-7 - Program participation; reasonable conditions; termination.