Bill > SB7

Introduced Session

AN ACT RELATING TO DELINQUENCY; EXPANDING THE DEFINITIONS OF "SERIOUS YOUTHFUL OFFENDER" AND "YOUTHFUL OFFENDER" IN THE DELINQUENCY ACT; PROVIDING FOR TRANSPORT OF A SERIOUS YOUTHFUL OFFENDER TO A DISTRICT COURT WHEN ORDERED AND FOR THAT OFFENDER TO BE SEGREGATED FROM ADULTS; REMOVING THE REQUIREMENT THAT A DETENTION RISK ASSESSMENT BE COMPLETED BEFORE A CHILD IS PLACED IN DETENTION; PROVIDING THAT A DETAINED CHILD BE TRANSFERRED TO AN ADULT FACILITY IF THE CHILD REACHES EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE; PROVIDING THAT A SERIOUS YOUTHFUL OFFENDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER MAY WAIVE THE SERIOUS YOUTHFUL OFFENDER'S RIGHT TO AN AMENABILITY HEARING; PROVIDING THE CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES DEPARTMENT AND THE CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT WITH DISCRETION TO PREPARE CERTAIN PREDISPOSITION REPORTS; REMOVING LIMITATIONS ON THE TYPES OF COMMITMENT A COURT MAY ORDER; PROVIDING THAT A COURT MAY NOT WEIGH ONE AMENABILITY FACTOR MORE HEAVILY THAN ANOTHER FOR SENTENCING PURPOSES; PROVIDING A COURT WITH DISCRETION TO EXTEND A JUDGMENT UP TO THE DATE A CHILD REACHES TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE; ELIMINATING THE CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES DEPARTMENT'S EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION AND AUTHORITY TO RELEASE AN ADJUDICATED DELINQUENT CHILD; PROVIDING THAT THE STANDARD OF PROOF IN A PROBATION REVOCATION PROCEEDING IS PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE; AUTHORIZING A PARTY TO REFERENCE SEALED JUVENILE RECORDS FOR THE PURPOSES OF A HEARING REGARDING PRETRIAL DETENTION, CONDITIONS OF RELEASE OR SENTENCING; REPEALING SECTION 32A-2-32.1 NMSA 1978 (BEING LAWS 2007, CHAPTER 96, SECTION 1); MAKING CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

Jay Block (R)*,  Pat Boone (R)*,  David Gallegos (R)*,  Joshua Sanchez (R)*,  Craig Brandt (R),  Crystal Diamond Brantley (R),  Candy Ezzell (R),  Steve Lanier (R),  Gabriel Ramos (R),  Bill Sharer (R),  Nicole Tobiassen (R),  Pat Woods (R), 

Sent to SCC - Referrals: SCC (on 10/01/2025)

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