0001|                           SENATE BILL 401
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0002|     43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997
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0003|                            INTRODUCED BY
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0004|                           PATRICK H. LYONS
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0010|                                AN ACT
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0011|     RELATING TO COUNTIES; AMENDING SECTION 4-44-18 NMSA 1978 (BEING
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0012|     LAWS 1961, CHAPTER 253, SECTION 4, AS AMENDED) TO ALLOW
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0013|     COUNTIES TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF CONTRACTING FOR
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0014|     PRIVATE PRISONER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.
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0015|     
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0016|     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0017|          Section 1.  Section 4-44-18 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1961,
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0018|     Chapter 253, Section 4, as amended) is amended to read:
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0019|          "4-44-18.  SHERIFFS, DEPUTY SHERIFFS AND GUARDS--EXPENSES
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0020|     INCURRED IN SERVING PROCESS AND CERTAIN OTHER OFFICIAL
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0021|     BUSINESS--PER DIEM.--
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0022|               A.  Sheriffs, their deputies and guards shall be
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0023|     paid per diem expenses at the rate authorized in the Per Diem
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0024|     and Mileage Act by the counties on behalf of which expenses are
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0025|     incurred in:
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0001|                    (1)  service of criminal process issued out of
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0002|     the supreme court or district court;
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0003|                    (2)  service of criminal process issued out of
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0004|     a magistrate court when the issuance is approved in writing by
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0005|     the district attorney or his assistants;
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0006|                    (3)  service of civil process issued by the
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0007|     district court; and
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0008|                    (4)  attempting to discover or arrest a person
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0009|     charged with a felony if written authorization is obtained from
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0010|     the district judge.
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0011|               B.  Expenses authorized under this section shall be
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0012|     paid on the rendition of sworn accounts filed in the county
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0013|     clerk's office and approved by the <u>board of</u> county
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0014|     commissioners and the district judge.
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0015|               C.  Sheriffs, their deputies and guards <u>or private
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<u></u>0016| <u>    persons performing the extradition and transportation at the
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<u></u>0017| <u>    request of the county</u> shall be paid per diem and mileage
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0018|     expenses at the rate authorized in the Per Diem and Mileage Act
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0019|     for extraditing prisoners from without the state and for
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0020|     transporting persons committed by a court to any state
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0021|     institution or required to be returned by order of the court
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0022|     from any state institution to the county of commitment.  The

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0023|     county <s>[may]</s> <u>shall</u> be reimbursed by the state for the per
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0024|     diem and mileage expenses incurred under this subsection by
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0025|     submitting claims for reimbursement to the department of fi-
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0002|     nance and administration in accordance with the department's
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0003|     regulations."
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0004|                                         
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0005|   
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0006|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0007|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0010|                                                  March 18, 1997
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0011|   
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0012|   Mr. President:
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0013|   
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0014|       Your FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0015|   
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0016|                    SENATE BILL 401, as amended
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0017|   
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0018|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0019|   recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0020|   
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0021|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0001|   __________________________________
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0002|                                Ben D. Altamirano, Chairman 
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0006|   Adopted_______________________   Not
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0007|   Adopted_______________________
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0008|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0012|                     Date ________________________
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0015|   The roll call vote was <u> 6 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0016|           Yes:    6
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0017|           No:     None
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0018|                Excused:     Aragon, Campos, Eisenstadt, Ingle, McKibben
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0019|           Absent: None
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0022|   S0401FC1
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0023|                        FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0024|                           FIRST SESSION
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0002|                                                  March 19, 1997
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0005|   SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT number _______ to SENATE BILL 401, as
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0006|   amended
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0008|   Amendment sponsored by Senator Patrick H. Lyons 
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0011|       1.  Strike all Senate Judiciary Committee amendments.
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0012|   
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0013|       2.  On page 2, line 16, strike "persons" and insert in lieu
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0014|   thereof "contractors".
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0015|   
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0016|       3.  On page 2, line 17, after "of" insert "and under an
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0017|   approved contract with".
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0018|   
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0019|       4.  On page 2, line 22, after the period insert: 
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0021|   "Contractors that provide transportation services for a county
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0022|   shall train security personnel in all phases of prisoner
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0023|   transportation and shall be licensed and insured pursuant to all
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0024|   applicable state and federal requirements.  Contractors shall
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0025|   provide to the county a certificate of insurance certifying to
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0001|   coverage of tort liability risks of the county.".
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0005|                                       __________________________
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0006|                                       Patrick H. Lyons
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0010|   Adopted ___________________   Not Adopted _______________________
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0011|            (Chief Clerk)                    (Chief Clerk)
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0014|                    Date _________________
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