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N.M. Stat. § 5-9-13 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 5 / Article 9 / Section 5-9-13
§ 5-9-13. Tax increment method approval
Status: in_force

The tax increment method shall be used only upon prior approval by a majority of the units of government participating in property tax revenue derived from property within an enterprise zone project. The local government administering the enterprise zone shall request in writing such approval for a period of no more than five years for property included in the tax increment funding. The governing body of each other participating unit shall approve or disapprove by ordinance or resolution the use of the method for their respective units. All participating units shall notify the local government seeking approval within thirty days of receipt of the request. Upon approval by a majority of the participating units of the tax increment method of financing, it shall be deemed approved for the period requested.
N.M. Stat. § 57-5-14 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 5 / Section 57-5-14
§ 57-5-14. Civil liability for violation
Status: in_force

Any person, or persons, or corporation, who shall violate any of the provisions of this act, shall be civilly liable in both actual and punitive damages to the person or persons injured, damaged or discriminated against for any and all damages occasioned thereby, either directly or indirectly, and including all costs and attorney's fees.
N.M. Stat. § 48-3-9 — NM Code / Chapter 48 / Article 3 / Section 48-3-9
§ 48-3-9. Loss of lien
Status: in_force

Any lien acquired under the provisions of this law except those provided in Sections 48-3-5 and 48-3-7 NMSA 1978 hereof shall become void, if the person entitled to the same shall consent that the property subject thereto be removed from his control or possession, except as against the person at whose request the repairs or parts were furnished and the labor performed. In the case of the liens provided in Sections 48-3-5 and 48-3-7 NMSA 1978 , if the person or persons entitled to the lien consent to a removal of the property subject to the lien from the leased premises the lien shall become void.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-50-7 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 50 / Section 59A-50-7
§ 59A-50-7. Service contracts
Status: in_force

A. Any motor club service contract form, amendment thereof and agreement collateral thereto shall be filed with the superintendent before final execution of any such document. The superintendent shall prohibit the use of any language, condition or requirement in such service contracts, amendments and collateral agreements which is false, misleading, unfair, inequitable or otherwise contrary to public interest. Any prohibition of language, condition or requirement shall be made by the superintendent within thirty (30) days after the date the document is filed or shall be made anytime thereafter pursuant to the administrative hearing procedures provided for in Article 4 of the Insurance Code.

B. Each service contract shall contain a provision that if the motor club is unable to perform a contract obligation either on a service or indemnity basis the cash retail equivalent shall be paid to the member.
N.M. Stat. § 61-3-12 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 3 / Section 61-3-12
§ 61-3-12. Examination; notice to applicants
Status: in_force

The board shall provide for the examination of all applicants seeking licensure under the provisions of the Nursing Practice Act.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-12A-7 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 12A / Section 59A-12A-7
§ 59A-12A-7. Approval of advertising
Status: in_force

An administrator may use only such advertising pertaining to the business underwritten by an insurer, plan or alternative to insurance as has been approved by such insurer, plan or alternative to insurance in advance of its use.
N.M. Stat. § 27-1-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 27 / Article 1 / Section 27-1-2
§ 27-1-2. Powers of human services [health care authority] department
Status: in_force

A. The human services [health care authority] department is an agency of the state and shall at all times be under the exclusive control of this state. The management and control of the human services [health care authority] department is vested in the secretary of human services.

B. Subject to the constitution of New Mexico, the human services [health care authority] department has the power to:

(1) sue and, with the consent of the legislature, be sued;

(2) adopt and use a corporate seal;

(3) have succession in its corporate name;

(4) make contracts as authorized in Chapter 27 NMSA 1978 to carry out the purposes of that chapter;

(5) adopt, amend and repeal bylaws, rules and regulations;

(6) purchase, lease and hold real and personal property necessary or convenient for the carrying out of its powers and duties, to exercise the right of eminent domain to acquire such real property in the same manner as the state now exercises that right and to dispose of any property acquired in any manner;

(7) have such powers as may be necessary or appropriate for the exercise of the powers specifically conferred upon it in Chapter 27 NMSA 1978;

(8) receive and have custody for protection and administration, disburse, dispose of and account for funds, commodities, equipment, supplies and any kind of property given, granted, loaned or advanced to the state for public assistance, public welfare, social security or any other similar purpose;

(9) enter into reciprocal agreements with public welfare agencies of other states relative to the provision for relief or assistance to transients and nonresidents;

(10) establish and administer programs of old age assistance and aid to dependent children and persons with a visual impairment;

(11) establish and administer a program of services for children with a disability or who have a condition that may lead to a disability, and to supervise the administration of those services that are not administered directly by it;

(12) establish, extend and strengthen public welfare services for children; and

(13) establish and administer a program for general relief.
N.M. Stat. § 72-16-81 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 16 / Section 72-16-81
§ 72-16-81. Refunding bonds
Status: in_force

Any bonds issued hereunder may be refunded, without an election, but subject to provisions concerning their payment and to any other contractual limitations in the proceedings authorizing their issuance or otherwise appertaining thereto, pursuant to a resolution or resolutions to be adopted by the board in the manner herein provided for the issuance of other securities, to refund, pay or discharge all or any part of the authority's outstanding bonds, heretofore or hereafter issued, including any interest thereon in arrears or about to become due, or for the purpose of reducing interest costs or effecting other economies or of modifying or eliminating restrictive contractual limitations appertaining to the issuance of additional bonds or any project (or any combination thereof).
N.M. Stat. § 5-9-10 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 5 / Article 9 / Section 5-9-10
§ 5-9-10. Tax increment method of financing
Status: in_force

A. Effective for property tax years beginning on or after January 1, 1994, the local government administering an enterprise zone may elect by resolution to use the tax increment procedures set forth in Section 11 of the Enterprise Zone Act for financing enterprise zone projects. Such procedures may be used in addition to or in conjunction with other methods provided by law for financing such projects.

B. The tax increment method of financing enterprise zone projects is the dedication for further use in enterprise zone projects of that increase in property tax revenue directly resulting from the increased net taxable value of a parcel of project property attributable to its rehabilitation, redevelopment or other improvement because of its inclusion within an enterprise zone project.
N.M. Stat. § 1-2-17 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 1-2-17
§ 1-2-17. Election board; schools of instruction
Status: in_force

A. The county clerk shall cause to be held a public school of instruction for all election board members and others who will be officially concerned with the conduct of an election.

B. The schools of instruction provided for in this section shall be held following an election board member's appointment and before the member performs assigned duties in an election.

C. All major details of the conduct of elections shall be covered by the county clerk or the clerk's authorized representative at such school, with special emphasis being given to recent changes in the Election Code.

D. The school of instruction shall be open to any interested person, and the county clerk shall post notice of the school at least four days before the school is to be held. Each member of an election board shall be notified at least seven days prior to commencement of the school.

E. A person shall not serve as a member of an election board in any election unless that person has attended at least one such school of instruction for the election at which the person is appointed to serve and has been certified by the county clerk with respect to the person's completion of the school of instruction. This subsection shall not apply to filling of vacancies on election day as provided in Subsection B of Section 1-2-15 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 61-31-25 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 31 / Section 61-31-25
§ 61-31-25. Termination of agency life; delayed repeal
Status: repealed

The board of social work examiners is terminated on July 1, 2031 pursuant to the Sunset Act. The board shall continue to operate according to the provisions of the Social Work Practice Act until July 1, 2032. Effective July 1, 2032, the Social Work Practice Act is repealed.
N.M. Stat. § 19-2-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 2 / Section 19-2-8
§ 19-2-8. Fort Wingate military reservation and Fort Bliss target range; jurisdiction ceded; limitation
Status: reserved

That exclusive jurisdiction is hereby ceded to the United States over all the territory set apart from the public domain and comprised within the limits of the Fort Wingate military reservation, in McKinley county, and Fort Bliss target range, in Dona Ana county, and over such land as may hereafter be reserved from the public domain for the enlargement of said reservations; provided, however, that the state of New Mexico reserves the right to serve civil or criminal process within said reservations in suits or prosecutions for or on account of rights acquired, obligations incurred or crimes committed in said state, but outside of such cession and reservations; and provided further, that the jurisdiction herein ceded shall continue no longer than the United States shall own and hold said reservations for military purposes.
N.M. Stat. § 9-22-17 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 22 / Section 9-22-17
§ 9-22-17. Court proceedings for appointment as personal representative or conservator
Status: in_force

The department may institute a proceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction for appointment as personal representative of the estate of a deceased veteran or as conservator of the estate of a minor child of a veteran or as conservator of the estate of an incompetent veteran without cost and tax.
N.M. Stat. § 24-15-12 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 15 / Section 24-15-12
§ 24-15-12. Liability of passengers
Status: in_force

Any passenger shall be liable for loss or damages resulting from violations of the duties set forth in Section 24-15-9 NMSA 1978 , and shall not be able to recover from the ski area operator for any losses or damages where the violation of duty is causally related to the loss or damage suffered.
N.M. Stat. § 26-2C-39 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 26 / Article 2C / Section 26-2C-39
§ 26-2C-39. Cannabis regulation fund
Status: in_force

A. The “cannabis regulation fund” is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of appropriations, gifts, grants, donations and fees collected by the division pursuant to the Cannabis Regulation Act and the medical cannabis program administered by the division. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of a fiscal year shall revert to the general fund.

B. Money in the cannabis regulation fund is subject to appropriation by the legislature to fund the division, the department of health, the department of environment, the New Mexico department of agriculture, the taxation and revenue department and the department of public safety for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of the Cannabis Regulation Act and the Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act.
N.M. Stat. § 27-14-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 27 / Article 14 / Section 27-14-2
§ 27-14-2. Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Medicaid False Claims Act is to deter persons from causing or assisting to cause the state to pay medicaid claims that are false and to provide remedies for obtaining treble damages and civil recoveries for the state when money is obtained from the state by reason of a false claim.
N.M. Stat. § 2-8F-43 — NM Code / Chapter 2 / Article 8F / Section 2-8F-43
§ 2-8F-43. Senate district thirty-seven
Status: in_force

Senate district thirty-seven is composed of Dona Ana county precincts 6, 26 through 28, 34, 45 through 47, 50 through 52, 59, 67 through 73, 77, 91, 102, 103, 106, 110, 112, 113, 116, 117, 130, 131, 133, 137 through 144, 149, 153, 176, 178, 180, 181 and 186.
N.M. Stat. § 19-3-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 3 / Section 19-3-6
§ 19-3-6. Use of common pasturage
Status: in_force

Said lands shall not be used by any person as private property, but shall be held as public property for the use of any person, and common to all.
N.M. Stat. § 28-17-17 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 28 / Article 17 / Section 28-17-17
§ 28-17-17. Immunity from liability
Status: in_force

No representative of the office shall be liable under state law for the good faith performance of official duties pursuant to the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Act.
N.M. Stat. § 22-10A-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 10A / Section 22-10A-8
§ 22-10A-8. Alternative level one license
Status: in_force

A. Except as provided in Subsection B of this section, the department shall issue an alternative level one license to a person who is at least eighteen years of age and who:

(1) has completed a baccalaureate degree at an accredited institution of higher education and has received a passing score on a state-approved subject-area examination in the subject area of instruction for which the person is applying for a license; or

(2) has completed a master's degree at an accredited institution of higher education, including completion of a minimum of twelve graduate credit hours in the subject area of instruction for which the person is applying for a license; or

(3) has completed a doctoral or law degree at an accredited institution of higher education; and

(4) has passed the New Mexico teacher assessments examination, including for elementary licensure beginning January 1, 2013, a rigorous assessment of the candidate's knowledge of the science of teaching reading; and

(5) within two years of beginning teaching, completes a minimum of twelve semester hours of instruction in teaching principles in a program approved by the department; or

(6) demonstrates to the department, in conjunction with the school district or state agency, that the person has met the department-approved competencies for level one teachers that correspond to the grade level that will be taught.

B. A person seeking an alternative level one special education license to teach students with disabilities shall be at least eighteen years of age and meet the educational and assessment requirements of Paragraphs (1) through (4) of Subsection A of this section, as applicable. In addition, the person shall serve a fifteen-week apprenticeship under a level two or three-A special education teacher while taking related and interwoven coursework at a post-secondary educational institution that is designed to connect pedagogical theory with teaching practice, including:

(1) lesson planning;

(2) classroom and behavior management for students with special needs;

(3) learning theory;

(4) foundations of special education; and

(5) culturally and linguistically relevant teaching techniques.

C. A degree or examination referred to in Subsection A of this section shall correspond to the subject area of instruction and the particular grade level that will enable the applicant to teach in a competent manner as determined by the department.

D. An alternative level one or alternative level one special education teacher shall participate in the same mentorship, evaluation and other professional development requirements as other level one teachers.

E. A school district or state agency shall not discriminate against a teacher on the basis that the teacher holds an alternative level one license.

F. The department shall provide by rule for training and other requirements to support the use of unlicensed content area experts as resources in classrooms, team teaching, on-line instruction, curriculum development and other purposes.
N.M. Stat. § 58-15-4 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 15 / Section 58-15-4
§ 58-15-4. Application, investigation and fee; agent for service of process
Status: in_force

A. Application for a license and any annual license renewal shall be in writing under oath and in the form prescribed by the director, shall give the exact location where the business is to be conducted and shall contain such other relevant information as the director may require, including identification of all parties in interest and the names and addresses of all the partners, officers, directors, trustees and beneficiaries of any trust and of such principal owners and members as will provide the basis for an investigation and findings necessary under Section 58-15-5 NMSA 1978 . The application shall also include a statement accepting the license, if granted, as a privilege to be enjoyed and exercised only under all the terms and conditions of the New Mexico Small Loan Act of 1955 and under all lawful regulations of the director promulgated in that act. The applicant shall pay to the director at the time of making application for an original license the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000).

B. The application shall be accompanied by, and every licensee shall at all times maintain on file with the director, a written power of attorney appointing some person, a resident of this state, as the licensee's agent for service of all judicial or other process or legal notice and notices provided for by the New Mexico Small Loan Act of 1955, unless the licensee has appointed an agent for service of process under another statute of this state. In case of noncompliance with this subsection, such service, including service of all notices provided for in the New Mexico Small Loan Act of 1955, may be made on the manager or person in charge of the registered office or place of business of the licensee, and the director may by order suspend the license pending compliance with this section.
N.M. Stat. § 53-8-36 — NM Code / Chapter 53 / Article 8 / Section 53-8-36
§ 53-8-36. Procedure to amend articles of incorporation
Status: in_force

A. Amendments to the articles of incorporation shall be made in the following manner:

(1) if there are members entitled to vote thereon, the board of directors shall adopt a resolution setting forth the proposed amendment and directing that it be submitted to a vote at a meeting of members entitled to vote thereon, which may be either an annual or a special meeting. Written notice setting forth the proposed amendment, or a summary of the changes to be effected thereby, shall be given to each member entitled to vote at the meeting within the time and in the manner provided in the Nonprofit Corporation Act for the giving of notice of meetings of members. The proposed amendment shall be adopted upon receiving at least two-thirds of the votes which members present at the meeting or represented by proxy are entitled to cast; or

(2) if there are no members, or no members entitled to vote thereon, an amendment shall be adopted at a meeting of the board of directors upon receiving the vote of a majority of the directors in office.

B. Any number of amendments may be submitted and voted upon at any one meeting.
N.M. Stat. § 62-18-14 — NM Code / Chapter 62 / Article 18 / Section 62-18-14
§ 62-18-14. Sale of energy transition property; perfecting interests; absolute transfer and true sale requirements
Status: in_force

A. Any sale, assignment or transfer of energy transition property to an assignee that is a financing entity that is wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by the utility shall be an absolute transfer and true sale of, and not a pledge of or secured transaction relating to, the seller's right, title and interest in, to and under the energy transition property if the documents governing the transaction expressly state that the transaction is a sale or other absolute transfer. A transfer of an interest in energy transition property shall be created when:

(1) the financing order creating the energy transition property has become effective;

(2) the documents evidencing the transfer of energy transition property have been executed and delivered to the assignee; and

(3) value is received.

B. On the filing of a financing statement with the secretary of state pursuant to Subsection D of Section 13 of the Energy Transition Act, a transfer of an interest in energy transition property shall be perfected against all third persons, except creditors holding a prior security interest, ownership interest or assignment in the energy transition property previously perfected in accordance with Section 13 of that act.

C. The characterization of the sale, assignment or transfer as an absolute transfer and true sale, and the corresponding characterization of the property interest of the purchaser, shall not be affected or impaired by:

(1) commingling of energy transition revenues with other funds;

(2) the retention by the seller of:

(a) a partial or residual interest, including an equity interest, in the energy transition property, whether direct or indirect, or whether subordinate or otherwise; or

(b) the right to recover costs associated with taxes or license fees imposed on the collection of energy transition revenues;

(3) any recourse that the purchaser may have against the seller;

(4) any indemnification rights, obligations or repurchase rights made or provided by the seller;

(5) the obligation of the seller to collect energy transition revenues on behalf of an assignee;

(6) the treatment of the sale, assignment or transfer of energy transition property for tax, financial reporting or other purposes;

(7) any subsequent order of the commission amending a financing order pursuant to Subsection B of Section 7 of the Energy Transition Act;

(8) any use of an adjustment mechanism approved in the financing order; or

(9) anything else that might affect or impair the characterization of the property.