A. Within seven working days after a district attorney files a formal charge against the accused for a criminal offense, the district attorney shall provide the victim of the criminal offense with:
- (1) a copy of Article 2, Section 24 of the constitution of New Mexico, regarding victims' rights;
- (2) a copy of the Victims of Crime Act;
- (3) a copy of the charge filed against the accused for the criminal offense;
- (4) a clear and concise statement of the procedural steps generally involved in prosecuting a criminal offense; and
- (5) the name of a person within the district attorney's office whom the victim may contact for additional information regarding prosecution of the criminal offense.
- B. The district attorney's office shall provide the victim with oral or written notice, in a timely fashion, of a scheduled court proceeding attendant to the criminal offense.
History: Laws 1994, ch. 144, § 9; 2005, ch. 283, § 3.
ANNOTATIONS
The 2005 amendment, effective June 17, 2005, changed the former reference to the legislation that implements the provisions of art. 11, § 24 of the N.M. Const. to the Victims of Crime Act in Subsection A(2) and deleted the phrase "if requested by the victim" in Subsection B.