0001|                            HOUSE BILL 765
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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|                             GARY K. KING
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0010|                                AN ACT
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0011|     RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE; PROVIDING FOR HEARINGS TO
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0012|     DETERMINE IF A PERSON WHO IS COMMITTED PURSUANT TO A
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0013|     DETERMINATION OF INCOMPETENCY IS MENTALLY RETARDED; ENACTING A
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0014|     NEW SECTION OF THE NMSA 1978.
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0016|     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0017|          Section 1.  A new Section 31-9-1.6 NMSA 1978 is enacted to
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0018|     read:
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0019|          "31-9-1.6.  [<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  HEARING TO DETERMINE MENTAL
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0020|     RETARDATION.--
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0021|               A.  Upon motion of the defense requesting a ruling,
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0022|     the court shall hold a hearing prior to one year after a
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0023|     defendant was determined to be incompetent.  If the court
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0024|     finds, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the defendant
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0025|     is mentally retarded, the defendant shall be released upon the
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0001|     expiration of one year after the defendant was determined to be
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0002|     incompetent.
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0003|               B.  As used in this section, "mentally retarded"
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0004|     means significantly subaverage general intellectual functioning
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0005|     existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior.  An
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0006|     intelligence quotient of seventy or below on a reliably
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0007|     administered intelligence quotient test shall be presumptive
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0008|     evidence of mental retardation."
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0009|          Section 2.  EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
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0010|     provisions of this act is July 1, 1997.
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0011|                                                            State of New Mexico
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0012|                      House of Representatives
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0013|   
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0014|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0015|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0018|                                               February 24, 1997
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0019|   
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0021|   Mr. Speaker:
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0022|   
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0023|        Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0024|   
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0025|                        HOUSE BILL 765
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0001|   
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0002|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0003|   recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0004|   
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0005|        1.  On page 1, line 23, after "incompetent" insert "to stand
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0006|   trial".
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0007|   
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0008|        2.  On page 1, line 23, after the period, strike the
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0009|   remainder of the line and insert:
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0010|   
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0011|             "B.  If the court finds, by a preponderance of the
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0012|   evidence, that the defendant is mentally retarded, the defendant
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0013|   shall be:
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0015|                  (1)  released upon the expiration of one year
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0016|   after the defendant was determined to be incompetent to stand
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0017|   trial; and
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0018|   
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0019|                  (2)  referred to the department of health for an
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0020|   evaluation of whether the defendant presents a likelihood of
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0021|   serious harm to himself or the likelihood of serious harm to
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0022|   others.
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0023|   
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0024|             C.  If the department of health determines that the
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0025|   defendant presents a likelihood of serious harm to himself or the
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0001|   likelihood of serious harm to others the department may commence
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0002|   proceedings pursuant to Article 1 of Chapter 43 NMSA 1978.
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0003|   
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0004|             D.  The provisions of this section apply to all
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0005|   persons in the custody of the department of health as of July 1,
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0006|   1997.".
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0007|   
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0008|        3.  On page 1, strike lines 24 and 25 in their entirety and
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0009|   on page 2, strike lines 1 and 2 in their entirety.
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0010|   
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0011|        4.  Reletter the succeeding subsection accordingly.,
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0012|   
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0013|   and thence referred to the APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE
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0014|   COMMITTEE.
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0015|   
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0016|                                 Respectfully submitted,
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<u></u>0022| <u>                                </u>                             Thomas P. Foy, Chairman
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0023|   
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0024|   
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0025|   Adopted <u>                    </u>     Not Adopted <u>                    
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0002|             (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0004|                        Date <u>            </u>
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0006|   The roll call vote was<u> 8 </u> For<u> 1 </u> Against
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0007|   Yes:      8
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0008|             No:       Mallory
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0009|             Excused:  M.P. Garcia, Pederson, Rios, Sanchez
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0010|             Absent:   None
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0014|   G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0765                       State of New Mexico
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0015|                      House of Representatives
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0017|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0018|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0021|                                                   March 6, 1997
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0022|   
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0023|   
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0024|   Mr. Speaker:
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0001|        Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to
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0002|   whom has been referred
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0003|   
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0004|                  HOUSE BILL 765, as amended
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0005|                               
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0006|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0007|   recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0008|   
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0009|                                 Respectfully submitted,
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<u></u>0015| <u>                                </u>                             Max Coll, Chairman
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0018|   Adopted <u>                    </u>     Not Adopted <u>                    
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0020|             (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0021|   
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0022|                        Date <u>            </u>
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0023|   
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0024|   The roll call vote was <u> 9 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0025|   Yes:      9
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0001|             Excused:  Coll, Buffett, Marquardt, Pearce, Picraux, Saavedra,
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0002|             Taylor, JP, Watchman
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0003|             Absent:   None
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0008|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE           HB 765/a
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0009|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0012|                                                  March 20, 1997
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0013|   
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0014|   Mr. President:
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0015|   
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0016|       Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0017|   
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0018|                     HOUSE BILL 765, as amended
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0019|   
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0020|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0021|   recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0022|   
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0023|       1.  Strike House Judiciary Committee Amendments 2, 3 and 4.
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0024|   
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0025|       2.  On page 1, line 23, after the period strike the
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0001|   remainder of the line, strike lines 24 and 25, and on page 2,
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0002|   strike lines 1 and 2, and insert in lieu thereof:
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0003|   
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0004|           "B.  If the court finds, by a preponderance of the
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0005|   evidence, that the defendant is mentally retarded, then no later
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0006|   than one year from the court's initial determination that the
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0007|   defendant is incompetent to stand trial, the department shall
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0008|   perform an evaluation to determine whether the defendant presents
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0009|   a likelihood of serious harm to himself or a likelihood of
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0010|   serious harm to others.
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0011|   
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0012|           C.  If the department evaluation results in a finding
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0013|   that the defendant presents a likelihood of serious harm to
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0014|   himself or a likelihood of serious harm to others, within sixty
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0015|   days of the department's evaluation the department:
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0016|   
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0017|                (1)  shall commence proceedings pursuant to Chapter
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0018|   43, Article 1 NMSA 1978 if the defendant was charged with first
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0019|   degree homicide, first degree sexual penetration, criminal sexual
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0020|   contact of a minor or arson in the initial proceedings, and the
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0021|   court presiding over the initial proceedings shall enter a
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0022|   finding that the respondent presents a likelihood of harm to
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0023|   others; or
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0024|   
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0025|                (2)  may commence proceedings pursuant to Chapter
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0001|   43, Article 1 NMSA 1978 if the defendant was charged with any
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0002|   crime other than first degree homicide, first degree sexual
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0003|   penetration, criminal sexual contact of a minor or arson in the
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0004|   initial proceedings from which he was referred pursuant to this
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0005|   section to the department.
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0007|           
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0011|           D.  The criminal charges shall be dismissed without
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0012|   prejudice after the hearing pursuant to Chapter 43, Article 1
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0013|   NMSA 1978 or upon expiration of fourteen months from the court's
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0014|   initial determination that the defendant is incompetent to stand
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0015|   trial.".
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0016|   
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0017|       3.  Reletter the succeeding subsection accordingly.
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0018|   
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0020|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0021|   
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0022|   
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0024|                                
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0025|   __________________________________
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0001|                                Fernando R. Macias, Chairman 
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0005|   Adopted_______________________   Not
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0006|   Adopted_______________________
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0007|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0009|   
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0010|                     Date ________________________
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0011|   
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0012|   
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0013|   The roll call vote was <u> 7 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0014|           Yes:    7
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0015|           No:     0
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0016|                Excused:     Tsosie
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0017|           Absent: None
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0020|   H0765JU1                                            .119252.1
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