2017 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 32A - Children's Code
Article 8 - Citizen Substitute Care Review
Section 32A-8-2 - Purpose of act.

Universal Citation: NM Stat § 32A-8-2 (2017)

32A-8-2. Purpose of act.

The purpose of the Citizen Substitute Care Review Act is to provide a permanent system for independent and objective monitoring of children placed in the custody of the department by examining the policies, procedures and practices of the department and, where appropriate, specific cases to evaluate the extent to which the department is effectively discharging its child protection responsibilities.

History: 1978 Comp., 32A-8-2, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 77, 204; 2016, ch. 60, 5.

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