Section 33-9-3 - Community corrections grant fund; established; co-payments. - New Mexico Statutes

33-9-3. Community corrections grant fund; established; co-payments.

A.     There is created in the state treasury a special fund to be known as the "community corrections grant fund".  All money appropriated to the fund or accruing to it as a result of gift, deposit, investments or other sources shall not be transferred to another fund or encumbered or disbursed in any manner except as provided in the Adult Community Corrections Act.  The fund shall be for the purpose of providing programs and services for the diversion of criminal offenders to community-based settings.

B.     The department shall require criminal offenders who participate in a program and who receive services to make a co-payment to offset the cost of the services.  The amount of the co-payment shall be based upon the offender's ability to pay.  The department shall collect the co-payments and on a monthly basis deliver them to the state treasurer for deposit in the community corrections grant fund.