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.
§ 32A-6A-26 NMSA 1978
Transportation
Known as the Children's Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Act
The act spans §§ 32–32 (30 sections).
Laws 2007, ch. 162, § 26.
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.