New Mexico Statutes
§ 28-2-2 — Purpose of act
New Mexico § 28-2-2
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 28-2-2 (2026).
Text
The legislature finds that the public is best protected when criminal offenders or ex- convicts are given the opportunity to secure employment or to engage in a lawful trade, occupation or profession and that barriers to such employment should be removed to make rehabilitation feasible.
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 41-24-2, enacted by Laws 1974, ch. 78, § 2.
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New Mexico § 28-2-2, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/28-2-2.