Section 31-21-12 - Conditional release.
31-21-12. Conditional release.
A. Any prisoner who is released by authority of the governor under any conditional release or other disposition made under the pardoning power, other than full pardon, shall, upon release, be deemed as released on parole until the expiration of the basic term or terms of imprisonment for which he was sentenced and until the expiration of any period of parole included as a part of sentence.
B. Except for a full pardon, the governor may not conditionally release or otherwise pardon a prisoner during the period for which such person is serving any enhanced term of his sentence pursuant to Section 31-18-16 NMSA 1978.