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NM Stat § 29-15-8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 29 - Law Enforcement|Article 15 - Missing Persons Information and Reporting|Section 29-15-8 - Release of dental records; immunity.

A. At the time a missing person report is made, the law enforcement agency to which the missing person report is given shall provide a dental record release form conforming to the requirements of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 to the custodian or immediate family member of the missing person, provided that the custodian or immediate family member is authorized pursuant to that federal act to execute a release on behalf of the missing person. The law enforcement agency shall endorse the dental record release form with a notation that a missing person report has been made in compliance with the provisions of the Missing Persons Information and Reporting Act. When the dental record release form is properly completed by the custodian or immediate family member of the missing person and contains the endorsement, the form is sufficient to permit a dentist or physician in this state to release dental records relating to the missing person to the law enforcement agency. B. If a release form cannot be executed, the law enforcement agency shall seek disclosure of the dental records of a missing person directly from the records custodian pursuant to the provisions of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 that allow disclosure of health information for law enforcement purposes. C. The law enforcement agency shall send the dental records to the clearinghouse. D. A dentist or physician who releases dental records pursuant to this section is immune from civil liability or criminal prosecution for the release of the dental records. History: Laws 1995, ch. 146, § 8; 2010, ch. 33, § 10. ANNOTATIONSThe 2010 amendment, effective May 19, 2010, in Subsection A, in the first sentence, after "dental record release form", added "conforming to the requirements of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996" and after "family member of the missing person", added "provided that the custodian or immediate family member is authorized pursuant to that federal act to execute a release on behalf of the missing person"; and in the second sentence, after "Missing Persons Information", added "and Reporting"; deleted the former language of Subsection B, which authorized a district court judge to release dental records of a missing person to a law enforcement agency; added the current language of Subsection B; and in Subsection D, after "physician who releases dental records", deleted "to a person presenting a proper release executed or ordered".
NM Stat § 29-15-9 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 29 - Law Enforcement|Article 15 - Missing Persons Information and Reporting|Section 29-15-9 - Cross-checking and matching.

A. The clearinghouse shall cross-check and attempt to match unidentified human remains with descriptions of missing persons. When the clearinghouse discovers a possible match between unidentified human remains and a missing person description, the clearinghouse shall notify the appropriate law enforcement agencies. B. Law enforcement agencies that receive notice of a possible match shall make arrangements for positive identification. If a positive identification is made, the law enforcement agency shall complete and close the investigation with written notification to the clearinghouse. C. Law enforcement agencies that receive notice of a possible match between human remains and a missing person description shall notify the office of the state medical investigator. History: Laws 1995, ch. 146, § 9; 2010, ch. 33, § 11. ANNOTATIONSThe 2010 amendment, effective May 19, 2010, in Subsection A, in the first sentence, after "to match unidentified", deleted "bodies" and added "human remains"; and in the second sentence, after "possible match between unidentified", deleted "body" and added "human remains"; and added Subsection C.
NM Stat § 29-15-10 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 29 - Law Enforcement|Article 15 - Missing Persons Information and Reporting|Section 29-15-10 - Interagency cooperation.

A. State agencies and public and private schools shall cooperate with a law enforcement agency that is investigating a missing person report and shall furnish any information that will assist the law enforcement agency in completing the investigation. B. Information provided by a state agency or a public or private school shall not be released to any person outside the law enforcement agency or the clearinghouse, except as provided by rule of the department of public safety. History: Laws 1995, ch. 146, § 10; 2010, ch. 33, § 12. ANNOTATIONSThe 2010 amendment, effective May 19, 2010, in Subsection B, after "except as provided by", deleted "regulation" and added "rule".
NM Stat § 29-15-11 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 29 - Law Enforcement|Article 15 - Missing Persons Information and Reporting|Section 29-15-11 - Confidentiality of records.

A. The department of public safety shall by rule provide for the classification of information and records as confidential that:(1) are otherwise confidential under state or federal law or rules adopted pursuant to state or federal law;(2) are related to the investigation by a law enforcement agency of a missing person or unidentified human remains, if the department of public safety, in consultation with the law enforcement agency, determines that release of the information would be deleterious to the investigation;(3) are records or notations that the clearinghouse maintains for internal use in matters relating to missing persons and unidentified human remains and the department of public safety determines that release of the internal documents might interfere with an investigation by a law enforcement agency in New Mexico or any other jurisdiction; or(4) the department of public safety determines might interfere with an investigation or otherwise harm a person, custodian or reporter.B. The rule may provide for the sharing of confidential information with the custodian or immediate family member of the missing person, except as provided pursuant to Section 29-15-5 NMSA 1978. History: Laws 1995, ch. 146, § 11; 2010, ch. 33, § 13; 2021, ch. 39, § 2. ANNOTATIONSThe 2021 amendment, effective June 18, 2021, provided an exception to the provision authorizing the sharing of confidential information with the custodian or immediate family member of a missing person; and in Subsection B, after "missing person", added "except as provided pursuant to Section 29-15-5 NMSA 1978".The 2010 amendment, effective May 19, 2010, in Subsection A, after "public safety shall by", deleted "regulation" and added "rule"; in Paragraph (1) of Subsection A, after "state or federal law or", deleted "regulations" and added "rules"; in Paragraph (2) of Subsection A, after "missing person or unidentified", deleted "body" and added "human remains"; in Paragraph (3) of Subsection A, after "missing persons and unidentified", deleted "bodies" and added "human remains"; and in Subsection B, at the beginning of the sentence, after "The", deleted "regulation" and added "rule".
NM Stat § 29-15-12 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 29 - Law Enforcement|Article 15 - Missing Persons Information and Reporting|Section 29-15-12 - Attorney general to require compliance; removal or discipline.

A. The attorney general shall enforce state agency compliance with the provisions of the Missing Persons Information and Reporting Act as appropriate to assure the immediate response to a report of a missing person. History: Laws 1995, ch. 146, § 12; 2010, ch. 33, § 14. ANNOTATIONSThe 2010 amendment, effective May 19, 2010, in the catchline, after "compliance", added "; removal or discipline"; in Subsection A, after "The attorney general shall" deleted "require each law enforcement agency to comply with the provisions of the Missing Persons Information Act and may seek writs of mandamus or other appropriate remedies to enforce the provisions of that act" and added the remainder of the sentence.
NM Stat § 29-15A-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 29 - Law Enforcement|Article 15A - AMBER Alert|Section 29-15A-1 - Short title.

This act [29-15A-1 to 29-15A-5] may be cited as the "AMBER Alert Law". History: Laws 2003, ch. 93, § 1. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2003, ch. 93, § 6 made Laws 2003, ch. 93, § 1 effective April 1, 2003.
NM Stat § 29-15A-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 29 - Law Enforcement|Article 15A - AMBER Alert|Section 29-15A-2 - Definitions.

As used in the AMBER Alert Law: A. "AMBER alert" means a declaration by the authorized requester that an abduction has occurred and that notifications and broadcasts should be made pursuant to the AMBER alert notification plan; B. "authorized requester" means the person designated by the chief of the state police to implement the AMBER alert notification plan; C. "chief of the state police" means the director of the New Mexico state police division of the department of public safety; D. "lead station" means an AM radio station that has been designated as the "state primary station" by the federal communications commission for the emergency alert system; and E. "state police" means the New Mexico state police division of the department of public safety. History: Laws 2003, ch. 93, § 2. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2003, ch. 93, § 6 made Laws 2003, ch. 93, § 2 effective April 1, 2003.
NM Stat § 29-15A-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 29 - Law Enforcement|Article 15A - AMBER Alert|Section 29-15A-4 - AMBER alert; initiation by other law enforcement agencies.

A. The procedures for initiating an AMBER alert pursuant to the AMBER Alert Law are available to all law enforcement agencies in New Mexico; provided that nothing in that law prohibits a local law enforcement agency from developing and implementing its own similar notification plan; provided further that nothing in that act supercedes a provision or procedure in such a local notification plan. B. If a law enforcement agency that has not developed and implemented its own similar plan desires that an AMBER alert be declared, it shall notify the authorized requester. The authorized requester shall declare an AMBER alert if, after evaluating the information, the authorized requester believes that the criteria for declaring an alert has been satisfied. C. If an AMBER alert is initiated and there is information that the child's abductor may be traveling or has traveled across state lines, the authorized requester shall notify the other states or the Republic of Mexico in order for those governments to issue an alert. The state police shall work with all bordering states and the Republic of Mexico in order to establish agreements to carry out regional alerts. History: Laws 2003, ch. 93, § 4. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2003, ch. 93, § 6 made Laws 2003, ch. 93, § 4 effective April 1, 2003.
NM Stat § 29-15A-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 29 - Law Enforcement|Article 15A - AMBER Alert|Section 29-15A-5 - Submission of false information; penalty.

A person who knowingly submits false information to a law enforcement agency regarding a child abduction is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and shall be sentenced in accordance with Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978. History: Laws 2003, ch. 93, § 5. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2003, ch. 93, § 6 made Laws 2003, ch. 93, § 5 effective April 1, 2003.
NM Stat § 29-16-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 29 - Law Enforcement|Article 16 - DNA Identification|Section 29-16-1 - Short title.

Chapter 29, Article 16 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "DNA Identification Act". History: Laws 1997, ch. 105, § 1; 2003, ch. 256, § 4. ANNOTATIONSThe 2003 amendment, effective July 1, 2003 substituted "Chapter 29, Article 16 NMSA 1978" for "This act [29-16-1 to 29-16-13 NMSA 1978]" at the beginning of the section. Constitutionality. — New Mexico's DNA Identification Act, which requires all persons arrested for certain crimes to provide a DNA sample, is not unconstitutional on its face, because weighing the law enforcement need to identify all persons it has arrested for committing a felony, and the sample's subsequent use in a database, against the minimally invasive means for securing the DNA sample from a defendant's cheek weighs in favor of concluding that the search is reasonable under the fourth amendment to the U.S. Constitution and of the N.M. Const., art. II, § 10. State v. Blea, 2018-NMCA-052, cert. denied. Where defendant was convicted of multiple counts of first degree criminal sexual penetration and first degree kidnapping involving four separate victims, and where defendant claimed that New Mexico's DNA Identification Act, which requires all persons arrested for certain crimes to provide a DNA sample, is unconstitutional on its face, defendant's claim was denied, because weighing the law enforcement need to identify all persons it has arrested for committing a felony, and the sample's subsequent use under the combined DNA index system database, against the minimally invasive means for securing the DNA sample from a defendant's cheek weighs in favor of concluding that the search is reasonable under the fourth amendment to the U.S. Constitution and of the N.M. Const., art. II, § 10. State v. Blea, 2018-NMCA-052, cert. denied.
NM Stat § 29-16-6.1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 29 - Law Enforcement|Article 16 - DNA Identification|Section 29-16-6.1 - Reimbursement of costs.

A. When the DNA testing of samples listed in Section 29-16-6 NMSA 1978 is required, the administrative center shall be reimbursed for the costs of the sample collection and DNA testing: (1) of unidentified persons by the investigating law enforcement agency; (2) of unidentified human remains by the state medical investigator or by the investigating law enforcement agency; and (3) for relatives of, or known reference samples from, a missing person by the relatives of the missing person or by the investigating law enforcement agency. B. Reimbursements shall be deposited in the fund. History: Laws 2003, ch. 256, § 2. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2003, ch. 256, § 12 made Laws 2003, ch. 256, § 2 effective July 1, 2003.
NM Stat § 29-16-7 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 29 - Law Enforcement|Article 16 - DNA Identification|Section 29-16-7 - Procedures for collection of samples.

A. The collection of samples pursuant to the provisions of Section 29-16-6 NMSA 1978 shall be conducted in a medically approved manner in accordance with rules and procedures adopted by the DNA oversight committee. B. A person who collects samples shall be trained in procedures that meet the requirements and standards specified in Subsection A of this section. C. A person authorized to collect samples and his employer shall be immune from liability in any civil or criminal action with regard to the collection of samples, if the collection is performed without negligence. This subsection shall not be deemed to create any additional liability or waive any immunity of public employees under the Tort Claims Act [41-4-1 to 41-4-27 NMSA 1978]. D. Samples shall be stored in accordance with rules and procedures adopted by the administrative center. E. DNA testing shall be performed by the administrative center or a contract facility it may designate. F. DNA records and samples shall be securely classified and stored by the administrative center. History: Laws 1997, ch. 105, § 7; 2003, ch. 256, § 10. ANNOTATIONSThe 2003 amendment, effective July 1, 2003, deleted "regulations" following "rules" throughout the section; in Subsection A substituted "29-16-6 NMSA 1978" for "6 of the DNA Identification Act" following "provisions of Section" near the beginning; and substituted "by" for "at" near the end of Subsection F.
NM Stat § 29-16-8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 29 - Law Enforcement|Article 16 - DNA Identification|Section 29-16-8 - Confidentiality; disclosure and dissemination of DNA records.

A. DNA records and samples are confidential and shall not be disclosed except as authorized in the DNA Identification Act pursuant to the rules and regulations developed and adopted by the DNA oversight committee. B. The administrative center shall make DNA records available for identification, comparison and investigative purposes to local, state and federal law enforcement agencies and the state medical investigator pursuant to the rules developed and adopted by the DNA oversight committee. The administrative center may disseminate statistical or research information derived from samples and DNA testing if all personal identification is removed pursuant to the rules developed and adopted by the DNA oversight committee. C. To minimize duplicate sample collection and testing, the administrative center may make information available, by secure electronic methods, to local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, the corrections department, jails and detention facilities for the purpose of verifying whether a sample has been collected from a specific individual. Information provided under this subsection shall not include DNA testing results. History: Laws 1997, ch. 105, § 8; 2003, ch. 256, § 11; 2006, ch. 104, § 5. ANNOTATIONSThe 2006 amendment, effective January 1, 2007, added Subsection C to provide for release of information in order to minimize duplicate sample collection and testing. Severability. — Laws 2006, ch. 104, § 11, effective January 1, 2007, provided that if any part or application of this act is held invalid, the remainder or its application to other situations or persons shall not be affected. The 2003 amendment, effective July 1, 2003, in Subsection B inserted "and the state medical investigator" following "law enforcement agencies" near the middle and deleted "and regulations" following "to the rules" throughout the section.
NM Stat § 29-16-8.1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 29 - Law Enforcement|Article 16 - DNA Identification|Section 29-16-8.1 - DNA searches.

A. Searches of samples collected pursuant to the DNA Identification Act, for purposes of the missing persons DNA identification system, shall be limited to searches against DNA indexes consisting of: (1) unidentified persons; (2) unidentified human remains; (3) relatives of, or known reference samples from, missing persons; (4) covered offenders as defined by the DNA Identification Act and maintained by the DNA identification system; and (5) persons arrested for the commission of a felony as provided in Section 1 of this 2006 act [29-3-10 NMSA 1978]. B. Searches of samples collected from unidentified persons or relatives of missing persons pursuant to the DNA Identification Act shall not be performed against DNA indexes consisting of evidentiary samples resulting from criminal investigations. History: Laws 2003, ch. 256, § 3; 2006, ch. 104, § 6. ANNOTATIONSThe 2006 amendment, effective January 1, 2007, added Paragraph (5) of Subsection A to add persons arrested for a felony. Severability. — Laws 2006, ch. 104, § 11, effective January 1, 2007, provided that if any part or application of this act is held invalid, the remainder or its application to other situations or persons shall not be affected. Constitutionality. — New Mexico's DNA Identification Act, which requires all persons arrested for certain crimes to provide a DNA sample, is not unconstitutional on its face, because weighing the law enforcement need to identify all persons it has arrested for committing a felony, and the sample's subsequent use in a database, against the minimally invasive means for securing the DNA sample from a defendant's cheek weighs in favor of concluding that the search is reasonable under the fourth amendment to the U.S. Constitution and of the N.M. Const., art. II, § 10. State v. Blea, 2018-NMCA-052, cert. denied. Where defendant was convicted of multiple counts of first degree criminal sexual penetration and first degree kidnapping involving four separate victims, and where defendant claimed that New Mexico's DNA Identification Act, which requires all persons arrested for certain crimes to provide a DNA sample, is unconstitutional on its face, defendant's claim was denied, because weighing the law enforcement need to identify all persons it has arrested for committing a felony, and the sample's subsequent use under the combined DNA index system database, against the minimally invasive means for securing the DNA sample from a defendant's cheek weighs in favor of concluding that the search is reasonable under the fourth amendment to the U.S. Constitution and of the N.M. Const., art. II, § 10. State v. Blea, 2018-NMCA-052, cert. denied.
NM Stat § 29-16-9 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 29 - Law Enforcement|Article 16 - DNA Identification|Section 29-16-9 - Enforcement.

A. The attorney general or a district attorney may petition a district court for an order requiring a covered offender or a person required to provide a DNA sample pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this 2006 act [29-3-10 NMSA 1978] to: (1) provide a sample; or (2) provide a sample by alternative means if the covered offender or person will not cooperate. B. Nothing in this section shall prevent the collection of samples by order of a court of competent jurisdiction or the collection of samples of covered offenders. History: Laws 1997, ch. 105, § 9; 2006, ch. 104, § 7. ANNOTATIONSThe 2006 amendment, effective January 1, 2007, in Subsection A, added a person required to provide a DNA sample pursuant to Section 1 of the 2006 act [29-3-10 NMSA 1978]; and added Subsection B to provide that nothing in this section prevents collection of samples by order or a court or the collection of samples of covered offenders. Severability. — Laws 2006, ch. 104, § 11, effective January 1, 2007, provided that if any part or application of this act is held invalid, the remainder or its application to other situations or persons shall not be affected.