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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T





SPONSOR: Stewart DATE TYPED: 02/05/00 HB 487
SHORT TITLE: Restitution Payments SB
ANALYST: O'Connell


APPROPRIATION



Appropriation Contained
Estimated Additional Impact
 Recurring

or Non-Rec

 Fund

Affected

FY00 FY01 FY00 FY01
NFI NFI



(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)



Duplicates/Conflicts with/Companion to/Relates to



SOURCES OF INFORMATION



LFC files

Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) analysis

Administrative Office of the District Attorneys (AODA) analysis



SUMMARY



Synopsis of Bill



House Bill 487 amends Section 31-20-5 NMSA 1978 to provide that, notwithstanding the sartorial limits to probation of five years for district courts and terms not longer than maximum incarceration for the offense in magistrate and metropolitan courts, defendants shall stay on probation until they have completed all restitution payments.



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