U.S. Department
of Justice
New Mexico State Contact For International Prisoner Transfer
New Mexico State Contact for International Prisoner Transfer
| Alisha Tafoya Lucero Secretary Corrections Department P.O. Box 27116 Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502-0116 | PH: (505) 827-8884 | |
| * Denise Chavez Staff Manager - Offender Management Services 615 1st Street NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102 | PH: (505) 249-8519 FAX: (505) 383-2826 Email: denise.chavez@cd.nm.gov | |
31-4-31. Transfer under treaty; governor.
When a treaty is in effect between the United States and a foreign country providing for the transfer of convicted criminal offenders who are citizens or nationals of foreign countries to the foreign countries of which they are citizens or nationals, the governor is authorized, subject to the terms of such treaty, to act on behalf of the state of New Mexico and to consent to the transfer of the convicted criminal offender.
History: 1978 Comp., § 31-4-31, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 156, § 1.
Updated June 3, 2025