SENATE BILL 882

47th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2005

INTRODUCED BY

James G. Taylor

AN ACT

RELATING TO JAILS; IMPOSING A FEE ON MUNICIPALITIES FOR MUNICIPAL PRISONERS HOUSED IN COUNTY JAILS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     Section 1. A new section of Chapter 33, Article 3 NMSA 1978 is enacted to read:

     "[NEW MATERIAL] COUNTY JAILS--FEE FOR MUNICIPAL PRISONERS.--In a class A county with a population of more than three hundred thousand persons, municipalities shall pay a fee to the board of county commissioners for each prisoner housed in a county-owned jail charged with municipal offenses or arrested by municipal officers. The fee shall be a reasonable fee established by the board of county commissioners and approved by the local government division of the department of finance and administration."

     Section 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2005.

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