N.M. Stat. Ann. § 31-22-21 – Crime victims reparation fund created; purposes

A. There is created in the state treasury the "crime victims reparation fund".
B. Money in the crime victims reparation fund may be expended by the commission to:
1. (1) pay any award of reparation to victims made pursuant to the Crime Victims Reparation Act;
2. (2) pay costs and expenses including staff salaries and expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of the Crime Victims Reparation Act; and
3. (3) contract with one or more attorneys or law firms on a per hour basis to provide legal services to the commission.
C. The provisions of this section are effective July 1, 1990.

History: Laws 1981, ch. 325, § 21; 1989, ch. 324, § 24.

ANNOTATIONS

The 1989 amendment, effective July 1, 1990, in Subsection A, inserted "in the state treasury" and deleted the former second sentence which read " The fund and any income from the fund shall be held in trust, deposited in a segregated account and invested by the department of finance and administration with the prior approval of the state board of finance".