Section 31-16A-2 - Purpose. - New Mexico Statutes

31-16A-2. Purpose.

The purposes of the Preprosecution Diversion Act [31-16A-1 NMSA 1978] are to remove those persons from the criminal justice system who are most amenable to rehabilitation and least likely to commit future offenses, to provide those persons with services designed to assist them in avoiding future criminal activity, to conserve community and criminal justice resources, to provide standard guidelines and to evaluate preprosecution programs.