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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR Balderas

DATE TYPED 1/31/05

HB 384

SHORT TITLE Domestic Violence Treatment Fee Application

SB

ANALYST Dunbar

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY05

FY06

FY05

FY06

See Narrative

Domestic Vio-

lence Offenders

Treatment fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

REVENUE

Estimated Revenue

Subsequent

Years Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY05

FY06

See Narrative

Domestic Violence

Offenders Treat-

ment Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Revenue Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC)

Public Defender Office (PDE)

Children Youth and Families Department (CYFD)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 384 amends Section 31-12-12 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2003, Chapter 387, Section)

to include the domestic violence offender treatment fee to be collected upon conviction from per-

House Bill 384 Page 2

sons convicted of violating any provision of the Motor Vehicle Code involving the operation of a

motor vehicle.

The bill also amends Section 66-8-116.3 NMSA (Penalty Assessment Misdemeanors--Additional

Fees) to include a domestic violence offender treatment fee of five dollars ($5.00), which shall

be credited to the domestic violence offender treatment fund.

Significant Issues

The additional imposition of this fee will not increase the collections of the domestic violence

offender treatment fee in the courts. The courts currently assess and collect a $5.00 fee from

persons convicted of a penalty assessment misdemeanor, traffic violation, petty misdemeanor,

and misdemeanor or felony offense to be deposited into the domestic violence offender treatment

fund. However, this new additional language will mandate the Motor Vehicle Division to assess

and collect this $5.00 fee and deposit into the domestic violence offender treatment fund. The

increase in collections of this fee will be attributable to the Motor Vehicle Division collections

only.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The bill amends Section 66-8-116.3 NMSA (Penalty Assessment Misdemeanors--Additional

Fees) to include a domestic violence offender treatment fee of five dollars ($5.00), which shall

be credited to the domestic violence offender treatment fund.

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