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Section 31-22-21 - Crime victims reparation fund created; purposes.

NM Stat § 31-22-21 (2019) (N/A)
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A. There is created in the state treasury the "crime victims reparation fund".

B. Money in the crime victims reparation fund may be expended by the commission to:

(1) pay any award of reparation to victims made pursuant to the Crime Victims Reparation Act;

(2) pay costs and expenses including staff salaries and expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of the Crime Victims Reparation Act; and

(3) contract with one or more attorneys or law firms on a per hour basis to provide legal services to the commission.

C. The provisions of this section are effective July 1, 1990.

History: Laws 1981, ch. 325, § 21; 1989, ch. 324, § 24.

The 1989 amendment, effective July 1, 1990, in Subsection A, inserted "in the state treasury" and deleted the former second sentence which read " The fund and any income from the fund shall be held in trust, deposited in a segregated account and invested by the department of finance and administration with the prior approval of the state board of finance".

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