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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 1/31/05
HB 232
SHORT TITLE Expanding Victims Rights Definition
SB
ANALYST Wilson
APPROPRIATION
Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY05
FY06
FY05
FY06
Minimal
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC)
Administrative Office of the District Attorneys (AODA)
Attorney General’s Office (AGO)
Children, Youth & Families (CYFD)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 232 expands the definition of “formally charged” to allow for the filing of a criminal
complaint for a misdemeanor listed in Subsection B of NMSA 1978, Section 31-26-3, Victims of
Crime Act.
Significant Issues
By expanding the filing of a criminal complaint for a misdemeanor listed in the Victims of Crime
Act, it makes it clear that the Act applies to those misdemeanor crimes.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
There might be a very minimal increase in prosecutions for the District Attorneys. Not all mis-
demeanor cases are prosecuted by the District Attorneys.