The provisions of this act apply only to persons convicted of crimes committed on or after the effective date of this act. A person convicted of a crime committed prior to the effective date of this act shall be subject to the law in effect at the time the crime was committed. History: Laws 1988, ch. 78, § 9. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Compiler's notes. — The phrase 'this act' means Laws 1988, ch. 78, which appears as 33-11-1 to 33-11-3, 33-2-34, 33-2-36, 33-2-37 NMSA 1978. The phrase 'effective date of this act' means May 18, 1988, the effective date of Laws 1988, ch. 78.
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