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AN ACT

RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY; CREATING A UNIFORM CRIME REPORTING

SYSTEM; REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO COMPILE

STATISTICAL DATA ON CRIME INCIDENT AND ARREST REPORTS

STATEWIDE; REQUIRING LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO SUBMIT

CRIME INCIDENT INFORMATION TO THE DEPARTMENT.

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

Section 1. UNIFORM CRIME REPORTING SYSTEM ESTABLISHED--

DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT.--

A. The department of public safety shall develop,

operate and maintain a uniform crime reporting system and

shall be the central repository for the collection, storage,

retrieval and analysis of crime incident and arrest reports

generated by all law enforcement agencies in this state. The

system shall be operational as of January 1, 2008.

B. The department shall:

(1) compile statistical data and forward

such data as required to the federal bureau of investigation

or the appropriate department of justice agency in accordance

with standards and procedures of the national system;

(2) provide forms, standards and procedures

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and related training to state and local law enforcement

agencies as necessary for the agencies to report incident and

arrest activity for inclusion in the statewide system;

(3) in conjunction with the New Mexico

sentencing commission, annually publish a report on the nature

and extent of crime in New Mexico and submit the report to the

governor and to the legislature;

(4) maintain the privacy and security of

information in accordance with applicable state and federal

laws; and

(5) establish rules as necessary to

implement the provisions of this section.

C. Every law enforcement agency in the state

shall:

(1) submit crime incident reports to the

department of public safety on forms or in the format

prescribed by the department;

(2) submit any other crime incident

information as may be required by the department of public

safety; and

(3) use the state uniform statutory charge

codes for the automated fingerprint identification system and

use uniform crime incident reporting as provided by the

department for all incidents and arrests.

D. The annual report and other statistical data

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reports generated by the department shall be made available to

state and local law enforcement agencies and the general

public.