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N.M. Stat. § 74-10-7 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 10 / Section 74-10-7
§ 74-10-7. Petition for creation of solid waste authority
Status: in_force

A. The organization of a solid waste authority shall be initiated by the interim board appointed pursuant to Section 6 of the Solid Waste Authority Act by filing a petition, duly adopted by the solid waste authority board and filed with the county special district commission as provided in the Special District Procedures Act.

B. The petition shall set forth:

(1) the name of the proposed district consisting of a chosen name preceding the words “solid waste authority”;

(2) a general description of the improvements to be constructed or installed within and for the authority;

(3) an estimated overall cost of the proposed improvements to be constructed or installed within and for the authority;

(4) an estimated time table for the completion of all intended improvements;

(5) the need for the creation of the district and the construction or installation of improvements, stating the nature and extent of the anticipated use of the improvements by persons presently residing on land within the authority, and the nature and extent of the anticipated use of the improvements due to future development;

(6) a general description of the boundaries of the authority or the territory to be included within the authority, with such certainty as to enable a property owner to determine whether or not his property is within the authority;

(7) the salary, if any, that the members of the board shall receive for their services; and

(8) a request for the organization of the authority.

C. No petition duly adopted by the solid waste authority board and submitted to the county special district commission shall be declared void on account of alleged defects, but the county special district commission may at any time permit the petition to be amended to conform to the facts by correcting any errors in the description of the territory or in any other particular.
N.M. Stat. § 10-15-1.1 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 15 / Section 10-15-1.1
§ 10-15-1.1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 10, Article 15 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Open Meetings Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 41-9-3 — NM Code / Chapter 41 / Article 9 / Section 41-9-3
§ 41-9-3. Limitation on liability for persons providing information to review organization
Status: in_force

No person providing information to a review organization shall be subject to any action for damages or other relief by reason of having furnished such information, unless such information is false and the person providing such information knew or had reason to believe such information was false.
N.M. Stat. § 4-22-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 22 / Section 4-22-1
§ 4-22-1. Original county boundaries
Status: in_force

That there be and hereby is created a county, to be known as and called Roosevelt county, out of that portion of the territory of New Mexico included in the following boundaries, as indicated by the United States survey, to wit: commencing at the southwest corner of township two south, range twenty-seven east of the New Mexico principal base and meridian; thence north along the range line between [ranges] twenty-six and twenty-seven east to the northwest corner of township four north of range twenty-seven east; thence east along the north line of township four north (projected) to its point of intersection with the Texas-New Mexico boundary line; thence south along the Texas-New Mexico boundary line to the point of its intersection with the first standard parallel south (projected eastward); thence west along the first standard parallel south to the southwest corner of township five south, range thirty-one east; thence north along the range line between ranges thirty and thirty-one east to the southwest corner of township four south, range thirty-one east; thence west along the south line of township four south, range thirty east, to the southwest corner of township four south, range thirty east; thence north along the range line between ranges twenty-nine and thirty east, to the southwest corner of township two south, range thirty east; thence west along the south boundary line of township two south to the point of beginning.
N.M. Stat. § 24-6B-15 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 6B / Section 24-6B-15
§ 24-6B-15. Coordination of procurement and use
Status: in_force

Each hospital in this state shall enter into agreements or affiliations with procurement organizations for coordination of procurement and use of anatomical gifts.
N.M. Stat. § 3-38-17 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 38 / Section 3-38-17
§ 3-38-17. Collection of taxes
Status: in_force

A. Every vendor providing lodgings in a municipality or county imposing an occupancy tax shall collect the proceeds thereof on behalf of the municipality or county and shall act as a trustee therefor.

B. The tax shall be collected from vendees in accordance with the ordinance imposing the tax and shall be charged separately from the rent fixed by the vendor for the lodgings.
N.M. Stat. § 3-29-16 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 29 / Section 3-29-16
§ 3-29-16. Certificate of association
Status: in_force

A. The members of an association shall execute a certificate setting forth:

(1) the name of the association;

(2) the name of the individuals organizing the association;

(3) the location of the principal office of the association in this state;

(4) the objects and purposes of the association;

(5) the address of the initial registered office of the association and the name of the initial registered agent at that address;

(6) the plan and manner of acquiring membership and of providing funds or means for the acquisition, construction, improvement and maintenance of its work and for its necessary expenses;

(7) the duration of existence of the association, which may be perpetual;

(8) the number and manner of electing the board of directors of the association and the length of the terms that the directors will serve;

(9) the definition of a member of the association and the voting rights associated with the membership; and

(10) the manner of dissolution of the association as a public body.

B. Pursuant to the registered agent requirement of Paragraph (5) of Subsection A of this section, there shall be attached to the certificate a statement executed by the registered agent in which the agent acknowledges acceptance of the appointment by the filing association, if the agent is an individual, or a statement executed by an authorized officer of a corporation in which the officer acknowledges the corporation's acceptance of the appointment by the filing association as its registered agent, if the agent is a corporation.

C. The certificate or any amendment thereof made as provided in Section 3-29-19 NMSA 1978 may also contain provisions not inconsistent with the Sanitary Projects Act or other law of this state that the organizers may choose to insert for the regulation and conduct of the business and affairs of the association. There shall accompany each certificate a list to show the total number of members of the association and the total number of dwelling units served by the association at the time of filing.
N.M. Stat. § 3-59-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 59 / Section 3-59-7
§ 3-59-7. Requirements respecting lease, or agreement of sale
Status: in_force

Prior to the leasing, selling or other disposition of any project or projects, the governing body must determine and find the following:

A. the amount necessary in each year to pay the principal of and the interest on the bonds proposed to be issued to finance part or all of the cost of such project or projects; and

B. the amount necessary to be paid each year into any reserve fund which the governing body may deem it advisable to establish in connection with the retirement of the proposed bonds and maintenance of the project or projects; and in the case of an agreement of lease or sale unless the terms under which each such project is to be leased or sold provide that the lessee or the purchaser shall maintain the project or projects and carry all proper insurance with respect thereto, the estimated cost of maintaining the project or projects in good repair and keeping it or them properly insured. The determinations and findings of the governing body required to be made in the preceding sentence shall be made and set forth either in an ordinance or, if authorized by ordinance, in a resolution constituting part of the proceedings under which the proposed bonds are to be issued; and prior to the issuance of such bonds, the municipality shall lease or sell the project or projects to a lessee or purchaser under an agreement conditioned upon completion of the project or projects and providing for payment to the municipality of such rentals or payments, as upon the basis of such determinations and findings, will be sufficient:

(1) to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds issued to finance the project or projects;

(2) to build up and maintain any reserve deemed by the governing body to be advisable in connection therewith; and

(3) to pay the costs of maintaining the project or projects in good repair and keeping it or them properly insured, unless the agreement of lease or sale obligates the lessee or purchaser to pay for the maintenance and insurance of the project or projects.
N.M. Stat. § 70-2-35 — NM Code / Chapter 70 / Article 2 / Section 70-2-35
§ 70-2-35. Legal representation before the federal energy regulatory commission
Status: in_force

There may be a special assistant attorney general employed by the energy, minerals and natural resources department who shall represent the interests of this state before the federal energy regulatory commission. In addition, this attorney shall work closely with other agencies having responsibilities relating to oil and gas matters and shall carry out such additional responsibilities as are delegated to him by the energy, minerals and natural resources department. All costs incurred in employing such counsel shall be paid out of the oil conservation fund in accordance with provisions of the State Budgets Act.
N.M. Stat. § 10-7E-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 10 / Article 7E / Section 10-7E-6
§ 10-7E-6. Rights of public employers
Status: in_force

Unless limited by the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement or by other statutory provision, a public employer may:

A. direct the work of, hire, promote, assign, transfer, demote, suspend, discharge or terminate public employees;

B. determine qualifications for employment and the nature and content of personnel examinations;

C. take actions as may be necessary to carry out the mission of the public employer in emergencies; and

D. retain all rights not specifically limited by a collective bargaining agreement or by the Public Employee Bargaining Act.
N.M. Stat. § 2-7F-44 — NM Code / Chapter 2 / Article 7F / Section 2-7F-44
§ 2-7F-44. Representative district thirty-eight
Status: in_force

Representative district thirty-eight is composed of Dona Ana county precincts 1, 2, 5, 63 through 65, 95, 111, 117 through 119, 134 and 173; Sierra county precincts 2, 6 through 8 and 10; and Socorro county precincts 1 through 8, 10, 11, 17 and 18.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-3A-14 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 3A / Section 32A-3A-14
§ 32A-3A-14. Notification to the department of noncompliance with a plan of care
Status: in_force

A. If the parents, relatives, guardians or caretakers of a child released from a hospital or freestanding birthing center pursuant to a plan of care fail to comply with that plan, the department shall be notified and the department may conduct a family assessment. Based on the results of the family assessment, the department may offer or provide referrals for counseling, training, or other services aimed at addressing the underlying causative factors that may jeopardize the safety or well-being of the child. The child's parents, relatives, guardians or caretakers may choose to accept or decline any service or program offered subsequent to the family assessment; provided that if the child's parents, relatives, guardians or caretakers decline those services or programs, the department may proceed with an investigation.

B. As used in this section, “ family assessment ” means a comprehensive assessment prepared by the department at the time the department receives notification of failure to comply with the plan of care to determine the needs of a child and the child's parents, relatives, guardians or caretakers, including an assessment of the likelihood of:

(1) imminent danger to a child's well-being;

(2) the child becoming an abused child or neglected child; and

(3) the strengths and needs of the child's family members, including parents, relatives, guardians or caretakers, with respect to providing for the health and safety of the child.
N.M. Stat. § 63-2-14 — NM Code / Chapter 63 / Article 2 / Section 63-2-14
§ 63-2-14. Extensions into other states; power to purchase, lease and sell
Status: in_force

Any railroad company may construct and extend its line of railroad into or through any other state, territory or foreign country upon such terms and regulations as may be prescribed by the laws of such other state, territory or foreign country, and such railroad company may purchase or lease the railroad constructed or to be constructed, and other property of any railroad company now or hereafter existing under the laws of this, or of any other state, territory, or of the United States or of any foreign country, with all rights, powers and franchises thereto in anywise appertaining or belonging, or may buy the stock and bonds or either of them, of any such company, and any railroad company now or hereafter existing under the laws of this state may, with the consent of the holders of two-thirds of its entire capital stock, given by a vote at a meeting, or in writing without a meeting, sell or lease its railroad, lands, rights, franchises, powers and appurtenances to any railroad corporation organized under the laws of New Mexico, or of any other state, territory or foreign country, subject to the restrictions and limitations imposed by law upon railroad corporations in this state.
N.M. Stat. § 19-1-7 — NM Code / Chapter 19 / Article 1 / Section 19-1-7
§ 19-1-7. Appointment of employees as clerks to sign documents for commissioner; filing with the secretary of state
Status: in_force

The commissioner of public lands is authorized from time to time to appoint one or more employees of the state land office as clerks to sign the commissioner's name, under his direction and for him, to any and all patents to state lands, and any and all leases, assignments, division orders, letters, contracts, certification of copies and any other documents or instruments respecting state lands as the commissioner of public lands may enumerate in the appointing orders, and any such instruments or documents so signed shall have the same legal effect as those signed by the commissioner of public lands in person.
N.M. Stat. § 31-15-12 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 31 / Article 15 / Section 31-15-12
§ 31-15-12. Explanation of rights; waiver of counsel; application fee; indigency determination
Status: in_force

A. If any person charged with any crime or a delinquent act that carries a possible sentence of imprisonment appears in any court without counsel, the judge shall inform the person of the person's right:

(1) to confer with the district public defender; and

(2) if the person is financially unable to obtain counsel, to be represented by the district public defender at all stages of the proceedings against the person.

B. Following notification of any person under Subsection A of this section, the judge shall notify the district public defender and continue the proceedings until the person has applied with the district public defender.

C. A person shall pay a nonrefundable application fee of ten dollars ($10.00) at the time the person applies with the public defender for representation. The fee shall be deposited in the public defender automation fund. The public defender shall determine if the person is indigent and unable to pay the fee, subject to review by the court. When the person remains in custody and is unable to pay the fee, the court may waive payment of the fee. A child subject to the provisions of the Delinquency Act shall not be required to pay the application fee.

D. Peace officers shall notify the district public defender of any person not represented by counsel who is being forcibly detained and who is charged with, or under suspicion of, the commission of any crime that carries a possible sentence of imprisonment, unless the person has previously appeared in court upon that charge.

E. Any person entitled to representation by the district public defender may intelligently waive the right to representation. The waiver may be for all or any part of the proceedings. The waiver shall be in writing and countersigned by a district public defender.
N.M. Stat. § 6-10-45 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 10 / Section 6-10-45
§ 6-10-45. Deposit of local funds with state treasurer to match allotments
Status: in_force

The local governing authorities of counties, cities, towns and villages are hereby authorized to deposit with the state treasurer so much of their funds, within the limits of existing statutes, as may be necessary to match allotments of money to the state of New Mexico from public or private sources; provided, that said deposits with the state treasurer are expended entirely for the benefit of, and within the jurisdiction of, the counties, cities, towns and villages making such deposits.
N.M. Stat. § 60-2A-26 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 2A / Section 60-2A-26
§ 60-2A-26. Supervisory fee on closed-circuit telecasts or motion pictures; report to commission
Status: in_force

A. Any person who charges and receives an admission fee for exhibiting any live professional contest on a closed-circuit telecast or motion picture shall, within seventy-two hours after the event, furnish to the commission a verified written report on a form prescribed by the commission showing the number of tickets sold and issued or sold or issued and the gross receipts for the exhibition without any deductions.

B. There is imposed a supervisory fee upon the privilege of exhibiting for an admission fee any live professional contest on a closed-circuit telecast or motion picture. A supervisory fee is imposed in an amount determined pursuant to the rules of the commission to be sufficient to cover the costs of supervising the exhibition; provided that the fee shall not exceed five percent of the gross receipts derived from the exhibition.

C. The fee imposed pursuant to this section shall be administered, collected, enforced and the proceeds deposited as provided in Section 60-2A-24 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 13-7-29 — NM Code / Chapter 13 / Article 7 / Section 13-7-29
§ 13-7-29. Sexually transmitted infection care; cost sharing eliminated
Status: in_force

A. Group health coverage, including self-insurance, offered, issued, amended, delivered or renewed under the Health Care Purchasing Act, that offers coverage for preventive care or treatment of sexually transmitted infections shall not impose cost sharing on eligible insureds.

B. Pursuant to this section, preventive care or treatment of sexually transmitted infections shall not be conditioned upon the gender identity of the insured.

C. The provisions of Subsection A of this section do not apply to high-deductible health care plans with health savings accounts until an eligible insured's deductible has been met, unless otherwise allowed pursuant to federal law.

D. For the purposes of this section:

(1) “ cost sharing ” means policy deductibles, copayments or coinsurance;

(2) “ preventive care ” means screening, testing, examination or counseling and the administration, dispensing or prescribing of drugs, devices or supplies incidental to the prevention of a sexually transmitted infection;

(3) “ sexually transmitted infection ” means chlamydia, syphilis, gonorrhea, HIV and relevant types of hepatitis, as well as any other sexually transmitted infection regardless of mode of transportation, as designated by rule upon making a finding that the particular sexually transmitted infection is contagious; and

(4) “ treatment ” means medically necessary care for the management of an existing sexually transmitted infection.
N.M. Stat. § 30-16-36 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 30 / Article 16 / Section 30-16-36
§ 30-16-36. Receipt of property obtained in violation of act
Status: in_force

A person who receives money, goods, services or anything else of value obtained in violation of Section 30-16-33 NMSA 1978 , and who knows or has reason to believe that it was so obtained, violates this section. The degree of the offense is determined as follows:

A. when the value of all things of value obtained from a person in violation of this section is two hundred fifty dollars ($250) or less in any consecutive six-month period, then the offense is a petty misdemeanor;

B. when the value of all things of value obtained from a person in violation of this section is more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) but not more than five hundred dollars ($500) in any consecutive six-month period, then the offense is a misdemeanor;

C. when the value of all things of value obtained from a person in violation of this section is more than five hundred dollars ($500) but not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) in any consecutive six-month period, then the offense is a fourth degree felony;

D. when the value of all things of value obtained from a person in violation of this section is more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) but not more than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) in any consecutive six-month period, then the offense is a third degree felony; or

E. when the value of all things of value obtained from a person in violation of this section is more than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) in any consecutive six-month period, then the offense is a second degree felony.
N.M. Stat. § 6-15A-10 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 15A / Section 6-15A-10
§ 6-15A-10. Refunding or refinancing lease-purchase arrangements
Status: in_force

School districts are authorized to enter into lease-purchase arrangements for the purpose of refunding or refinancing any lease-purchase arrangements then outstanding, including the payment of any prepayment of redemption premiums thereon and any interest accrued or to accrue to the date of purchase, prepayment, redemption or maturity of the outstanding lease-purchase arrangements. Until the proceeds of the lease-purchase arrangements issued for the purpose of refunding or refinancing outstanding lease-purchase arrangements are applied to the purchase, prepayment, redemption or retirement of the outstanding lease-purchase arrangements, the proceeds may be placed in escrow and invested and reinvested. The interest, income and profits, if any, earned or realized on any such investment may, in the discretion of the local school board, also be applied to the payment of the outstanding lease-purchase arrangements to be refunded or refinanced by purchase, prepayment, redemption or retirement, as the case may be. After the terms of the escrow have been fully satisfied and carried out, any balance of such proceeds and interest, if any, earned or realized on the investments thereof may be returned to the local school board to be used for payment of the refunding or refinancing lease-purchase arrangement. All such refunding or refinancing lease-purchase arrangements shall be entered into under, secured and subject to the provisions of the Education Technology Equipment Act in the same manner and to the same extent as any other lease-purchase arrangements entered into pursuant to that act.