New Mexico Statutes
§ 31-16A-2 — Purpose
New Mexico § 31-16A-2
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 31-16A-2 (2026).
Text
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.
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Legislative History
Laws 1981, ch. 33, § 2.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 31-1-1
Short title§ 31-1-2
Definitions§ 31-1-3
Method of prosecution§ 31-1-5
Procedures on arrest; reports§ 31-11-1
Stay of execution; release§ 31-11-6
Post-conviction remedy§ 31-12-10
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 31-16A-2, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/31/31-16A-2.