{"data":{"id":"us-nm/31-26-7","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"31-26-7","heading":"Designation or appointment of victim's representative.","body":"A. A victim may designate a victim's representative to exercise all rights provided to the victim pursuant to the provisions of the Victims of Crime Act. A victim may revoke his designation of a victim's representative at any time.\nB. When a victim is deceased, incompetent or unable to designate a victim's representative, the court may appoint a victim's representative for the victim. If a victim regains his competency, he may revoke the court's appointment of a victim's representative.\nC. When the victim is a minor, the victim's parent or grandparent may exercise the victim's rights; provided, that when the person accused of committing the criminal offense against the victim is the parent or grandparent of the victim, the court may appoint a victim's representative for the victim.","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":"415564662eb3d10336a7eb795a827e1f0064c87429a1d1531d62c4cbedd48c33","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/31-26-6","next":"us-nm/31-26-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}