A. There is created in the state treasury the "crime victims reparation fund".
B. Money in the crime victims reparation fund may be expended by the commission to:
(1) pay any award of reparation to victims made pursuant to the Crime Victims Reparation Act;
(2) pay costs and expenses including staff salaries and expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of the Crime Victims Reparation Act; and
(3) contract with one or more attorneys or law firms on a per hour basis to provide legal services to the commission.
C. The provisions of this section are effective July 1, 1990.
History: Laws 1981, ch. 325, § 21; 1989, ch. 324, § 24.
The 1989 amendment, effective July 1, 1990, in Subsection A, inserted "in the state treasury" and deleted the former second sentence which read " The fund and any income from the fund shall be held in trust, deposited in a segregated account and invested by the department of finance and administration with the prior approval of the state board of finance".
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 31 - Criminal Procedure
Article 22 - Crime Victims Reparations
Section 31-22-1 - Short title.
Section 31-22-3 - Definitions.
Section 31-22-4 - Crime victims reparation commission created; membership; reimbursement.
Section 31-22-5 - Claims; review; hearings and evidence.
Section 31-22-6 - Medical examination; attorneys' fees; penalty.
Section 31-22-7 - Eligibility for reparation.
Section 31-22-8 - Crimes enumerated.
Section 31-22-9 - Award of reparation.
Section 31-22-10 - Relationship to offender.
Section 31-22-11 - No award to certain confined persons.
Section 31-22-12 - Recovery from offender.
Section 31-22-13 - Terms of order.
Section 31-22-14 - Limitations on award; collateral recovery; preliminary award.
Section 31-22-15 - Exemption from execution.
Section 31-22-16 - Survival or abatement.
Section 31-22-17 - Rule-making powers.
Section 31-22-18 - Confidentiality of records, reports and claim files.
Section 31-22-19 - Annual report.
Section 31-22-21 - Crime victims reparation fund created; purposes.
Section 31-22-22 - Distribution of money received as result of crime; escrow account.