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§ 33-1-3. Purpose

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NM Code › Chapter 33 › Article 1 › Section 33-1-3

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It is the purpose of the legislature to create a single, unified corrections department to administer all laws and exercise all functions formerly administered and exercised by the penitentiary of New Mexico and the state board of probation and parole except to the extent delegated to the parole board by the Parole Board Act.

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