NEW MEXICO’S HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER IS READY FOR THE SHORT LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT STARTS JANUARY 17TH. NATE GENTRY ANNOUNCED ON MONDAY THAT THE BILLS HE’LL INTRODUCE INCLUDE ONE TO ALLOW NEW MEXICO CITIES AND COUNTIES THE RIGHT TO IMPOSE A TEEN CURFEW AS A WAY TO REDUCE CRIME.
ANOTHER MEASURE IS FOR JUDGES WHO OFTEN DON’T KNOW THEY’RE DEALING WITH A REPEAT CRIMINAL IN COURT. GENTRY SAYS HE’S PROPOSING A CENTRALIZED DATABASE FOR THEM. HE SAYS JUDGES DON’T HAVE ACCESS TO THE SIX OR SEVEN CRIMINAL DATABASES THAT ARE AVAILABLE, SO HIS PROPOSAL WOULD FULLY A COMPREHENSIVE DATABASE FOR THOSE VARIOUS SOURCES OF INFORMATION.
ANOTHER MEASURE HE’LL INTRODUCE WOULD TOUGHEN PENALTIES FOR OFFENDERS CONVICTED OF KILLING A MINOR.
