0001| HOUSE BILL 797 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| BOBBIE K. MALLORY | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| AN ACT | 0011| RELATING TO COUNTIES; AMENDING SECTION 4-44-18 NMSA 1978 (BEING | 0012| LAWS 1961, CHAPTER 253, SECTION 4, AS AMENDED) TO ALLOW | 0013| COUNTIES TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF CONTRACTING FOR | 0014| PRIVATE PRISONER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. | 0015| | 0016| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0017| Section 1. Section 4-44-18 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1961, | 0018| Chapter 253, Section 4, as amended) is amended to read: | 0019| "4-44-18. SHERIFFS, DEPUTY SHERIFFS AND GUARDS--EXPENSES | 0020| INCURRED IN SERVING PROCESS AND CERTAIN OTHER OFFICIAL | 0021| BUSINESS--PER DIEM.-- | 0022| A. Sheriffs, their deputies and guards shall be | 0023| paid per diem expenses at the rate authorized in the Per Diem | 0024| and Mileage Act by the counties on behalf of which expenses are | 0025| incurred in: | 0001| (1) service of criminal process issued out of | 0002| the supreme court or district court; | 0003| (2) service of criminal process issued out of | 0004| a magistrate court when the issuance is approved in writing by | 0005| the district attorney or his assistants; | 0006| (3) service of civil process issued by the | 0007| district court; and | 0008| (4) attempting to discover or arrest a person | 0009| charged with a felony if written authorization is obtained from | 0010| the district judge. | 0011| B. Expenses authorized under this section shall be | 0012| paid on the rendition of sworn accounts filed in the county | 0013| clerk's office and approved by the board of county | 0014| commissioners and the district judge. | 0015| C. Sheriffs, their deputies and guards or private | 0016| persons performing the extradition and transportation at the | 0017| request of the county shall be paid per diem and mileage | 0018| expenses at the rate authorized in the Per Diem and Mileage Act | 0019| for extraditing prisoners from without the state and for | 0020| transporting persons committed by a court to any state | 0021| institution or required to be returned by order of the court | 0022| from any state institution to the county of commitment. The | 0023| county ~~[may]~~ shall be reimbursed by the state for the per | 0024| diem and mileage expenses incurred under this subsection by | 0025| submitting claims for reimbursement to the department of fi- | 0001| | 0002| nance and administration in accordance with the department's | 0003| regulations." | 0004| State of New Mexico | 0005| House of Representatives | 0006| | 0007| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0008| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| February 27, 1997 | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| Mr. Speaker: | 0015| | 0016| Your GOVERNMENT AND URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to | 0017| whom has been referred | 0018| | 0019| HOUSE BILL 797 | 0020| | 0021| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0022| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows: | 0023| | 0024| 1. On page 2, line 16, strike "persons" and insert in | 0025| lieu thereof "contractors". | 0001| | 0002| 2. On page 2, line 17, after "of" insert "and under an | 0003| approved contract with". | 0004| | 0005| 3. On page 2, line 22, after the period insert: | 0006| | 0007| "Private contractors that provide extradition and | 0008| transportation services for a county shall train security | 0009| personnel in all phases of prisoner transportation and shall be | 0010| properly licensed and insured in accordance with state and | 0011| federal rules and regulations. Private contractors shall provide | 0012| a certificate of insurance demonstrating coverage at least to the | 0013| state's tort liability limits and shall name the county as an | 0014| additional insured.". | 0015| | 0016| 4. On page 2, line 23, strike the brackets and the line | 0017| through "may" and strike the underscored "shall"., | 0018| | 0019| and thence referred to the APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE | 0020| COMMITTEE. | 0021| | 0022| Respectfully submitted, | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| Lynda M. Lovejoy, Chairwoman | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| Adopted Not Adopted | 0007| | 0008| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0009| | 0010| Date | 0011| | 0012| The roll call vote was 6 For 0 Against | 0013| Yes: 6 | 0014| Excused: Pederson, Taylor, JG | 0015| Absent: None | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| .117847.1 | 0019| G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0797 | 0020| | 0021| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | 0022| FIRST SESSION, 1997 | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| March 18, 1997 | 0001| | 0002| Mr. President: | 0003| | 0004| Your PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been | 0005| referred | 0006| | 0007| HOUSE BILL 797, as amended | 0008| | 0009| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0010| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0011| JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. | 0012| | 0013| Respectfully submitted, | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| __________________________________ | 0019| Shannon Robinson, Chairman | 0020| | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| Adopted_______________________ Not | 0024| Adopted_______________________ | 0025| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0001| | 0002| | 0003| Date ________________________ | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| The roll call vote was 5 For 0 Against | 0007| Yes: 5 | 0008| No: 0 | 0009| Excused: Boitano, Feldman, Vernon, Rodarte | 0010| Absent: None | 0011| | 0012| | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| H0797PA1 |