§ 34-9-21 NMSA 1978

The administrative office of the courts shall establish criteria for the distribution of grants supporting pretrial services statewide and develop a framework for the standardization of pretrial services and supervision, including performance measurement and reporting. The framework and criteria for grant distribution shall incorporate national best practices and modify them as needed and shall explore the use of electronic location monitoring or other modes of pretrial services to enhance the certainty and celerity of punishment of low-level offenses with minimal impact on correctional institutions.