N.M. Stat. § 32A-2-31
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§ 32A-2-31. Child adjudicated delinquent; victim restitution; compensation; deductions
Official statutory text
A. A delinquent child may be ordered by the court to pay restitution to the victim of the child's delinquent act.
B. The department may provide compensation to a delinquent child engaged in a rehabilitative work program and shall promulgate necessary rules and regulations to provide deductions from that compensation for:
(1) victim restitution ordered by the court and for transmitting those deductions to the clerk of that court;
(2) the crime victims reparation fund and for transmitting those deductions to the state treasurer for credit to that fund; and
(3) the reasonable costs incident to the confinement of the delinquent child.
C. The deductions provided by Subsection B of this section shall not exceed fifty percent of the compensation earned by the child and shall not be less than five percent of that compensation.
B. The department may provide compensation to a delinquent child engaged in a rehabilitative work program and shall promulgate necessary rules and regulations to provide deductions from that compensation for:
(1) victim restitution ordered by the court and for transmitting those deductions to the clerk of that court;
(2) the crime victims reparation fund and for transmitting those deductions to the state treasurer for credit to that fund; and
(3) the reasonable costs incident to the confinement of the delinquent child.
C. The deductions provided by Subsection B of this section shall not exceed fifty percent of the compensation earned by the child and shall not be less than five percent of that compensation.
Status: in_force
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