New Mexico Statutes
§ 33-1-3 — Purpose
New Mexico § 33-1-3
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 33-1-3 (2026).
Text
It is the purpose of the legislature to create a single, unified corrections department to administer all laws and exercise all functions formerly administered and exercised by the penitentiary of New Mexico and the state board of probation and parole except to the extent delegated to the parole board by the Parole Board Act [31-21-22 to 31-21-26 NMSA 1978].
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 42-9-3, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 226, § 3; 1971, ch. 221, § 3;
Nearby Sections
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§ 33-1-1
Short title§ 33-1-11
Correctional officer qualifications§ 33-1-17
Private contract§ 33-1-18
Funds created§ 33-1-19
Use of funds§ 33-1-2
Definitions§ 33-1-20
Transfers authorized§ 33-1-3
Purpose§ 33-1-4
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 33-1-3, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/33/33-1-3.