Statutes > New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 31 - Criminal Procedure. > Article 5 - Interstate Compacts, 31-5-1 through 31-5-20. > Section 31-5-5 - Inmate commitment or transfer.

Section 31-5-5 - Inmate commitment or transfer.

31-5-5. Inmate commitment or transfer.

The secretary of corrections may commit or transfer an inmate to any institution in or outside New Mexico if New Mexico has entered into a contract or contracts for the confinement of inmates in the institution pursuant to Article III of the Western Interstate Corrections Compact [31-5-4 NMSA 1978].