0001|                            HOUSE BILL 369
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0002|     43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997
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0003|                            INTRODUCED BY
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0004|                           JAMES G. TAYLOR
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0010|                                AN ACT
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0011|     RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY; PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION OF
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0012|     INDEPENDENT CITIZEN POLICE AND SHERIFF REVIEW BOARDS.
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0014|     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0015|          Section 1.  A new section of the Municipal Code is enacted
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0016|     to read:
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0017|          "[<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  INDEPENDENT CITIZEN POLICE REVIEW
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0018|     BOARDS--SCOPE AND AUTHORITY.--
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0019|               A.  A municipality whose charter has been authorized
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0020|     by general law or by the governing body of a municipality may
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0021|     establish a citizen police review board by ordinance, which
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0022|     shall be independent of the law enforcement agency of the
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0023|     municipality.  The authority of a citizen police review board
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0024|     includes the ability to:
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0025|                    (1)  receive, review and investigate citizen
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0001|     complaints filed against peace officers;
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0002|                    (2)  recommend appropriate disciplinary action
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0003|     to the law enforcement agency or the district attorney's office
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0004|     against offending peace officers, including the imposition of
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0005|     progressive disciplinary action for peace officers who are
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0006|     repeat offenders;
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0007|                    (3)  recommend the appointment of independent
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0008|     investigators or prosecutors;
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0009|                    (4)  make recommendations for indictments to
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0010|     the district attorney or to a court of law for prosecution;
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0011|                    (5)  subpoena all relevant information and
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0012|     police records, reports, materials and witnesses to appear
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0013|     before the board; and
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0014|                    (6)  recommend policy to the law enforcement
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0015|     agency and the governing body.
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0016|               B.  Any information gathered by the citizen police
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0017|     review board related to the prosecution of a peace officer
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0018|     shall remain confidential and shall be subject to any other
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0019|     confidentiality provisions in law.
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0020|               C.  Citizen police review boards shall be subject to
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0021|     the provisions of the Public Records Act.
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0022|               D.  Board members shall reside in the municipality
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0023|     where the citizen police review board is located.
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0024|               E.  No person having a conflict of interest shall
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0025|     serve on a citizen police review board.
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0001|               F.  As used in this section:
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0002|                    (1)  "conflict of interest" means a person
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0003|     currently employed with a law enforcement or security agency or
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0004|     holding a membership in a police association or any other
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0005|     formal law enforcement organization, whether public or private;
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0006|     and 
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0007|                    (2)  "peace officer" means a public official or
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0008|     public officer vested by law with a duty to maintain public
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0009|     order or to make arrests for crime, whether that duty extends
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0010|     to all crimes or is limited to specific crimes."
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0011|          Section 2.  [<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>] INDEPENDENT CITIZEN SHERIFF
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0012|     REVIEW BOARDS--SCOPE AND AUTHORITY.--
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0013|               A.  A county may establish a citizen sheriff review
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0014|     board by ordinance, which shall be independent of the sheriff's
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0015|     office of the county.  The authority of a citizen sheriff
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0016|     review board includes the ability to:
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0017|                    (1)  receive, review and investigate citizen
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0018|     complaints filed against peace officers;
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0019|                    (2)  recommend appropriate disciplinary action
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0020|     to the sheriff's office or the district attorney's office
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0021|     against offending peace officers, including the imposition of
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0022|     progressive disciplinary action for peace officers who are
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0023|     repeat offenders;
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0024|                    (3)  recommend the appointment of independent
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0025|     investigators or prosecutors;
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0001|                    (4)  make recommendations for indictments to
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0002|     the district attorney or to a court of law for prosecution;
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0003|                    (5)  subpoena all relevant information and law
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0004|     enforcement records, reports, materials and witnesses to appear
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0005|     before the board; and
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0006|                    (6)  recommend policy to the sheriff's office
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0007|     and the governing body.
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0008|               B.  Any information gathered by the citizen sheriff
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0009|     review board related to the prosecution of a peace officer
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0010|     shall remain confidential and shall be subject to any other
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0011|     confidentiality provisions in law.
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0012|               C.  Citizen sheriff review boards shall be subject
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0013|     to the provisions of the Public Records Act.
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0014|               D.  Board members shall reside in the county where
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0015|     the citizen sheriff review board is located.
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0016|               E.  No person having a conflict of interest shall
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0017|     serve on a citizen sheriff review board.
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0018|               F.  As used in this section:
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0019|                    (1)  "conflict of interest" means a person
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0020|     currently employed with a law enforcement or security agency or
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0021|     holding a membership in a police association or any other
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0022|     formal law enforcement organization, whether public or private;
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0023|     and 
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0024|                    (2)  "peace officer" means any public official
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0025|     or public officer vested by law with a duty to maintain public
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0001|     order or to make arrests for crime, whether that duty extends
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0002|     to all crimes or is limited to specific crimes.
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0003|          Section 3.  EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
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0004|     provisions of this act is July 1, 1997.
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0005|                                                         State of New Mexico
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0006|                      House of Representatives
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0008|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0009|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0012|                                               February 18, 1997
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0013|   
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0014|   
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0015|   Mr. Speaker:
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0016|   
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0017|        Your CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to
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0018|   whom has been referred
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0019|   
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0020|                        HOUSE BILL 369
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0021|   
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0022|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0023|   recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0024|   
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0025|        1.  On page 2, strike lines 11 and 12, and on line 13 strike
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0001|   the words "before the board;".
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0002|   
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0003|        2.  Renumber the succeeding paragraph accordingly.
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0004|   
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0005|        3.  On page 4, strike lines 2 and 3, and on line 4 strike
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0006|   the words "before the board;".
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0007|   
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0008|        4.  Renumber the succeeding paragraph accordingly.,
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0009|   
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0010|   and thence referred to the GOVERNMENT AND URBAN
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0011|   AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.
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0012|   
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0013|                                 Respectfully submitted,
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<u></u>0019| <u>                                </u>                             Gary King, Chairman
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0022|   Adopted <u>                    </u>     Not Adopted <u>                    
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0024|             (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0001|                        Date <u>            </u>
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0003|   The roll call vote was<u> 6 </u> For<u> 1 </u> Against
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0004|   Yes:      6
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0005|             No:       Dana
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0006|             Excused:  Rios, Vaughn, Vigil
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0007|             Absent:   None
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0012|                      House of Representatives
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0014|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0015|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0018|                                                   March 6, 1997
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0020|   
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0021|   Mr. Speaker:
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0022|   
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0023|        Your GOVERNMENT AND URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to
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0024|   whom has been referred
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0001|                  HOUSE BILL 369, as amended
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0002|   
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0003|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0004|   recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0005|   
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0006|        1.  On page 1, line 23, strike "authority" and insert in

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0007|   lieu thereof "duties".
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0008|   
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0009|        2.  On page 1, line 24, strike "includes" and insert in lieu
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0010|   thereof "may include".
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0011|   
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0012|        3.  On page 1, line 25, strike the comma and insert in lieu
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0013|   thereof "and" and strike "and investigate".
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0014|   
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0015|        4.  On page 2, line 3, after "agency" strike the remainder
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0016|   of the line.
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0017|   
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0018|        5.  On page 2, line 7, after "recommend" insert "to the
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0019|   governing body of the municipality".
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0020|   
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0021|        6.  On page 2, strike lines 9 and 10.
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0022|   
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0023|        7.  Renumber the succeeding paragraph accordingly.
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0024|   
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0025|        8.  On page 3, line 6, after "means" strike the remainder of
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0001|   the line, strike "public" on line 7 and insert in lieu thereof
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0002|   "an employee who is a law enforcement".
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0003|   
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0004|        9.  On page 3, line 14, strike "authority" and insert in
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0005|   lieu thereof "duties".
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0006|   
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0007|        10.  On page 3, line 15, strike "includes" and insert in
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0008|   lieu thereof "may include".
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0009|   
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0010|        11.  On page 3, line 16, strike the comma and insert in lieu
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0011|   thereof "and" and strike "and investigate".
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0012|   
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0013|        12.  On page 3, line 19, strike "or the district attorney's
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0014|   office".
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0015|   
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0016|        13.  On page 3, line 23, after "recommend" insert "to the
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0017|   governing body of the county".
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0018|   
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0019|        14.  On pages 3 and 4, strike Paragraph (4) in its entirety.
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0020|   
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0021|        15.  Renumber the succeeding paragraph accordingly.
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0022|   
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0023|        16.  On page 4, line 22, after "means" strike the remainder
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0024|   of the line, on line 23, strike "or public" and insert in lieu
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0025|   thereof "an employee who is a law enforcement".
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0001|   
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0002|   
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0003|   and thence referred to the JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
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0005|                                 Respectfully submitted,
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<u></u>0011| <u>                                </u>                             Lynda M. Lovejoy, Chairwoman
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0012|   
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0014|   Adopted <u>                    </u>     Not Adopted <u>                    
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0016|             (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0017|   
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0018|                        Date <u>            </u>
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0019|   
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0020|   The roll call vote was<u> 6 </u> For<u> 1 </u> Against
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0021|   Yes:      6
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0022|             No:       Pearce
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0023|             Excused:  Hobbs
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0024|             Absent:   None
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0003|   G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0369                       State of New Mexico
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0004|                      House of Representatives
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0006|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0007|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0010|                                                  March 19, 1997
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0013|   Mr. Speaker:
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0014|   
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0015|        Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0016|   
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0017|                  HOUSE BILL 369, as amended
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0018|                               
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0019|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0020|   recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0021|   APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.
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0022|   
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0023|                                 Respectfully submitted,
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<u></u>0004| <u>                                </u>                             Thomas P. Foy, Chairman
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0005|   
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0007|   Adopted <u>                    </u>     Not Adopted <u>                    
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0009|             (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0010|   
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0011|                        Date <u>            </u>
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0012|   
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0013|   The roll call vote was<u> 7 </u> For<u> 0 </u> Against
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0014|   Yes:      7
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0015|             Excused:  King, Mallory, Pederson, Rios, Sanchez, Vaughn
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0016|             Absent:   None
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0020|                      House of Representatives
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0021|   
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0022|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0023|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0002|   
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0004|   Mr. Speaker:
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0005|   
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0006|        Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to
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0007|   whom has been referred
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0008|   
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0009|                  HOUSE BILL 369, as amended
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0010|                               
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0011|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0012|   recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0013|   
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0014|                                 Respectfully submitted,
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0018|                                 <u>                                
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<u></u>0020| <u>                                </u>                             Max Coll, Chairman
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0021|   
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0023|   Adopted <u>                    </u>     Not Adopted <u>                    
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0025|             (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0002|                        Date <u>            </u>
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0004|   The roll call vote was <u> 11 </u> For <u> 4 </u> Against
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0005|   Yes:      11
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0006|             No:       Bird, Marquardt, Pearce, Townsend
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0007|             Excused:  Picraux, Wallace
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0008|             Absent:   None
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