New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 8 - CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES GENERAL PROVISIONS
Part 7 - COURT ORDERED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDER TREATMENT OR INTERVENTION PROGRAMS
Section 8.8.7.7 - DEFINITIONS

A. "Approved DVOTI program list" means the list compiled by the department consisting of approved DVOTI programs for use by New Mexico courts in ordering domestic violence offenders to complete domestic violence offender treatment or intervention pursuant to NMSA 1978 Sections 30-3-15 and 30-3-16(2008).

B. "Approved DVOTI program" means a domestic violence offender treatment or intervention program that has been approved by the department to provide domestic violence offender treatment or intervention pursuant to the NMSA 1978 Sections 30-3-15 and 30-3-16(2008).

C. "Court-ordered domestic violence offender treatment or intervention" means domestic violence offender treatment or intervention ordered by a court pursuant to NMSA 1978 Sections 30-3-15 or 30-3-16(2007).

D. "Department" means the children, youth and families department.

E. "Domestic violence offender" means a person convicted under NMSA 1978 Section 30-3-15 or 30-3-16(2008) regardless of whether or not the person received a suspended sentence, a deferred sentence, or a conditional discharge.

F. "Domestic violence offender treatment or intervention (DVOTI)" means services, approved by the department, that address and seek to ameliorate domestic violence perpetration. Such services may, but need not, be provided by licensed therapists.