CRIMINAL COMPETENCY STATUTE CROSS REFERENCES

HB 52 corrects outdated cross-references in New Mexico law to ensure consistency between statutes related to criminal competency procedures. It updates references to Section 33-2-34 NMSA 1978 (the criminal competency statute) in multiple other sections, including those governing firearm restrictions (30-7-16) and GPS data for pretrial release (31-3-12). The bill makes purely procedural changes to legal citations without altering any substantive rules or requirements. This affects court staff, legal professionals, and law enforcement who rely on accurate statute references.