{"data":{"id":"us-nm/31-5-5","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"31-5-5","heading":"Inmate commitment or transfer.","body":"The secretary of corrections may commit or transfer an inmate to any institution in or outside New Mexico if New Mexico has entered into a contract or contracts for the confinement of inmates in the institution pursuant to Article III of the Western Interstate Corrections Compact [31-5-4 NMSA 1978].","path":["Chapter 31 - Criminal Procedure","ARTICLE 5 Interstate Compacts"],"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":"1e67988d0190399e0b376951aa8b4ad19d441824fa4ad07c328217bd7f63fba1","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/31-5-4","next":"us-nm/31-5-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}