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United States — New Mexico
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The department must perform a list of operational duties, including planning services, coordinating programs, maintaining a statewide database, setting service standards, adopting placement rules, setting reimbursement criteria, overseeing certain behavioral health and domestic violence responsibilities, conducting bie
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The department must send required fingerprints to public safety and the FBI, and criminal history records must stay confidential and be used only for suitability checks unless a court orders disclosure or the person consents.
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The department may not employ certain staff, volunteers, prospective employees, or their superiors if they have substantiated child abuse/neglect allegations or certain felony convictions.
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Department units named by law have the powers and duties given in those laws, the department can access nonconfidential records and information from other state departments, and the secretary keeps final decision-making authority.
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Chapter 9, Article 3 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Corrections Department Act."
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This section creates the New Mexico sentencing commission and sets its membership, quorum, pay, and duties.
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The sentencing commission may inspect and review government records, but not privileged or specified internal prosecutor/defense materials.
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The New Mexico sentencing commission may accept grants, donations, or gifts in the name of the state.
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The New Mexico sentencing commission must prepare fiscal impact statements for certain bills affecting imprisonment, and other agencies must provide annual data for those statements.
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The adult parole board and the governor's organized crime prevention commission are administratively attached to the corrections department.
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Department units specified by law have the powers and duties given to them by law, the secretary supervises their exercise, and the department can access non-confidential records and information.
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Creates the sex offender management board within the New Mexico sentencing commission and requires it to meet, report quarterly, and carry out listed sex offender policy duties.
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This section says the Corrections Department Act is meant to create one unified department to administer all laws and functions formerly handled by the corrections and criminal rehabilitation department.
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This section creates the corrections department in the executive branch and sets out its six divisions.
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The corrections department must establish a demonstration prison-based drug rehabilitation program for inmates.
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The secretary of corrections is appointed by the governor with senate consent.
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The secretary of corrections manages the department, enforces the laws assigned to it, and has broad supervisory and rulemaking powers, subject to stated statutory limits.
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The secretary of corrections may make an agreement with the New Mexico military institute and may transfer scholarship funds to it, subject to available appropriations.
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The secretary must appoint division directors with the governor’s approval, unless another law provides otherwise.
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The secretary must create bureaus within divisions as needed and appoint a chief for each bureau.