Statutes > New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 31 - Criminal Procedure. > Article 20 - Sentencing, 31-20-1 through 31-20-13. > Section 31-20-12 - Credit for time prior to conviction.

Section 31-20-12 - Credit for time prior to conviction.

31-20-12. Credit for time prior to conviction.

A person held in official confinement on suspicion or charges of the commission of a felony shall, upon conviction of that or a lesser included offense, be given credit for the period spent in presentence confinement against any sentence finally imposed for that offense.