2006 New Mexico Statutes - Section 32A-7-6 — Powers and duties of the board.

32A-7-6. Powers and duties of the board.

A.     The juvenile parole board shall have the powers and duties to:   

(1)     grant, deny or revoke parole for children;   

(2)     conduct or cause to be conducted investigations, examinations, interviews, hearings and other proceedings as may be necessary for the effectual discharge of the duties of the board;   

(3)     summon witnesses, books, papers, reports, documents or tangible things and administer oaths as may be necessary for the effectual discharge of the duties of the board;   

(4)     maintain records of its acts, decisions and orders and notify each agency affected by its decisions;   

(5)     adopt an official seal of which the courts shall take judicial notice;   

(6)     adopt a written policy specifying the criteria to be considered by the board in determining whether to grant, deny or revoke parole or to discharge a child from parole;   

(7)     adopt rules and regulations as may be necessary for the effectual discharge of the duties of the board; and   

(8)     contract or otherwise provide for services, supplies, equipment, office space and other provisions as are necessary to effectively discharge the duties of the board.   

B.     At least thirty days before ordering any parole, the juvenile parole board shall notify the children's court judge of the judicial district from which legal custody of the child was transferred.  The judge may express his views on the child's prospective parole, either in writing or personally, to the board, but the final parole decision shall be that of the board.  A copy of the final parole decision shall be filed with the court of original jurisdiction.  In the event venue has been transferred pursuant to Section 32-1-8 [ 32A-1-9] NMSA 1978, a copy of the board's decision shall also be filed with the children's court to which venue has been transferred.   

C.     Before ordering the parole of any child, the juvenile parole board shall personally interview the child.  The board shall furnish to each child paroled a written statement of the conditions of parole, which conditions shall be acknowledged by the child and his parent, custodian or guardian.   

D.     The juvenile parole board shall provide the child and his parent, custodian or guardian with a written statement of the reason for denying parole within forty-eight hours after the hearing.