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N.M. Stat. § 3-51-3 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 51 / Section 3-51-3
§ 3-51-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

The following terms, wherever used or referred to in the Greater Municipality Parking Law, shall have the following respective meaning:

A. “city” or “municipality” means any incorporated city, town or village, whether incorporated under general act, special act or special charter, and H class counties. “The city” means the particular city in which a particular parking district is created;

B. “authority” or “parking authority” means any agent or agency of a city created pursuant to the Greater Municipality Parking Law;

C. “district” or “parking district” means the area or portion of a city which shall be benefited and assessed for the improvements made pursuant to the Greater Municipality Parking Law;

D. “governing body” means, in the case of a city, that body in which the legislative powers of the city are vested;

E. “bonds” means any obligation issued by a city pursuant to the Greater Municipality Parking Law;

F. “obligee” includes any bondholder, trustee or trustees for any bondholders, or lessor demising to the city property used in connection with a parking facility or any assignee or assignees of such lessor's interest, or any part thereof, and the state or the United States or any agency of either, when a party to any contract with a city by which aid or a loan is given or made to the city;

G. “project” means the acquisition, improvement or construction of parking facilities and also means parking facilities which have been acquired, improved or constructed within the area of a parking district not more than five years preceding the formation of the district, or any combination of any of the foregoing;

H. “parking facilities” means any space on the streets or off the streets used for the purpose of parking motor vehicles, and includes buildings erected above or below the surface of the ground;

I. “federal government” includes the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States of America; and

J. “real property” or “property” includes all lands, including improvements and fixtures thereon.
N.M. Stat. § 1-13-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 13 / Section 1-13-5
§ 1-13-5. Post-election duties; county canvass; defective returns; correction
Status: in_force

A. The county canvassing board shall immediately issue a summons directed to the precinct board, commanding them to forthwith appear and make the necessary corrections or supply omissions if:

(1) it appears on the face of the election returns that any certificate has not been properly executed;

(2) it appears that there is a discrepancy within the election returns;

(3) it appears that there is a discrepancy between the number of votes set forth in the certificate for any candidate and the number of electors voting as shown by the election returns; or

(4) it appears that there is any omission, informality, ambiguity, error or uncertainty on the face of the returns.

B. The summons shall be served by the sheriff as in the manner of civil cases, and for each service the sheriff shall be allowed the same mileage as is paid in civil cases. The mileage shall be paid by each member of the precinct board served.

C. After issuing the necessary summonses, the county canvassing board shall proceed with the canvass of all correct election returns.
N.M. Stat. § 5-14-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 5 / Article 14 / Section 5-14-3
§ 5-14-3. Authorized local governmental entities
Status: in_force

The following local governmental entities are authorized to impose a convention center fee:

A. a qualified municipality if the governing body of the qualified municipality has by resolution authorized the development and construction of a civic and convention center within the qualified municipality; and

B. a county, provided that:

(1) a qualified municipality within the county has enacted an ordinance to impose a convention center fee; and

(2) the qualified municipality and the county have entered into a joint powers agreement pursuant to the Joint Powers Agreements Act to collect the revenue from the convention center fee and to expend the revenue as required in the Civic and Convention Center Funding Act.
N.M. Stat. § 22-1-3 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 1 / Section 22-1-3
§ 22-1-3. Definitions; public schools; classifications
Status: in_force

As used in the Public School Code:

A. “elementary school” means a public school providing instruction for grades kindergarten through eight, unless there is a junior high school program approved by the state board [department], in which case it means a public school providing instruction for grades kindergarten through six;

B. “secondary school” means a public school providing instruction for grades nine through twelve, unless there is a junior high school program approved by the state board [department], in which case it means a public school providing instruction for grades seven through twelve;

C. “junior high school” means a public school providing a junior high school program approved by the state board [department] for grades seven through nine, or for grades seven and eight; and

D. “high school” means a public school providing instruction for any of the grades nine through twelve, unless there is a junior high school program approved by the state board [department] for grades seven through nine, in which case it means a public school providing instruction for any of the grades ten through twelve.
N.M. Stat. § 56-9-46 — NM Code / Chapter 56 / Article 9 / Section 56-9-46
§ 56-9-46. Attachment not to issue after assignment
Status: in_force

No process by attachment shall issue on behalf of any creditor of the assignor after such assignment has been duly made, as in this chapter contemplated, until a court of competent jurisdiction shall have first pronounced the assignment void, ab initio by proper suit or action brought by one or more creditors for that purpose, in which case, after the bill is filed and proper service is had, the court, or judge in vacation, shall fix the time for making up the issues, and render a final decree as soon as practicable.
N.M. Stat. § 15-3B-3 — NM Code / Chapter 15 / Article 3B / Section 15-3B-3
§ 15-3B-3. Facilities management division; creation; director
Status: in_force

The “facilities management division” is created within the department. The director shall be appointed by the secretary with the governor's consent.
N.M. Stat. § 47-2-1 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 2 / Section 47-2-1
§ 47-2-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 1 through 6 of this act may be cited as the “Real Estate Trust Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 64-4-5 — NM Code / Chapter 64 / Article 4 / Section 64-4-5
§ 64-4-5. Time of registration; penalty
Status: in_force

A. The owner or lessee of an aircraft, whichever is in possession, shall register the aircraft prior to March 1 of each year.

B. Any person who purchases, leases or otherwise acquires an aircraft or brings one into the state after March 1 shall register the aircraft within fifteen days after purchase, lease, acquisition or entering the state.

C. Any owner or lessee who fails to comply with Subsection A or any person who fails to comply with Subsection B shall pay a fine equal to ten percent of the regular registration fee times each month or portion of a month the registration fee is past due.
N.M. Stat. § 1-13-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 13 / Section 1-13-9
§ 1-13-9. Post-election duties; county canvass; voting machine recheck
Status: in_force

A. During the official canvass of an election, the county canvassing board, upon written request of any candidate in the election or upon receipt of a written petition of twenty-five voters of the county, shall make, in the presence of the district judge, a recheck and comparison of the results shown on the official returns being canvassed with the results appearing on the alphanumeric printout of the contest, candidates and vote totals of each voting machine used in the election.

B. The necessary corrections, if any, shall be made on the returns, and the results of the election, as shown by the recheck and comparison, shall be declared.
N.M. Stat. § 27-3-5 — NM Code / Chapter 27 / Article 3 / Section 27-3-5
§ 27-3-5. Expenditures for programs
Status: in_force

Nothing in the Public Assistance Act 1 or the Fair Hearing Act shall be construed as authorizing or allowing expenditures for the affected programs in excess of the amounts previously appropriated by the legislature for such programs.
N.M. Stat. § 24-26-11 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 26 / Section 24-26-11
§ 24-26-11. Prohibited acts
Status: in_force

No person or patient shall be denied admission to or discharged from a facility or be otherwise discriminated against or retaliated against because of a choice to authorize installation and use of a monitoring device. Any person who violates this section shall be subject to the provisions of Section 28-17-19 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 67-3-74 — NM Code / Chapter 67 / Article 3 / Section 67-3-74
§ 67-3-74. Refunding bonds
Status: in_force

A. Transportation bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of Section 67-3-72 NMSA 1978 that are outstanding may be refunded at any time by the state transportation commission upon:

(1) the adoption of a resolution providing for the issuance of refunding bonds; and

(2) the issuance of the refunding bonds in an amount the commission determines is necessary to refund:

(a) the principal of the transportation bonds;

(b) all unpaid accrued and unaccrued interest on transportation bonds to the normal maturity date or to selected prior redemption dates of the bonds;

(c) any redemption premiums; and

(d) all estimated costs, including any commission cost, incidental to the issuance of the refunding bonds, as may be determined by the commission.

B. The principal amount of the refunding bonds may be equal to, less than or greater than the principal amount of the bonds so refunded.

C. A refunding may be effected, whether the bonds to be refunded have then matured or thereafter mature, either by sale of the refunding bonds and the application of the proceeds thereof for the payment of the bonds to be refunded or by exchange of the refunding bonds for the bonds to be refunded; provided that the bonds to be refunded shall not be canceled without the consent of the holders to surrender their bonds for payment or exchange prior to the date on which they are payable or if they are called for redemption prior to the date on which they are by their terms subject to redemption.

D. The refunding bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be payable solely from the revenues out of which transportation bonds may be payable or solely from those amounts derived from an escrow as provided in this section, including amounts derived from the investment of refunding bond proceeds and other legally available amounts also provided in this section or from any combination of those sources.

E. Proceeds of refunding bonds shall either be applied immediately to the retirement of the bonds being refunded or be placed in escrow in a commercial bank or trust company that possesses and exercises trust powers. The escrowed proceeds may be invested in short-term securities, long-term securities or both.
N.M. Stat. § 4-3-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 4-3-2
§ 4-3-2. Dividing line between Chaves and Eddy
Status: in_force

All that part of the territory of Lincoln county east of said line and north of the third standard parallel south shall be and constitute the county of Chaves, and the remaining territory east of said line and south of said third standard parallel south, shall be and constitute the county of Eddy.
N.M. Stat. § 24-2D-1 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 2D / Section 24-2D-1
§ 24-2D-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 24, Article 2D NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Pain Relief Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 58-1B-4 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 1B / Section 58-1B-4
§ 58-1B-4. Permitted acquisitions
Status: in_force

A. Except as provided in Subsection B of this section, a company may not acquire a New Mexico state bank or a New Mexico bank holding company without the prior approval of the director unless federal law expressly permits the acquisition without that approval.

B. The prohibition of Subsection A of this section does not apply if the acquisition is made:

(1) solely for the purpose of facilitating an acquisition otherwise permitted pursuant to the Interstate Bank Acquisition Act;

(2) in a transaction arranged by the director or another bank supervisory agency to prevent the insolvency or closing of the acquired bank; or

(3) in a transaction in which a bank forms its own bank holding company, if the ownership rights of the former bank shareholders are substantially similar to those of the shareholders of the new bank holding company.

C. In a transaction for which the director's approval is not required under this section, the acquiring company shall give written notice to the director at least ninety days before the effective date of the acquisition unless a shorter period of notice is required under applicable federal law.
N.M. Stat. § 58-11-28 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 11 / Section 58-11-28
§ 58-11-28. Record of officials
Status: in_force

Within thirty days after election or appointment, a record of the names, addresses and titles of the members of the board, committees and all executive officers of the credit union shall be filed with the division on forms provided by the director.
N.M. Stat. § 4-44-16 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 44 / Section 4-44-16
§ 4-44-16. Powers and duties of officers of H class counties
Status: in_force

All officers elected or appointed under the provisions of this act shall have the same duties, rights, authority and obligations now or hereafter provided by the laws of New Mexico.
N.M. Stat. § 10-11A-6 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11A / Section 10-11A-6
§ 10-11A-6. Determination of service credit
Status: in_force

A. A member may claim one year of service credit for each year in which a fire department certifies that the member:

(1) attended fifty percent of all scheduled fire drills for which the fire department held the member responsible to attend;

(2) attended fifty percent of all scheduled business meetings for which the fire department held the member responsible to attend; and

(3) participated in at least fifty percent of all emergency response calls for which the fire department held the member responsible to attend.

B. The chief of each fire department shall submit to the association by March 31 of each year documentation of the qualifications of each member for the preceding calendar year; provided that the chief shall:

(1) submit the documentation on forms provided by the association;

(2) acknowledge the truth of the records under oath before a notary public; and

(3) have the notarized forms signed by the mayor, if distributions from the fire protection fund for the fire department are made to an incorporated municipality, or the chair of the county commission, if distributions from the fire protection fund for the fire department are made to a county fire district.

C. For service credit that has been earned, but not credited pursuant to Subsection B of this section, a member may post or adjust service credit earned for not more than the two preceding calendar years; provided that the member shall:

(1) file with the association a completed “Corrected Qualification Record” or “Adjusted Qualification Record” as prescribed by the association;

(2) acknowledge the truth of the records under oath before a notary public; and

(3) have the notarized forms signed by the mayor, if distributions from the fire protection fund for the fire department are made to an incorporated municipality, or the chair of the county commission, if distributions from the fire protection fund for the fire department are made to a county fire district.

D. Prior to April 1, 2020, for service credit that has been earned, but not credited pursuant to Subsection B of this section, a member may post or adjust service credit earned for one or more years beginning on or after January 1, 1984; provided that the member shall:

(1) file with the association a completed “Corrected Qualification Record” or “Adjusted Qualification Record” as prescribed by the association;

(2) acknowledge the truth of the records under oath before a notary public; and

(3) have the notarized forms signed by the mayor or city manager, if distributions from the fire protection fund for the fire department are made to an incorporated municipality, or the chair of the board of county commissioners, if distributions from the fire protection fund for the fire department are made to a county fire district.

E. The association may request the state fire marshal's office to verify member qualifications submitted to the association.
N.M. Stat. § 53-4-25 — NM Code / Chapter 53 / Article 4 / Section 53-4-25
§ 53-4-25. Share and membership certificates; issuance and contents
Status: in_force

No certificate for shares or for membership shall be issued until paid for in full. There shall be printed upon each certificate issued by an association a statement embodying the requirements of Sections 13, 14 and 26 herein and of any provisions in its articles which limit the right of the certificate holder to assign or transfer such certificate.
N.M. Stat. § 9-15-14.3 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 15 / Section 9-15-14.3
§ 9-15-14.3. New Mexico outdoor recreation division; special projects and outdoor recreation infrastructure fund; created
Status: in_force

The “special projects and outdoor recreation infrastructure fund” is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of appropriations, gifts, grants, donations, income from investment of the fund and money otherwise accruing to the fund. Money in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to any other fund. The fund shall be administered by the New Mexico outdoor recreation division, and money in the fund is appropriated to the New Mexico outdoor recreation division for special projects and outdoor recreation infrastructure determined by the division to be necessary to carry out the purpose of the division. Money in the fund shall be disbursed on warrants signed by the secretary of finance and administration pursuant to vouchers signed by the director of the New Mexico outdoor recreation division or the director's designee.
N.M. Stat. § 9-15E-1 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 15E / Section 9-15E-1
§ 9-15E-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Bioscience Development Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-20-5 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 20 / Section 59A-20-5
§ 59A-20-5. Incontestability
Status: in_force

There shall be a provision that the policy (exclusive of provisions relating to disability benefits or to additional benefits in the event of death by accident or accidental means) shall be incontestable, except for nonpayment of premiums, after it has been in force during the lifetime of the insured for a period of two (2) years from its date of issue.
N.M. Stat. § 4-38-28 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 38 / Section 4-38-28
§ 4-38-28. Payments without authority; liability of commissioners
Status: in_force

All moneys, county warrants or other indebtedness paid out or ordered to be paid out by any of the said county commissioners before mentioned, without authority of law, each and every county commissioner so doing shall be liable for and to the county for the amount so by them paid out without authority of law and all the costs and expenses incurred in the recovery of such money, which amount shall be collected and recovered in a suit before the district court, and upon the said bond, in the same manner as other actions.
N.M. Stat. § 53-8-45 — NM Code / Chapter 53 / Article 8 / Section 53-8-45
§ 53-8-45. Merger or consolidation of domestic and foreign corporations
Status: in_force

A. One or more foreign corporations and one or more domestic corporations may be merged or consolidated in the following manner, if such merger or consolidation is permitted by the laws of the state under which each foreign corporation is organized:

(1) each domestic corporation shall comply with the provisions of the Nonprofit Corporation Act with respect to the merger or consolidation, of domestic corporations, and each foreign corporation shall comply with the applicable provisions of the laws of the state under which it is organized; and

(2) if the surviving or new corporation is to be governed by the laws of any state other than New Mexico it shall comply with the provisions of the Nonprofit Corporation Act with respect to foreign corporations if it is to conduct affairs in New Mexico, and in every case it shall file with the corporation commission [secretary of state] of New Mexico:

(a) an agreement that it may be served with process in New Mexico in any proceeding for the enforcement of any obligation of any domestic corporation which is a party to such merger or consolidation; and

(b) an irrevocable appointment of the secretary of state of New Mexico as its agent to accept service of process in any such proceeding.

B. The effect of such merger or consolidation shall be the same as in the case of the merger or consolidation of domestic corporations, if the surviving or new corporation is to be governed by the laws of New Mexico. If the surviving or new corporation is to be governed by laws of any state other than New Mexico, the effect of the merger or consolidation shall be the same as in the case of the merger or consolidation of domestic corporations except in so far as the laws of the other state provide otherwise.

C. After approval by the members or, if there are no members entitled to vote thereon, by the board of directors, and at any time prior to the filing of the articles of merger or consolidation, the merger or consolidation may be abandoned pursuant to provisions therefor, if any, set forth in the plan of merger or consolidation.