Bill > HB206

This bill amends the Crime Victims Reparation Act, which is a law designed to provide financial assistance to victims of crime. The key change is the addition of several more serious crimes to the list of offenses for which victims can receive reparations. Specifically, the bill adds assault, battery, criminal sexual contact, and robbery while armed with a deadly weapon to the existing list of enumerated offenses. This means that victims who suffer harm from these specific criminal acts will now be eligible for financial compensation under the Crime Victims Reparation Act, in addition to the crimes already covered. The bill also makes a minor technical correction by changing "bodily injury" to "harm" in the context of homicide by vehicle or great bodily harm by vehicle.

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https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legtype=B&legno=206&year=26