0001| HOUSE BILL 720
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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| DARA A. DANA
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0011| AN ACT
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0012| RELATING TO CRIMES; REMOVING THE TIME LIMITATION FOR
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0013| PROSECUTION, TRIAL OR PUNISHMENT OF CAPITAL AND FIRST DEGREE
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0014| FELONIES.
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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 30-1-8 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1963,
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0018| Chapter 303, Section 1-8, as amended) is amended to read:
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0019| "30-1-8. TIME LIMITATIONS FOR COMMENCING PROSECUTION.--No
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0020| person shall [hereafter] be prosecuted, tried or punished in
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0021| any court of this state unless the indictment [shall be] is
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0022| found or information or complaint is filed therefor within
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0023| the time [hereinafter] as provided:
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0024| [A. for a capital felony, within fifteen years
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from the time the crime was committed;
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B. for a first degree felony, within fifteen years
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from the time the crime was committed;
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C.] A. for a second degree felony, within six
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0004| years from the time the crime was committed;
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0005| [D.] B. for a third or fourth degree felony,
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0006| within five years from the time the crime was committed;
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0007| [E.] C. for a misdemeanor, within two years
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0008| from the time the crime was committed;
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0009| [F.] D. for a petty misdemeanor, within one
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0010| year from the time the crime was committed;
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0011| [G.] E. for any crime against or violation of
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0012| the revenue laws of this state of Section 51-1-38 NMSA 1978,
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0013| within three years from the time the crime was committed; [and
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H.] F. for any crime not contained in the
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0015| Criminal Code, or where a limitation is not otherwise provided
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0016| for, within three years from the time the crime was committed;
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0017| and
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0018| G. for a capital felony or a first degree felony,
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0019| no limitation period shall exist and prosecution for these
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0020| crimes may commence at any time after the occurrence of the
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0021| crime."
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0022| Section 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
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0023| provisions of this act is July 1, 1997.
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0024| State of New Mexico
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0025| House of Representatives
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0002| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0003| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0006| February 22, 1997
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0009| Mr. Speaker:
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0011| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0013| HOUSE BILL 720
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0015| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0016| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0017| APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.
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0019| Respectfully submitted,
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0024|
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0025| Thomas P. Foy, Chairman
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0003| Adopted Not Adopted
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0005| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0007| Date
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0009| The roll call vote was 10 For 1 Against
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0010| Yes: 10
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0011| No: M.P. Garcia
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0012| Excused: Rios, Sanchez
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0013| Absent: None
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0018| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE HB 720/a
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0019| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0022| March 20, 1997
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0024| Mr. President:
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0001| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0003| HOUSE BILL 720
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0005| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0006| recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0008| 1. On page 2, line 17, after "degree" insert "violent".
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0010| Respectfully submitted,
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0016| Fernando R. Macias, Chairman
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0020| Adopted_______________________ Not
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0021| Adopted_______________________
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0022| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0025| Date ________________________
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0003| The roll call vote was 5 For 0 Against
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0004| Yes: 5
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0005| No: 0
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0006| Excused: Sanchez, Tsosie, Vernon
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0007| Absent: None
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0012| State of New Mexico
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0013| House of Representatives
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0015| FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0016| FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0019| March 7, 1997
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0022| Mr. Speaker:
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0024| Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to
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0025| whom has been referred
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0002| HOUSE BILL 720
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0004| has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0005| recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0007| Respectfully submitted,
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0012| Max Coll, Chairman
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0015| Adopted Not Adopted
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0017| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)
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0019| Date
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0021| The roll call vote was 15 For 0 Against
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0022| Yes: 15
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0023| Excused: Garcia, M.H., Taylor, J.P.
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0024| Absent: None
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