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N.M. Stat. § 31-26-1 (2026)

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Chapter 31, Article 26 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Victims of Crime Act".

History: Laws 1994, ch. 144, § 1; 2005, ch. 283, § 2.

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The 2005 amendment, effective June 17, 2005, added the statutory reference to the
act.

Law reviews. — For note and comment, "Complying with Nunez: The Necessary
Procedure for Obtaining Forfeiture of Property and Avoiding Double Jeopardy after
State v. Esparza," see 34 N.M. L. Rev. 561 (2004).

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — Validity, construction, and application of
state constitutional or statutory victims' bill of rights, 91 A.L.R.5th 343.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1999–2025 · leading case: State v. Allen, 994 P.2d 728 (N.M. 1999).
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State v. Allen, 994 P.2d 728 (N.M. 1999). · cites it 4× “144, § 16 (implementing Victims of Crime Act, NMSA 1978, §§ 31-26-1 to -144 (1994, prior to 1997 amendment)).”
State v. Aker, 113 P.3d 384 (N.M. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “Defendant also argued that due process guarantees preclude him from being sentenced based upon information to which he is not a party. Defendant claimed that the court impermissibly permitted the input of persons who are not “victims” within the meaning of Sections 31-26-3(D)…”
State v. Riordan, 209 P.3d 773 (N.M. 2009). · cites it 3× “II, § 24; NMSA 1978, §§ 31-26-1 to 31-26-14 (1994, as amended through 2005).”
State ex rel. Brandenburg v. Blackmer, 2005 NMSC 008 (N.M. 2005). · cites it 2× “The Victims of Crime Act, see 1978 NMSA § 31-26-1 (1994), requires district attorneys to communicate with victims, providing information about victim’s rights, the usual course of a criminal action, and notice of proceedings.”
State v. Diaz (N.M. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “However, since 15 the facts of this case fit within established exceptions to mootness, we issue this 16 precedential opinion to clarify that the victim of a crime enumerated in the victims’ 17 rights provisions of the New Mexico Constitution and in the Victims of Crime Act, 18…”
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