New Mexico Juvenile Justice Handbook
The new Juvenile Justice Handbook is now available online
The Handbook is intended to provide the New Mexico judiciary and other members of the juvenile justice community with a comprehensive guide to delinquency proceedings by:
- incorporating applicable requirements of the New Mexico Children’s Code, Children’s Court and other Supreme Court rules, and case law affecting juvenile cases;
- summarizing the steps in the legal process;
- describing the roles and responsibilities of a number of the participants;
- explaining the hearings that may take place, and;
- addressing such topics as competency, defenses, discovery, evidence, and sentencing.
It is intended to serve as a current, convenient secondary source of law, policy and practice for delinquency cases. Do not rely on the Handbook for legal authority; instead, consult primary sources for actual legal language and requirements.
The Handbook is a project of the Corinne Wolfe Children’s Law Center and the New Mexico Judicial Education Center at the Institute of Public Law, UNM School of Law, in collaboration with the New Mexico Children’s Court Judges Association. Developed with the support of the state Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee.