30-1-15. Alleged victims of domestic abuse, stalking or sexual
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assault; forbearance of costs.
A. An alleged victim of an offense specified in Subsection B of this section is not required to bear the cost of:
(1)the prosecution of a misdemeanor or felony domestic violence offense, including costs associated with filing a criminal charge against an alleged perpetrator of the offense;
(2)the filing, issuance or service of a warrant;
(3)the filing, issuance or service of a witness subpoena; or
(4)the filing, issuance, registration or service of a protection order.
B. The provisions of Subsection A of this section apply to:
(1)alleged victims of domestic abuse as defined in Section 40-13-2 NMSA 1978;
(2)sexual offenses described in Sections 30-9-11 through 30-9-14 and 30-9- 14.3 NMSA 1978;
(3)crimes against household members described in Sections 30-3-12 through 30-3-16 NMSA 1978;
(4)harassment, stalking and aggravated stalking described in Sections 30- 3A-2 through 30-3A-3.1 NMSA 1978; and
(5)the violation of an order of protection that is issued pursuant to the Family Violence Protection Act [Chapter 40, Article 13 NMSA 1978] or entitled to full faith and credit.
History: Laws 2002, ch. 34, § 1; 2002, ch. 35, § 1; 2008, ch. 40, § 1.