0001|                            HOUSE BILL 797
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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|                          BOBBIE K. MALLORY
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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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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 board of county
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0014|     commissioners and the district judge.
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0015|               C.  Sheriffs, their deputies and guards or private
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0016|     persons performing the extradition and transportation at the
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0017|     request of the county 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 [may] shall 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|                                                              State of New Mexico
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0005|                      House of Representatives
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0006|   
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0007|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0008|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0011|                                               February 27, 1997
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0012|   
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0013|   
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0014|   Mr. Speaker:
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0015|   
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0016|        Your GOVERNMENT AND URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to
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0017|   whom has been referred
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0018|   
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0019|                        HOUSE BILL 797
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0020|   
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0021|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0022|   recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0023|   
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0024|        1.   On page 2, line 16, strike "persons" and insert in
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0025|   lieu thereof "contractors".
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0002|        2.   On page 2, line 17, after "of" insert "and under an
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0003|   approved contract with".
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0004|   
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0005|        3.   On page 2, line 22, after the period insert:
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0007|        "Private contractors that provide extradition and
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0008|   transportation services for a county shall train security
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0009|   personnel in all phases of prisoner transportation and shall be
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0010|   properly licensed and insured in accordance with state and
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0011|   federal rules and regulations.  Private contractors shall provide
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0012|   a certificate of insurance demonstrating coverage at least to the
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0013|   state's tort liability limits and shall name the county as an
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0014|   additional insured.".
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0015|   
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0016|        4.   On page 2, line 23, strike the brackets and the line
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0017|   through "may" and strike the underscored "shall".,
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0018|   
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0019|   and thence referred to the APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE
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0020|   COMMITTEE.
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0021|   
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0022|                                 Respectfully submitted,
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0003|                                                              Lynda M. Lovejoy, Chairwoman
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0006|   Adopted                          Not Adopted                     
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0007|    
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0008|             (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0010|                        Date             
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0011|   
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0012|   The roll call vote was 6  For 0  Against
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0013|   Yes:      6
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0014|             Excused:  Pederson, Taylor, JG
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0015|             Absent:   None
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0021|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0022|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0025|                                                  March 18, 1997
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0002|   Mr. President:
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0003|   
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0004|       Your PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been
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0005|   referred
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0006|   
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0007|                     HOUSE BILL 797, as amended
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0008|   
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0009|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0010|   recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0011|   JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
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0012|   
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0013|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0017|                                
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0018|   __________________________________
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0019|                                Shannon Robinson, Chairman 
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0023|   Adopted_______________________   Not
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0024|   Adopted_______________________
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0025|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0003|                     Date ________________________
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0006|   The roll call vote was  5  For  0  Against
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0007|           Yes:    5
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0008|           No:     0
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0009|                Excused:     Boitano, Feldman, Vernon, Rodarte
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0010|           Absent: None
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