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N.M. Stat. § 7-12-17 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 12 / Section 7-12-17
§ 7-12-17. Reporting requirements; penalty
Status: in_force

A. Each person who sells in New Mexico cigarettes manufactured by that person or who receives on consignment or buys cigarettes either directly from the manufacturer or from any out-of-state person for resale in New Mexico shall report to the department by the twenty-fifth day of each month that person's sales of cigarettes during the preceding month in each municipality and within that portion of each county outside of the municipalities located in that county. The department shall then advise the state treasurer of the proportion of the total sales of cigarettes for the month within each municipality and within that portion of each county outside of municipalities, including sales of cigarettes to tribes or tribal members in a county or municipality. The reports of such persons shall, upon receipt by the department, become public records.

B. Any person who sells in New Mexico cigarettes manufactured by that person or who receives on consignment or buys cigarettes for resale in New Mexico who willfully fails to render accurately the reports required by this section and any municipal or county officer who approves any expenditure or expends funds distributed from the county and municipality recreational fund for any purposes other than permitted by Section 7-12-15 NMSA 1978 is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.

C. Any tobacco product manufacturer, stamping agent or importer of cigarettes, or any officer, employee or agent of any such entity, who knowingly makes a materially false statement in any record required to be kept by the Cigarette Tax Act, or in any report or return required to be filed with the department by the Cigarette Tax Act, is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
N.M. Stat. § 21-21A-12 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 21A / Section 21-21A-12
§ 21-21A-12. Pledge of assets or revenues of foundation
Status: in_force

The pledge of any assets or revenues of the foundation to the payment of the principal of or the interest on any bonds shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made, and any such assets or revenues shall immediately be subject to the lien of such pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of any pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract or otherwise against the foundation, irrespective of whether such parties have notice thereof. Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the foundation from selling any assets subject to any such pledge except to the extent that any such sale may be restricted by the trust agreement or resolution providing for the issuance of such bonds.
N.M. Stat. § 22-34-6 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 34 / Section 22-34-6
§ 22-34-6. Application of other laws
Status: in_force

A. The provisions of Subsection A of Section 5 of the Student Diabetes Management Act shall not constitute the practice of nursing and shall be exempted from all applicable statutory or regulatory provisions that restrict what activities can be delegated to or performed by a person who is not a health care practitioner.

B. Nothing in the Student Diabetes Management Act shall diminish the rights of eligible students or the obligations of school districts under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act or the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
N.M. Stat. § 3-13-4 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 13 / Section 3-13-4
§ 3-13-4. Municipality may establish a merit system; provisions constitute part of an employment contract
Status: in_force

A. Any municipality may establish by ordinance a merit system for the hiring, promotion, discharge and general regulation of municipal employees. The ordinance may contain reasonable restrictions or prohibitions on political activities which are deemed detrimental to the merit system thereby established. The ordinance may provide for a personnel board or personnel officer to:

(1) administer the ordinance; and

(2) establish rules and regulations pursuant to the ordinance, which may include:

(a) rules governing classification of employees;

(b) service rating of employees;

(c) establishment of pay scales and ranges;

(d) establishment of the number of hours of work per week; and

(e) methods of employment, promotion, demotion, suspension and discharge of the municipal employees.

B. If a personnel board is created, the method of appointment, the number of members and terms of office shall be set forth in the ordinance. The board shall serve without compensation for its service.

C. Following the adoption of a merit system, the contract of employment between the municipality and an employee in a position covered by the merit system shall be subject to the provisions of the ordinance and rules and regulations issued pursuant to the ordinance.

D. Within ten days following the adoption of a merit system, an employee in a position covered by the merit system may file with the clerk a declaration stating that the employee does not desire to have his employment subject to the ordinance together with the rules and regulations issued pursuant to the ordinance. The contract of employment of all other employees employed at the time of the adoption of the merit system, and in positions covered by the merit system, shall be subject to the provisions of the ordinance and all rules and regulations issued pursuant to the ordinance.
N.M. Stat. § 58-26-8 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 26 / Section 58-26-8
§ 58-26-8. Existing law
Status: in_force

Nothing in the Interstate Depository Institutions Act shall be construed to modify or repeal the financial institution branching laws of this state or the provisions of Section 58-5-11 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 19-8-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 8 / Section 19-8-6
§ 19-8-6. Salt lease statutes excepted
Status: in_force

There is expressly excepted from the provisions of this act, chloride of sodium, usually called and known as common salt, and this act shall not be construed as modifying, altering, repealing or in any wise changing the existing statutes relating to the leasing of state lands for the production of chloride of sodium, or common salt.
N.M. Stat. § 1-5-22 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 1-5-22
§ 1-5-22. Unlawful disposition of voter file; penalty
Status: in_force

A. Unlawful disposition of voter file consists of the willful selling, loaning, providing access to or otherwise surrendering of the voter file, duplicates of the file or a part of the file by a data processor; a data processor's agent or employee; a state or county officer; or a state or county officer's deputy, assistant, employee or agent to anyone not authorized by the Voter Records System Act to have possession of the file.

B. For purposes of this section, a file maintenance list shall be considered a voter file or a part of a voter file.

C. Any data processor, officer, deputy, assistant, agent or employee who commits unlawful disposition of a voter file is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
N.M. Stat. § 18-8-6 — NM Code / Chapter 18 / Article 8 / Section 18-8-6
§ 18-8-6. No power of eminent domain
Status: in_force

No property or right of access may be acquired under the New Mexico Prehistoric and Historic Sites Preservation Act through exercise of the state's power of eminent domain or other condemnation process.
N.M. Stat. § 67-3-8.3 — NM Code / Chapter 67 / Article 3 / Section 67-3-8.3
§ 67-3-8.3. Disposition of surplus personal property or materials
Status: in_force

A. The department may donate available surplus personal property or materials to a local government entity to repair damage to public roads, highways and bridges in New Mexico resulting from natural or man-made causes if:

(1) the request is made by a local government entity, including a municipality, county, public school or tribal government, that certifies to the department that the local government entity does not have the financial or physical resources to repair sudden and unforeseen damage to a public road, highway or bridge within its jurisdiction;

(2) the local government entity certifies that the damage was due to unforeseen natural or man-made causes, including bad weather, an accident or other catastrophic event, and that the damage creates a risk to public safety that requires immediate action;

(3) the local government entity certifies that it will use the donated property or materials only for the purpose of making the repairs needed to address the emergency; and

(4) the department determines that donation of the personal property or materials will not affect the department's ability to carry out its statutory obligations.

B. Upon receipt of a request for aid under this section, the department shall direct the highway district closest to the requesting local government entity to review the district's stores of construction and road maintenance materials to determine whether there is any surplus personal property or materials available to donate to the local government entity to address the emergency.

C. If a determination is made that surplus personal property or materials may be donated, the department shall prepare documentation that:

(1) describes the property or materials donated;

(2) identifies the amount of property or materials donated; and

(3) provides an estimate of the fair market value of the property or materials donated.

D. Upon delivery of the property or materials, the department shall obtain a receipt from the representative of the local government entity that evidences delivery pursuant to this section of law.

E. Within thirty days of a donation pursuant to this section, the department shall provide a report to the department of finance and administration that includes all certifications and representations made by the local government entity to request a donation of surplus materials, an estimate of the fair market value of the property donated and evidence that the donated property was delivered to and accepted by the requesting local government entity.

F. Within thirty days of acceptance of property or materials donated pursuant to this section, a local government entity shall submit a report to the department of finance and administration that certifies that the property was used in conformity with the requirements of this section.
N.M. Stat. § 4-60-14 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 60 / Section 4-60-14
§ 4-60-14. Construction of act
Status: in_force

Neither the County Pollution Control Revenue Bond Act nor anything herein contained shall be construed as a restriction or limitation upon any powers which a county might otherwise have under any laws of this state, but shall be construed as cumulative; and the County Pollution Control Revenue Bond Act shall not be construed as requiring an election by the voters of a county prior to the issuance of bonds hereunder by such county, and all other laws of the state relative to public contracts and properties shall have no application to projects or bonds issued under the provisions of the County Pollution Control Revenue Bond Act.
N.M. Stat. § 73-13-22 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 13 / Section 73-13-22
§ 73-13-22. Authority to purchase; expenses of purchase
Status: in_force

The board of directors of any such district shall have full power and authority in the name and for the benefit of such district to make such purchases, to receive and hold title to such lands and water rights, to prosecute suits to quiet title thereto and to sell and convey the same. The costs and expenses of any purchases and sales authorized by this act and amounts required to pay the taxes assessed against such lands while title thereto is held by the district shall be deemed operating and current expense of such district and may be assessed as such.
N.M. Stat. § 60-14-1 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 14 / Section 60-14-1
§ 60-14-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 60, Article 14 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Manufactured Housing Act.”
N.M. Stat. § 21-22-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 22 / Section 21-22-2
§ 21-22-2. Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Medical Student Loan for Service Act is to meet the emergency currently existing resulting from the shortage of medical doctors and physician assistants in the less populated areas of the state by increasing the number of practitioners in rural areas through a program of loans for medical and physician assistant students. The program shall require as a condition of each loan that the student declare his intent that after licensure he will commence his practice of medicine within one of the areas of the state designated by the commission [department].
N.M. Stat. § 30-16-31 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 30 / Article 16 / Section 30-16-31
§ 30-16-31. Forgery of a credit card
Status: in_force

A person who, with intent to defraud a purported issuer, or a person or organization providing money, goods, services or anything else of value, or any other person, makes or embosses a purported credit card, or alters such a credit card, without the consent of the issuer, is guilty of a fourth degree felony. A person “makes” a credit card when he makes or draws, in whole or in part, a device or instrument which purports to be the credit card of a named issuer but which is not such a credit card because the issuer did not authorize the making or drawing, or when he alters a credit card which was validly issued. A person “embosses” a credit card when, without the authorization of the named issuer, he completes a credit card by adding any other matter, other than the signature of the cardholder, which an issuer requires to appear on the credit card before it can be used by a cardholder.
N.M. Stat. § 6-17-16 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 17 / Section 6-17-16
§ 6-17-16. Validation
Status: in_force

That all bonds heretofore issued under authority of the act hereby amended, and the proceedings adopted for the authorization and issuance of such bonds, are hereby validated, ratified and confirmed, and all such bonds and proceedings are hereby found and declared to be fully valid, effective and enforceable in accordance with the terms thereof.
N.M. Stat. § 6-4-16 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 4 / Section 6-4-16
§ 6-4-16. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Tobacco Escrow Fund Act:

A. “ brand family ” means all styles of cigarettes sold under the same trademark and differentiated from one another by means of additional modifiers such as “menthol”, “lights”, “kings” and “100s”, and includes the use of a brand name, trademark, logo, symbol, motto, selling message, recognizable pattern of colors or other indicia similar to or identifiable with a previously known brand of cigarettes;

B. “ cigarette ” means “cigarette” as defined in Subsection D of Section 6-4-12 NMSA 1978;

C. “ department ” means the taxation and revenue department;

D. “ directory ” means a listing of tobacco product manufacturers and brand families that is developed, maintained and published by the attorney general;

E. “ distributor ” means a person required to affix stamps on cigarette packages pursuant to Section 7-12-5 NMSA 1978 or required to pay excise tax imposed on cigarettes pursuant to Section 7-12A-3 NMSA 1978 . “Distributor” does not include a retailer of cigarette packages upon which stamps were already affixed when the packages were received by that retailer;

F. “ master settlement agreement ” means the settlement agreement and related documents entered into on November 23, 1998 by the state and leading United States tobacco product manufacturers;

G. “ nonparticipating manufacturer ” means a tobacco product manufacturer that is not a participating manufacturer;

H. “ participating manufacturer ” means a tobacco product manufacturer that is a “participating manufacturer” as defined in Section II(jj) of the master settlement agreement and subsequent amendments to that section;

I. “ qualified escrow fund ” means “qualified escrow fund” as defined in Subsection F of Section 6-4-12 NMSA 1978;

J. “ secretary ” means the secretary of taxation and revenue;

K. “ tobacco product manufacturer ” means “tobacco product manufacturer” as defined in Subsection I of Section 6-4-12 NMSA 1978; and

L. “ units sold ” means “units sold” as defined in Subsection J of Section 6-4-12 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 7-3-10 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 7-3-10
§ 7-3-10. Voluntary submission to act
Status: in_force

Any employee whose participation under the Withholding Tax Act is not mandatory may subject himself or herself to its provisions with the consent of the employer.
N.M. Stat. § 24-7C-2 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 7C / Section 24-7C-2
§ 24-7C-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the End-of-Life Options Act:

A. “ adult ” means a resident of the state who is eighteen years of age or older;

B. “ capacity ” means an individual's ability to understand and appreciate health care options available to that individual, including significant benefits and risks, and to make and communicate an informed health care decision. A determination of capacity shall be made only according to professional standards of care and the provisions of Section 24-7A-11 NMSA 1978;

C. “ health care entity ” means an entity, other than an individual, that is licensed to provide any form of health care in the state, including a hospital, clinic, hospice agency, home health agency, long-term care agency, pharmacy, group medical practice, medical home or any similar entity;

D. “ health care provider ” means any of the following individuals authorized pursuant to the New Mexico Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act to prescribe a medication to be used in medical aid in dying:

(1) a physician licensed pursuant to the Medical Practice Act;

(2) an osteopathic physician licensed pursuant to the Osteopathic Medicine Act;

(3) a nurse licensed in advanced practice pursuant to the Nursing Practice Act; or

(4) a physician assistant licensed pursuant to the Physician Assistant Act or the Osteopathic Medicine Act;

E. “ medical aid in dying ” means the medical practice wherein a health care provider prescribes medication to a qualified individual who may self-administer that medication to bring about a peaceful death;

F. “ mental health professional ” means a state-licensed psychiatrist, psychologist, master social worker, psychiatric nurse practitioner or professional clinical mental health counselor;

G. “ prescribing health care provider ” means a health care provider who prescribes medical aid in dying medication;

H. “ qualified individual ” means an individual who has met the requirements of Section 3 of the End-of-Life Options Act;

I. “ self-administer ” means taking an affirmative, conscious, voluntary action to ingest a pharmaceutical substance; and

J. “ terminal illness ” means a disease or condition that is incurable and irreversible and that, in accordance with reasonable medical judgment, will result in death within six months.
N.M. Stat. § 60-13-12 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 13 / Section 60-13-12
§ 60-13-12. Contractor's license required
Status: in_force

A. No person shall act as a contractor without a license issued by the division classified to cover the type of work to be undertaken.

B. No bid on a contract shall be submitted unless the contractor has a valid license issued by the division to bid and perform the type of work to be undertaken; provided this subsection shall not prohibit a licensed contractor from bidding or contracting work involving the use of two or more trades, crafts or classifications if the performance of the work in the trades, crafts or classifications other than the one in which he is licensed is incidental or supplemental to the performance of the work in the trades, crafts or classifications for which he is licensed; and further provided that work coming under the jurisdiction of the mechanical bureau or the electrical bureau of the division must be performed by a contractor licensed to perform that work.

C. Any contractor may bid on a New Mexico highway project involving the expenditure of federal funds prior to making application to the division for a license. The contractor, if he has not previously been issued a license, shall upon becoming the apparent successful bidder apply to the division for a license. The director shall issue a license to the contractor in accordance with the provisions of the Construction Industries Licensing Act.
N.M. Stat. § 7-1-57 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 7-1-57
§ 7-1-57. Surety bonds
Status: in_force

Surety bonds accepted by the secretary as security in compliance with the provisions of Sections 7-1-54 and 7-1-55 NMSA 1978 shall be payable to the state of New Mexico upon demand by the secretary or the secretary's delegate and a showing to the surety that the principal debtor is a delinquent taxpayer.
N.M. Stat. § 5-16-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 5 / Article 16 / Section 5-16-1
§ 5-16-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 1 through 13 of this act may be cited as the “Regional Spaceport District Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 3-21-3 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 21 / Section 3-21-3
§ 3-21-3. Procedure for extraterritorial zoning
Status: repealed

A. Upon the initiative of any municipal governing body or of the board of county commissioners of any county wherein any portion of the extraterritorial zoning area of the municipality lies, the municipality and the county may enter into an agreement providing for the zoning of that portion of the extraterritorial zoning area lying within the county joining in the agreement. In the absence of such agreement, a petition requesting the zoning of the extraterritorial zoning area and signed by twenty-five percent of the qualified electors residing in the extraterritorial zoning area and within the same county may be filed with the county clerk of the county of the petitioners' residence. Upon the filing of such petition, the governing body of the municipality and the board of county commissioners shall enter into an agreement providing for the zoning of that portion of the extraterritorial zoning area lying within the county joining in the agreement. Any agreement entered into pursuant to the provisions of this subsection may be subsequently amended by agreement of both parties.

B. The agreement entered into pursuant to Subsection A of this section shall provide for an extraterritorial zoning commission consisting of equal numbers of members appointed by the municipal zoning authority and the county commission; provided that at least one-half of these members shall reside in the extraterritorial zone. Additionally, one member from an area of the county not within the zoning jurisdiction of the municipality or within the area of the county affected by the proposed extraterritorial zoning ordinance shall be appointed by a majority of the members appointed by the board of county commissioners and by the municipal zoning authority. The agreement shall also provide for a joint municipal-county zoning authority consisting of one or more members of the municipal governing body and one or more members of the board of county commissioners, provided such authority membership shall contain one more county commission member than municipal governing body member.

C. No zoning ordinance shall be adopted by the joint municipal-county zoning authority unless the ordinance has been recommended by the extraterritorial zoning commission.

D. Within three hundred sixty days of the appointment of the last member to be appointed, the extraterritorial zoning commission shall recommend to the joint municipal-county zoning authority a zoning ordinance applicable to all or any portion of the extraterritorial zoning area lying within the county joining in the agreement pursuant to Subsection A of this section. The ordinance shall also provide, subject to the restrictions of Section 3-21-6 NMSA 1978 , for the manner in which zoning regulations, restrictions and the boundaries of districts are:

(1) determined, established and enforced; and

(2) amended, supplemented or repealed.