2021 New Mexico Statutes
Article 2 - Delinquency
Section 32A-2-1 - Short title.

Chapter 32A, Article 2 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Delinquency Act".
History: 1978 Comp., § 32A-2-1, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 77, § 30; 2007, ch. 19, § 1.
The 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, changed Chapter "32" to Chapter "32A".
Law reviews. — For note, "State v. Muniz: Authorizing Adult Sentences of Juveniles Absent a Conviction that Authorizes an Adult Sentence", see 35 N.M. L. Rev. 229 (2005).

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Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes

2021 New Mexico Statutes

Chapter 32A - Children's Code

Article 2 - Delinquency

Section 32A-2-1 - Short title.

Section 32A-2-2 - Purpose of act.

Section 32A-2-3 - Definitions.

Section 32A-2-4 - Detention facilities; standards; reports; appeals.

Section 32A-2-4.1 - Adult jails and lockups used as temporary holding facilities; reports.

Section 32A-2-5 - Juvenile probation and parole services; establishment; juvenile probation and parole officers; powers and duties.

Section 32A-2-6 - Transfer of jurisdiction over child from other tribunals to court.

Section 32A-2-7 - Complaints; referral; preliminary inquiry; notice; time waiver.

Section 32A-2-8 - Petition; authorization to file.

Section 32A-2-9 - Taking into custody.

Section 32A-2-10 - Release or delivery from custody.

Section 32A-2-11 - Criteria for detention of children.

Section 32A-2-12 - Placement or detention.

Section 32A-2-13 - Detention hearing required on detained children; probable cause determination; court determination; disposition.

Section 32A-2-14 - Basic rights.

Section 32A-2-15 - Time limitations on delinquency adjudicatory hearing.

Section 32A-2-16 - Conduct of hearings; findings; dismissal; dispositional matters; penalty.

Section 32A-2-17 - Predisposition studies; reports and examinations.

Section 32A-2-18 - Judgment; noncriminal nature; nonadmissibility.

Section 32A-2-19 - Disposition of an adjudicated delinquent offender.

Section 32A-2-20 - Disposition of a youthful offender.

Section 32A-2-21 - Disposition of a child with a mental disorder or developmental disability in a delinquency proceeding.

Section 32A-2-22 - Continuance under supervision without judgment; consent decree; disposition.

Section 32A-2-23 - Limitations on dispositional judgments; modification; termination or extension of court orders.

Section 32A-2-23.1 - Release eligibility.

Section 32A-2-23.2 - Release proceedings.

Section 32A-2-24 - Probation revocation; disposition.

Section 32A-2-25 - Parole revocation; procedures.

Section 32A-2-26 - Sealing of records.

Section 32A-2-27 - Injury to person or destruction of property; liability; costs and attorney fees; restitution.

Section 32A-2-28 - Parental responsibility.

Section 32A-2-29 - Motor Vehicle Code violations.

Section 32A-2-30 - Indigency standard; fee schedule; reimbursement.

Section 32A-2-31 - Child adjudicated delinquent; victim restitution; compensation; deductions.

Section 32A-2-32 - Confidentiality; records.

Section 32A-2-32.1 - Information not to be disclosed on a public access web site.

Section 32A-2-33 - Child in possession of a firearm on school premises; detention; hearing.