2019 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 32A - Children's Code
Article 6A - Children's Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
Section 32A-6A-26 - Transportation.
When a child is to be placed in a residential treatment or habilitation program or to be returned to the program during placement, the court ordering the placement or authorizing the return of the child may direct the sheriff, the New Mexico state police or other appropriate persons to furnish suitable transportation in order to effect the placement or return by contacting the department for directions as to the destination of the child.
History: Laws 2007, ch. 162, § 26.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For transportation applicable to the Adult Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code, see 43-1-22 NMSA 1978.
For provisions of the 1995 Children's Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Act, relating to transportation, see the 2006 NMSA 1978 (32A-6-18) on NMOneSource.com.
Effective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 162 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 15, 2007, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
