New Mexico § 32A-9-3 Definitions

New Mexico Statutes

§ 32A-9-3 — Definitions

New Mexico § 32A-9-3

Ch. 32AChildren's Code

Art. 9Children's Shelter Care

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 32A-9-3 (2026).

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As used in the Children's Shelter Care Act: A. "child" means an individual who is less than eighteen years old; B. "alleged child in need of supervision" means a child who is charged with an offense applicable only to children or not classified as criminal; C. "child in need of supervision" means a child found by the children's court or family court division of the district court to:

(1)have committed an offense applicable only to children or not classified as criminal; and (2) be in need of care or rehabilitation; D. "alleged delinquent child" means a child charged with an act that would be designated as a crime under the Criminal Code [30-1-1 NMSA 1978] if committed by an adult; E. "community-based shelter-care facility" means a physically nonrestrictive home or living facility to be us

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As used in the Children's Shelter Care Act: A. "child" means an individual who is less than eighteen years old; B. "alleged child in need of supervision" means a child who is charged with an offense applicable only to children or not classified as criminal; C. "child in need of supervision" means a child found by the children's court or family court division of the district court to: (1) have committed an offense applicable only to children or not classified as criminal; and (2) be in need of care or rehabilitation; D. "alleged delinquent child" means a child charged with an act that would be designated as a crime under the Criminal Code [30-1-1 NMSA 1978] if committed by an adult; E. "community-based shelter-care facility" means a physically nonrestrictive home or living facility to be used as a temporary living place for a child eligible under Section 32-2A-6 [32A-9-6] NMSA 1978, pending the return of such child to his family or his placement in a residential facility designed for long-term placement; F. "programs of supervision and care" includes programs, placements and services designed to serve as alternatives to the physical detention of alleged children in need of supervision, alleged delinquent children and children in need of supervision; and G. "department" means the children, youth and families department.