HOUSE BILL 191

48th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2007

INTRODUCED BY

Gail Chasey

FOR THE COURTS, CORRECTIONS AND JUSTICE COMMITTEE

AN ACT

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR COMPREHENSIVE BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS OF CRIMINAL DEFENDANTS POSTING BOND OR RESPONDING TO CRIMINAL SUMMONSES IN BERNALILLO COUNTY.

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

     Section 1. APPROPRIATION.--Four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the Bernalillo county metropolitan court for expenditure in fiscal year 2008 to hire staff to perform comprehensive background investigations of defendants posting bond at the Bernalillo county metropolitan court or the metropolitan detention center or responding to criminal summonses at the Bernalillo county metropolitan court. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2008 shall revert to the general fund.