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SOURCES OF INFORMATION

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Administrative Office of the Courts analysis

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 153 amends Section 32A-1-8 to provide exclusions from jurisdiction in tribal court adjudication of certain juvenile offenses. Also, the bill creates a new section of the Delinquency Act (Section 32A-2-2 et seq. NMSA 1978) to give concurrent jurisdiction over certain misdemeanor offenses committed by a child who has no more than one prior adjudication for assault; battery; criminal trespass; graffiti; shoplifting; possession of one ounce or less of marijuana; and possession of alcohol by a minor to municipal, magistrate and metropolitan courts. House Bill 153 would provide that these courts would not incarcerate a child adjudicated for any of these offenses without securing approval from the children's court (district court).

Significant Issues

According to the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), providing concurrent jurisdiction for municipal, magistrate and metropolitan courts would likely increase those courts' caseloads. Also, judges in those courts are not trained to handle juvenile matters.

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