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§ 29-9-4 NMSA 1978

Purpose of commission

Known as the Organized Crime Act

The act spans §§ 29–29 (14 sections).

1953 Comp., § 39-9-3.1, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 215, § 3.

The purpose of the commission is to forestall, check and prevent the infiltration and encroachment of organized crime into public and private affairs within New Mexico by:

A. investigating the extent to which organized crime and racketeering has or has not infiltrated and encroached into private and public affairs within New Mexico;

B. investigating those conditions, including the effectiveness of the execution and enforcement of the laws and the conduct of public officers and employees, which may lead to, or may have led to, the infiltration and encroachment of organized crime into public and private affairs within New Mexico; and

C. reporting to the proper authorities and making public as authorized by this act [ 29-9-1 to 29-9-17 NMSA 1978] the results of its investigations and recommending corrective measures and improvements.

Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.