A. Within sixty days following the end of each fiscal year, every police and sheriff's department shall report on a form approved by the department of public safety the total number of arrests, citations and penalty assessments for cannabis-related violations broken down by:(1) category and penalty level; and(2) race, ethnicity, age and gender.B. Each law enforcement agency shall submit its annual report to the department of public safety.C. The department of public safety shall compile the reports submitted and shall issue by November 1 of each year an annual report of all cannabis-related violations in the state. The report shall aggregate the data for the state and shall disaggregate the data by agency, race, ethnicity, age and gender. The department of public safety shall make all annual reports submitted for previous fiscal years available on the department of public safety's website.D. For purposes of this section, 'cannabis-related violation' means a violation of any of Sections 27 through 31 [26-2C-27 to 26-2C-31 NMSA 1978] of the Cannabis Regulation Act or a violation of Section 66-8-102 or 66-13-3 NMSA 1978 if the basis for the arrest or citation is impairment due to the 27 through 31 [26-2C-27 to 26-2C-31 NMSA 1978] of the Cannabis Regulation Act or a violation of Section 66-8-102 or 66-13-3 NMSA 1978 if the basis for the arrest or citation is impairment due to the use of cannabis products.History: Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4, § 33. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2021 (1st S.S.), ch. 4 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 29, 2021, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
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