{"data":{"id":"us-nm/31-26-4","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"31-26-4","heading":"Victim's rights.","body":"A victim shall have the right to:\nA. be treated with fairness and respect for the victim's dignity and privacy throughout the criminal justice process;\nB. timely disposition of the case;\nC. be reasonably protected from the accused throughout the criminal justice process;\nD. notification of court proceedings;\nE. attend all public court proceedings the accused has the right to attend;\nF. confer with the prosecution;\nG. make a statement to the court at sentencing and at any post-sentencing hearings for the accused;\nH. restitution from the person convicted of the criminal offense that caused the victim's loss or injury;\nI. information about the conviction, sentencing, imprisonment, escape or release of the accused;\nJ. have the prosecuting attorney notify the victim's employer, if requested by the victim, of the necessity of the victim's cooperation and testimony in a court proceeding that may necessitate the absence of the victim from work for good cause;\nK. promptly receive any property belonging to the victim that is being held for evidentiary purposes by a law enforcement agency or the prosecuting attorney, unless there are compelling evidentiary reasons for retention of the victim's property;\nL. be informed by the court at a sentencing proceeding that the offender is eligible to earn meritorious deductions from the offender's sentence and the amount of meritorious deductions that may be earned by the offender; and\nM. be notified by the district attorney of the availability of and procedures to apply for crime victims reparation.","path":["Chapter 31 - Criminal Procedure","ARTICLE 26 Victims of Crime"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18531/index.do","current_through":"2026-05-20","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"ce143580fc15c602205aab4b08e0abb1c6cd6ed36fd6a2223e8d41e1700bcace","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/31-26-3","next":"us-nm/31-26-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}