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N.M. Stat. § 10-11-69 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 10-11-69
§ 10-11-69. Municipal police member coverage plan 3; age and service requirements for normal retirement
Status: in_force

Under municipal police member coverage plan 3:

A. for a member who was a retired member or a member on June 30, 2013, the age and service requirements for normal retirement are:

(1) age sixty-five years or older and five or more years of credited service;

(2) age sixty-four years and eight or more years of credited service;

(3) age sixty-three years and eleven or more years of credited service;

(4) age sixty-two years and fourteen or more years of credited service;

(5) age sixty-one years and seventeen or more years of credited service; or

(6) any age and twenty or more years of credited service; and

B. for a member who was not a retired member or a member on June 30, 2013, the age and service requirements for normal retirement are:

(1) age sixty years or older and five or more years of service credit; or

(2) any age and twenty-five or more years of service credit.
N.M. Stat. § 21-8-16 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 8 / Section 21-8-16
§ 21-8-16. Board may issue building and improvement bonds
Status: in_force

Whenever the said board, by the affirmative vote of a majority of its members, duly entered in the minutes of said board, shall by resolution determine that it is necessary to erect, alter, improve, furnish or equip any building or buildings at said college [university], or acquire any land for the use thereof, or both, or to retire the whole or any part of any series of bonds previously issued in conformity with the provisions of this act, or to refund the same, or for either of said purposes, the board of regents of the New Mexico college of agriculture and mechanic arts [New Mexico state university] is hereby empowered and authorized to issue and sell, subject to the terms of this act, building and improvement bonds of the New Mexico college of agriculture and mechanic arts [university].
N.M. Stat. § 4-48B-29 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 48B / Section 4-48B-29
§ 4-48B-29. Refunding revenue bonds
Status: in_force

The county commissioners may issue refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding any of the revenue bonds issued under the Hospital Funding Act. The board shall adopt an ordinance or resolution stating the facts making the issuance of the refunding bonds necessary or advisable, the determination of the necessity or advisability by the county commissioners and the amount of refunding bonds that the county commissioners conclude as necessary and advisable to issue. The ordinance or resolution shall establish the form of the bonds; the rate or rates of interest of the bonds, provided the net effective interest rate of the bonds shall not exceed the maximum net effective interest rate permitted by the Public Securities Act; the date of the refunding bonds; the denominations of the refunding bonds; the maturity dates, the last of which shall not be more than thirty years from the date of the refunding bonds; and the place or places of payment of both principal and interest either within or outside of the state. Refunding bonds when issued, except for bonds issued in book entry or similar form without the delivery of physical securities, shall be negotiable in form, bear the signature or the facsimile signature of the chairman of the board of county commissioners, bear the seal of the county and be attested by the clerk of the county. All refunding bonds may be exchanged dollar for dollar for the bonds to be refunded or they may be sold at a public or private sale as directed by the county commissioners. The proceeds of the sale shall be applied only to the purpose for which the refunding bonds were issued, including but not limited to establishment and funding of an escrow with a bank or trust company from which the refunded bonds may be paid and the payment of any expenses incidental thereto.
N.M. Stat. § 5-11-8 — NM Code / Chapter 5 / Article 11 / Section 5-11-8
§ 5-11-8. Formation; debt limitation
Status: in_force

A. If the formation of the district is approved by at least a three-fourths' majority of the votes cast at the election, the governing body shall cause a copy of the resolution ordering formation of the district to be delivered to the county assessor, the county treasurer and the county in which the district is located and to the taxation and revenue department and the local government division of the department of finance and administration. A notice of the formation showing the number and date of the resolution and giving a description of the land included in the district shall be recorded with the county clerk.

B. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a district shall be a political subdivision of the state, separate and apart from the municipality or county. The amount of indebtedness evidenced by general obligation bonds issued pursuant to Section 5-11-19 NMSA 1978 , special levy bonds issued pursuant to Section 5-11-20 NMSA 1978 and revenue bonds issued pursuant to Section 5-11-21 NMSA 1978 shall not exceed the estimated cost of the public infrastructure improvements plus all costs connected with the public infrastructure purposes and issuance and sale of bonds, including, without limitation, formation costs, credit enhancement and liquidity support fees and costs. The total aggregate outstanding amount of bonds and any other indebtedness for which the full faith and credit of the district are pledged shall not exceed sixty percent of the market value of the real property and improvements in the district after the public infrastructure improvements of the district are completed plus the value of the public infrastructure owned or to be acquired by the district with the proceeds of the bonds and shall not affect the general obligation bonding capacity of the municipality or county in which the district is located.

C. Bonds issued by a district shall not be a general obligation of the state, the county or the municipality in which the district is located and shall not pledge the full faith and credit of the state, the county or the municipality in which the district is located, irrespective of whether the district board is governed by the governing body of the county or municipality in which the district is located.

D. Following formation of the district, the district board shall administer in a reasonable manner the implementation of the general plan for the public infrastructure improvements of the district.
N.M. Stat. § 30-16-18 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 16 / Section 30-16-18
§ 30-16-18. Improper sale, disposal, removal or concealing of encumbered property
Status: in_force

A. Improper sale, disposal, removal or concealing of encumbered property consists of a person knowingly, and with intent to defraud, selling, transferring, removing or concealing, or in any manner disposing of, any personal property upon which a security interest, chattel mortgage or other lien or encumbrance has attached or been retained, without the written consent of the holder of the security interest, chattel mortgage, conditional sales contract, lien or encumbrance.

B. A broker, dealer or an agent, buyer or seller who receives any remuneration whatsoever for transfer of equity or arranges the assumption of any loan on a mobile home or recreational vehicle that has a lien filed upon the vehicle with the motor vehicle division of the taxation and revenue department shall obtain written consent from the lien holder approving transferee's assumption of transferor's obligation to the lien holder within ten days of the transaction before the transaction is entered into, provided that the lien holder's written consent shall not unreasonably be withheld. Failure to do so constitutes an improper sale, disposal, removal or concealing of encumbered property, which is punishable as a petty misdemeanor.

C. Whoever commits improper sale, disposal, removal or concealing of encumbered property when the value of the property is two hundred fifty dollars ($250) or less is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.

D. Whoever commits improper sale, disposal, removal or concealing of encumbered property when the value of the property is over two hundred fifty dollars ($250) but not more than five hundred dollars ($500) is guilty of a misdemeanor.

E. Whoever commits improper sale, disposal, removal or concealing of encumbered property when the value of the property is over five hundred dollars ($500) but not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) is guilty of a fourth degree felony.

F. Whoever commits improper sale, disposal, removal or concealing of encumbered property when the value of the property is over two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) but not more than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) is guilty of a third degree felony.

G. Whoever commits improper sale, disposal, removal or concealing of encumbered property when the value of the property exceeds twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) is guilty of a second degree felony.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-50-9 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 50 / Section 59A-50-9
§ 59A-50-9. Suspension, revocation or refusal to continue certificate of authority
Status: in_force

The superintendent may suspend, revoke, or refuse to continue the certificate of authority of a motor club upon finding, after notice and opportunity for hearing, that the motor club has:

A. violated any provision of this article;

B. failed to maintain the standards required for issuance of its original certificate of authority as specified in this article;

C. become insolvent;

D. liabilities in excess of its assets;

E. engaged in one or more fraudulent or deceptive acts; or

F. entered into a service contract the form of which has not been filed with the superintendent, or containing language, condition or requirement prohibited by the superintendent pursuant to Section 913 of this article.
N.M. Stat. § 47-1-5 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 1 / Section 47-1-5
§ 47-1-5. Signing of conveyances
Status: in_force

All conveyances of real estate shall be subscribed by the person transferring his title or interest in said real estate, or by his legal agent or attorney.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-16C-11 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 16C / Section 59A-16C-11
§ 59A-16C-11. Investigators' powers
Status: in_force

A. The superintendent's investigators shall be peace officers pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 29, Article 1 NMSA 1978 .

B. An investigator who meets the requirements for certification for law enforcement training pursuant to Section 29-7-6 NMSA 1978 shall be authorized to carry a firearm.
N.M. Stat. § 28-21-3 — NM Code / Chapter 28 / Article 21 / Section 28-21-3
§ 28-21-3. Office created; powers and duties
Status: in_force

A. The “office on African American affairs” is created and attached administratively to the human services [health care authority] department.

B. The governor shall appoint a director, who shall work at the pleasure of the governor. The director shall employ other necessary employees, who shall be subject to the provisions of the Personnel Act. 1

C. The office, in cooperation with the Martin Luther King, Jr. commission, shall:

(1) study issues important to African Americans, including history and culture; education, scholarships and other financial assistance for education and career development; economic and social problems and issues such as jobs, housing, discrimination, family support, youth idleness and crime; and health care, maternal and child health, teen pregnancy, access and other health issues;

(2) secure recognition of African Americans' accomplishments and contributions to New Mexico and the United States;

(3) cooperate with and assist public and private entities dealing with issues important to African Americans;

(4) direct the operations of the office;

(5) where appropriate, conduct periodic conferences throughout the state to inform African Americans of the opportunities available to them through state and private sources, to encourage them to share their history and culture with other New Mexicans and participate in the social and political processes of their communities and to learn from conference participants their needs and problems; and

(6) otherwise act as an advocate for African American citizens of New Mexico.

D. Additionally, the office shall:

(1) act as a clearinghouse for information important to the African American community;

(2) function as the coordinating office for all services and activities of state agencies and programs pertaining to African Americans;

(3) encourage funding and implementation of training programs and other opportunities for African Americans;

(4) promote and develop programs about community resources designed to meet the needs of African Americans;

(5) prepare and submit a budget for the office; and

(6) publish an annual report on the activities and services of the office.

E. The office may:

(1) adopt and promulgate rules in accordance with the State Rules Act 2 to carry out the duties of the office;

(2) accept gifts, grants, donations, bequests and devises from any source to be used to carry out its duties; and

(3) enter into contracts.
N.M. Stat. § 63-3A-1 — NM Code / Chapter 63 / Article 3A / Section 63-3A-1
§ 63-3A-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Railroad Planning and Projects Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 15-5A-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 15 / Article 5A / Section 15-5A-1
§ 15-5A-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 1 through 7 of this act may be cited as the “Arts and Cultural District Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 44-7A-31 — NM Code / Chapter 44 / Article 7A / Section 44-7A-31
§ 44-7A-31. Relationship to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act
Status: in_force

The provisions of the Uniform Arbitration Act governing the legal effect, validity and enforceability of electronic records or electronic signatures and of contracts performed with the use of such records or signatures conform to the requirements of Section 102 of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. 1
N.M. Stat. § 22-2C-10 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 2C / Section 22-2C-10
§ 22-2C-10. Schools in need of improvement fund; created
Status: in_force

A. The “schools in need of improvement fund” is created in the state treasury. The fund includes appropriations, federal allocations for the purposes of the fund, income from investment of the fund, gifts, grants and donations. Balances in the fund shall not revert to any other fund at the end of any fiscal year. The fund shall be administered by the department, and money in the fund is appropriated to the department to provide assistance to public schools in need of improvement. No more than three percent of the fund may be retained by the department for administrative purposes. Money in the fund shall be expended on warrants of the secretary of finance and administration pursuant to vouchers signed by the secretary of public education or the secretary's authorized representative.

B. Distributions from the fund shall be by application approved by the department.
N.M. Stat. § 31-25-6 — NM Code / Chapter 31 / Article 25 / Section 31-25-6
§ 31-25-6. Rules
Status: in_force

The supreme court may adopt rules of procedure and evidence to govern and implement the provisions of the Victim Counselor Confidentiality Act.
N.M. Stat. § 18-14-1 — NM Code / Chapter 18 / Article 14 / Section 18-14-1
§ 18-14-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 18, Article 14 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “New Mexico Film Museum Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 3-59-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 59 / Section 3-59-4
§ 3-59-4. Additional powers conferred on municipalities
Status: in_force

In addition to any other powers which it may now have, each municipality shall have the following powers:

A. to acquire, whether by construction, purchase, gift or lease, one or more projects which shall be located within this state and which may be located within or without the municipality, or partially within or partially without the municipality, but which shall not be located more than fifteen miles outside of the corporate limits of the municipality, unless there is no municipality within fifteen miles of the project, in which case any municipality in the county in which the project or projects are or may be located shall have the additional powers referred to in this section;

B. to sell or lease or otherwise dispose of any or all of its projects upon such terms and conditions as the governing body may deem advisable and as shall not conflict with the provisions of the Pollution Control Revenue Bond Act; and

C. to issue revenue bonds for the purpose of defraying the cost of acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, improving, maintaining, equipping, or furnishing any project or projects and to secure the payment of such bonds, all as hereinafter provided. No municipality shall have the power to operate any project as a business or in any manner except as lessor thereof or seller thereof under an agreement of sale.
N.M. Stat. § 49-5-1 — NM Code / Chapter 49 / Article 5 / Section 49-5-1
§ 49-5-1. Management vested in boards of trustees; exception
Status: in_force

That the management and control of the community land grants within the county of Dona Ana, in the state of New Mexico, and the legal and equitable title to all the lands within the exterior boundaries of such grants to which any colony or community is entitled on February 23, 1905, are hereby vested in boards of trustees, each of which shall be elected as in this article provided: provided, however, that nothing in this article shall be construed to in any way affect any land grant now incorporated under the provisions of any general or special act.
N.M. Stat. § 18-14-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 18 / Article 14 / Section 18-14-4
§ 18-14-4. Board; appointment; terms; officers
Status: in_force

A. The board of trustees of the museum is created.

B. The board shall consist of eleven members who are residents of New Mexico, appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. In making the appointments, the governor shall give due consideration to the geographic distribution of the members' places of residence. The members shall be persons who have expertise or have demonstrated a continuing interest in the fields of film, filmmaking or museums; provided that one of the members shall be the director of the New Mexico film division of the economic development department or the director's designee.

C. The board members shall be appointed for terms of four years or less so that all terms are coterminous with the current term of the governor who appointed them. The board members shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.

D. The secretary of cultural affairs or the secretary's designee shall be an ex-officio nonvoting member of the board.

E. The president of the board shall be designated by the governor and shall serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the governor. Other officers shall be elected annually by the board at its first scheduled meeting after July 1 of each year.
N.M. Stat. § 9-15-32 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 15 / Section 9-15-32
§ 9-15-32. Office established
Status: in_force

There is established the “office of enterprise development” in the economic development department.
N.M. Stat. § 4-21-1 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 21 / Section 4-21-1
§ 4-21-1. Original county boundaries
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the county of Rio Arriba are as follows: on the south from the Puertecito of Pojuaque, drawing a direct line toward the west in the direction of the mesilla of San Yldefonso; from the mesilla crossing the Rio del Norte toward the west and continuing until it reaches the boundaries of the territory; drawing a direct line from said Puertecito de Pojuaque toward the east until it reaches the last house of the town of Cundiyo, toward the south, continuing the same line until it reaches the highest point of the mountain of Nambe; from thence, following the summit of the mountain toward the north, until it reaches the southern boundary of the county of Taos; this shall constitute the eastern boundary, and on the north the boundary of the county of Taos, and on the west the boundary line of the territory.
N.M. Stat. § 1-15-12 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 15 / Section 1-15-12
§ 1-15-12. United States senator; election
Status: in_force

The United States senator shall be elected at the general election next succeeding nomination for that office.
N.M. Stat. § 47-4-9 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 4 / Section 47-4-9
§ 47-4-9. Application of act
Status: in_force

The provisions of Sections 4, 6 and 7 of this act do not apply to mineral abstracting.
N.M. Stat. § 19-10-50 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 10 / Section 19-10-50
§ 19-10-50. Oil, gas and mineral leases on state park lands
Status: in_force

The state park and recreation director has the right to authorize the commissioner of public lands to lease for oil and gas and other minerals any lands acquired by the state for state park or state recreational purposes upon such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the state park and recreation director, where, in the discretion of the state park and recreation director, the leasing of such lands for oil and gas will not materially interfere with the use of such lands for state park or state recreational purposes or where it is deemed necessary or advisable and for the best interest of the state that such lands be leased for said purpose.
N.M. Stat. § 24-7C-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 7C / Section 24-7C-4
§ 24-7C-4. Determining capacity
Status: in_force

If an individual has a recent history of a mental health disorder or an intellectual disability that could cause impaired judgment with regard to end-of-life medical decision making, or if, in the opinion of the prescribing health care provider or consulting health care provider, an individual currently has a mental health disorder or an intellectual disability that may cause impaired judgment with regard to end-of-life medical decision making, the individual shall not be determined to have capacity to make end-of-life decisions until the:

A. health care provider refers the individual for evaluation by a mental health professional with the training and expertise to assess a person with such a disorder or disability; and

B. mental health professional determines the individual to have capacity to make end-of-life decisions after evaluating the individual during one or more visits with the individual.
N.M. Stat. § 9-16-13 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 16 / Section 9-16-13
§ 9-16-13. Manufactured housing committee; exercise of powers and duties exempt from authority of superintendent
Status: in_force

All responsibilities of the mobile [manufactured] housing committee under Sections 60-14-4 through 60-14-9 , 60-14-12 and 60-14-14 NMSA 1978 are hereby explicitly exempted from the authority of the superintendent of regulation and licensing under the provisions of Subsection B of Section 22 of this act.
N.M. Stat. § 61-27B-31 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 27B / Section 61-27B-31
§ 61-27B-31. Firearms
Status: in_force

A private investigator, a private patrol operator, a private investigations employee, a level three security guard or a private patrol employee may carry a firearm upon successful completion of mandatory firearm training required by rules of the department and successfully passing a psychological evaluation prescribed by the department to determine suitability for carrying a firearm.
N.M. Stat. § 74-4-3.3 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 4 / Section 74-4-3.3
§ 74-4-3.3. Hazardous wastes of other states
Status: in_force

In addition to the meaning of hazardous waste as defined in Section 74-4-3 NMSA 1978 , the term “hazardous waste” as used in the Hazardous Waste Act may include any material imported into the state of New Mexico for the purpose of disposal which is defined or classified as hazardous waste in the state of origin.