New Mexico Statutes
§ 31-16A-4 — Eligibility
New Mexico § 31-16A-4
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 31-16A-4 (2026).
Text
A. A defendant shall meet the following minimum criteria to be eligible for a preprosecution diversion program:
(1)the defendant shall have no prior felony convictions for a violent crime;
(2)the defendant is willing to participate in the program and submit to all program requirements;
(3)any additional criteria set by the district attorney. B. A person who meets all of the criteria pursuant to Subsection A of this section may be entered into the preprosecution diversion program; provided that the district attorney may elect not to divert a person to the preprosecution diversion program even though that person meets the minimum criteria set forth in this section. C. A decision by the district attorney not to divert a person to the preprosecution diversion program is not subject to appea
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Legislative History
Laws 1981, ch. 33, § 4; 2019, ch. 211, § 5.
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-4, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/31/31-16A-4.