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N.M. Stat. § 7-38-21 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 38 / Section 7-38-21
§ 7-38-21. Protests; county-assessed property; election of remedies
Status: in_force

A. A property owner may protest the value or classification determined by the county assessor for the property owner's property for property taxation purposes, the allocation of value of the property to a particular governmental unit or a denial of a claim for an exemption or for a limitation on increase in value either by:

(1) filing a petition with the county assessor as provided in the Property Tax Code; or

(2) filing a claim for refund after paying the property owner's taxes as provided in the Property Tax Code.

B. The initiation of a protest under Paragraph (1) of Subsection A of this section is an election to pursue that remedy and is an unconditional and irrevocable waiver of the right to pursue the remedy provided in Paragraph (2) of Subsection A of this section.

C. A property owner may also protest the application to the property owner's property of any administrative fee adopted pursuant to Section 7-38-36.1 NMSA 1978 by filing a claim for refund after paying the property owner's taxes as provided in the Property Tax Code.
N.M. Stat. § 21-7-25 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 7 / Section 21-7-25
§ 21-7-25. Tax exemption of building and improvement bonds
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under the provisions of this act, being for the sole purposes specified in Section 1 hereof, shall forever be and remain free and exempt from taxation by this state or any subdivision thereof.
N.M. Stat. § 24-14A-6 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 14A / Section 24-14A-6
§ 24-14A-6. Health information system; access
Status: in_force

A. Access to data in the health information system shall be provided in accordance with regulations adopted by the department pursuant to the Health Information System Act.

B. A data provider may obtain data it has submitted to the system, as well as aggregate data, but, except as provided in Subsection D of this section, it shall not have access to data submitted by another provider that is limited only to that provider unless that data is aggregated data and publicly disseminated by the department. Except as provided in Subsection D of this section, in no event may a data provider obtain data regarding an individual patient except in instances where the data were originally submitted by the requesting provider. Prior to the release of any data, in any form, data sources shall be permitted the opportunity to verify the accuracy of the data pertaining to that data source. Data identified in writing as inaccurate shall be corrected prior to the data's release. Time limits shall be set for the submission and review of data by data sources, and penalties shall be established for failure to submit and review the data within the established time.

C. Any person may obtain any aggregate data publicly disseminated by the department.

D. Through a secure delivery or transmission process, the department may share record-level data with a federal agency that is authorized to collect, analyze or disseminate health information. The department shall remove identifiable individual or provider information from the record-level data prior to its disclosure to the federal agency. In providing hospital information under an agreement or arrangement with a federal agency, the department shall ensure that any identifiable hospital information disclosed is necessary for the agency's authorized use and that its disclosure meets with state and federal privacy and confidentiality laws, rules and regulations.
N.M. Stat. § 4-33-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 33 / Section 4-33-9
§ 4-33-9. Disposition of taxes collected
Status: in_force

All moneys collected by the collector of such new county or of the county to which said territory has been added pursuant to the levy and assessment provided for in Section 4-33-8 NMSA 1978 shall be paid to the treasurer and collector of the county from which territory was taken, on or before the fifteenth day of each month.
N.M. Stat. § 74-6B-14 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 6B / Section 74-6B-14
§ 74-6B-14. State liability; insufficient balance in the fund
Status: in_force

Nothing in the Ground Water Protection Act establishes or creates any liability or responsibility on the part of the department or the state to pay corrective action costs from any source other than the corrective action fund, in the manner described, nor shall the department or the state have any liability or responsibility to make any payments for corrective action costs if the balance in the fund is insufficient to cover those costs.
N.M. Stat. § 40-13-6 — NM Code / Chapter 40 / Article 13 / Section 40-13-6
§ 40-13-6. Service of order; duration; penalty; remedies not exclusive
Status: in_force

A. An order of protection granted under the Family Violence Protection Act shall be filed with the clerk of the court, and a copy shall be sent by the clerk to the local law enforcement agency. The order shall be personally served upon the restrained party, unless the restrained party or the restrained party's attorney was present at the time the order was issued. The order shall be filed and served without cost to the protected party.

B. A local law enforcement agency receiving an order of protection from the clerk of the court that was issued under the Family Violence Protection Act shall have the order entered in the national crime information center's order of protection file within seventy-two hours of receipt. This does not include temporary orders of protection entered pursuant to the provisions of Section 40-13-4 NMSA 1978 .

C. An order of protection granted by the court involving custody or support shall be effective for a fixed period of time not to exceed six months. The order may be extended for good cause upon motion of the protected party for an additional period of time not to exceed six months. Injunctive orders shall continue until modified or rescinded upon motion by either party or until the court approves a subsequent consent agreement entered into by the parties.

D. A peace officer may arrest without a warrant and take into custody a restrained party whom the peace officer has probable cause to believe has violated an order of protection that is issued pursuant to the Family Violence Protection Act or entitled to full faith and credit.

E. A restrained party convicted of violating an order of protection granted by a court under the Family Violence Protection Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced in accordance with Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978 . Upon a second or subsequent conviction, an offender shall be sentenced to a jail term of not less than seventy-two consecutive hours that shall not be suspended, deferred or taken under advisement.

F. In addition to any other punishment provided in the Family Violence Protection Act, the court shall order a person convicted to make full restitution to the party injured by the violation of an order of protection and shall order the person convicted to participate in and complete a program of professional counseling, at the person's own expense, if possible.

G. In addition to charging the person with violating an order of protection, a peace officer shall file all other possible criminal charges arising from an incident of domestic abuse when probable cause exists.

H. The remedies provided in the Family Violence Protection Act are in addition to any other civil or criminal remedy available to the protected party or the state.
N.M. Stat. § 38-5-18 — NM Code / Chapter 38 / Article 5 / Section 38-5-18
§ 38-5-18. Employer prohibited from penalizing employee for jury service
Status: in_force

A. An employer shall not deprive an employee of employment or threaten or otherwise coerce the employee because the employee receives a summons for jury service, responds to the summons, serves as a juror or attends court for prospective jury service.

B. An employer shall not require or request an employee to use annual, vacation or sick leave for time spent responding to a summons for jury service, participating in the jury selection process or serving on a jury. Nothing in this subsection requires an employer to provide annual, vacation or sick leave to employees who are not otherwise entitled to those benefits under company policies.
N.M. Stat. § 4-34-5 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 34 / Section 4-34-5
§ 4-34-5. Notice of establishment of new county seat; pending actions and proceedings
Status: in_force

When a new county seat shall have been established in accordance with this article the county commissioners shall cause due notice thereof to be published in some newspaper of general circulation published in said county for four consecutive weeks, and all suits, actions, process, prosecutions and proceedings already commenced or that may be commenced shall proceed to final judgment and execution at such new county seat.
N.M. Stat. § 31-3-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 31 / Article 3 / Section 31-3-6
§ 31-3-6. Change of venue
Status: in_force

If the defendant is released pending trial and thereafter a change of venue is granted, the defendant shall be bound to appear according to the change of venue and otherwise in accordance with the terms of his recognizance. The sureties on a bail bond shall be bound to deliver the defendant in accordance with the change of venue without the necessity of giving a new bail bond.
N.M. Stat. § 11-7-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 11 / Article 7 / Section 11-7-4
§ 11-7-4. Payments by administrator
Status: in_force

The compact administrator may make or arrange for any payments necessary to discharge any financial obligations imposed upon this state by the compact or by any supplementary agreement entered into under the compact.
N.M. Stat. § 67-8-11 — NM Code / Chapter 67 / Article 8 / Section 67-8-11
§ 67-8-11. Signs placed in violation of act declared public nuisances 1]
Status: in_force

Any sign, signboard or device erected, placed or maintained in violation of the provisions of this act is hereby declared to be a public nuisance.
N.M. Stat. § 74-13-14 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 13 / Section 74-13-14
§ 74-13-14. Enforcement; field citations
Status: in_force

A. The board shall implement a field citation program by adopting rules establishing appropriate minor violations for which field citations assessing civil penalties not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) per day of violation may be issued by local government authorities or employees of the department as designated by the secretary.

B. A field citation issued pursuant to this section shall be final unless the person named in the citation files a written request for a public hearing with the secretary no later than fifteen days after the date on which the field citation is served on the person, in which case the enforcement of the field citation shall be suspended pending the issuance of a final order of the secretary after a public hearing. The procedures for scheduling and conducting a hearing on and for final disposition of a field citation shall be the same as those provided for a compliance order pursuant to the Recycling and Illegal Dumping Act.

C. Payment of a civil penalty required by a field citation issued pursuant to this section shall not be a defense to further enforcement by the department to correct a continuing violation or to assess the maximum statutory penalty pursuant to the provisions of the Recycling and Illegal Dumping Act if the violation continues.

D. In determining the amount of a penalty to be assessed pursuant to this section, the secretary or the person issuing a field citation shall take into account the seriousness of the violation, good-faith efforts of the violator to comply with the applicable requirements of the Recycling and Illegal Dumping Act or rules issued pursuant to its provisions and other relevant factors.

E. In connection with a proceeding pursuant to this section, the secretary may issue subpoenas for the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of relevant papers, books and documents and may adopt rules for discovery.
N.M. Stat. § 21-20-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 20 / Section 21-20-1
§ 21-20-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Travel Service Training Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 41-4A-6 — NM Code / Chapter 41 / Article 4A / Section 41-4A-6
§ 41-4A-6. Limitation on recovery
Status: in_force

A. In any action for damages against a public body pursuant to the New Mexico Civil Rights Act, the liability per occurrence shall not exceed the sum of two million dollars ($2,000,000) per claimant, inclusive of the claimant's costs of action and reasonable attorney fees. In jury cases, the jury shall not be given any instructions dealing with this limitation. Interest shall be allowed on judgments against a public body at a rate equal to two percentage points above the bank prime loan rate published by the board of governors of the federal reserve system on the last business day of the month preceding entry of the judgment. Interest shall be computed daily from the date of the entry of the judgment until the date of payment.

B. As of July 1, 2022 and on July 1 of each successive year, the maximum recovery limit shall be increased for the cost of living as provided in Subsection C of this section.

C. On July 1, 2022 and on July 1 of each successive year, the maximum recovery limit shall be increased by the increase in the cost of living. The increase in the cost of living shall be measured by the percentage increase as of August of the immediately preceding year over the level as of August of the previous year of the consumer price index for all urban consumers, United States city average for all items, or its successor index, as published by the United States department of labor or its successor agency, with the amount of the increase rounded to the nearest multiple of ten thousand dollars ($10,000); however, the maximum recovery limit shall not be adjusted downward as a result of a decrease in the cost of living. The risk management division of the general services department shall publish by May 1 of each year the adjusted maximum recovery limit that shall take effect the following July 1.
N.M. Stat. § 77-12-5 — NM Code / Chapter 77 / Article 12 / Section 77-12-5
§ 77-12-5. Trespassing in district; damages; lien on brand
Status: in_force

From and after the date said order takes effect, when any trespassing shall have been done by any cattle, horses, sheep, goats, hogs or other livestock, upon the land or property within said district, whether such land or property is enclosed with a legal fence or not, the person who is the owner, lessee or contract purchase holder of such land or property, may recover any damages he may sustain by reason thereof in any court of competent jurisdiction, and the person so damaged is hereby given a lien on all livestock of the same kind or brand belonging to the owner of such trespassing animals or livestock for the recovery of all damages and costs.
N.M. Stat. § 6-14-9 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 14 / Section 6-14-9
§ 6-14-9. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Supplemental Public Securities Act:

A. “ authorizing instrument ” means the ordinance, resolution, other official action or any applicable combination thereof by which public securities are authorized to be issued by a public body;

B. “ public body ” means this state or any department, board, agency or instrumentality of the state, any county, city, town, village, school district, other district or educational institution or any other governmental agency or political subdivision of the state or the New Mexico finance authority;

C. “ public securities ” means any bonds, notes, loans, warrants or other obligations now or hereafter authorized to be issued by any public body pursuant to the provisions of any general or special statute, any constitutional or statutory charter or any other law; and

D. “ registrar ” means the treasurer or any other officer of the public body or of any other public body or any corporate or other trustee, registrar, paying agent, transfer agent, custodian or other financial intermediary within the United States as may be appointed or designated in the authorizing instrument.
N.M. Stat. § 13-4-23 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 13 / Article 4 / Section 13-4-23
§ 13-4-23. Service where there is no designated agent
Status: in_force

The manner of procuring and serving process in any action brought pursuant to the provisions of this act when there has been, either, no designation of an agent in any such public contract, or where the agent named in such contract has died or removed from the state so that service cannot be had upon such agent, shall be as follows, to-wit: --the plaintiff, at the time of filing his complaint shall allege and set forth in his complaint or in an affidavit, to the satisfaction of the judge of the court having jurisdiction, that the defendant is one of the persons, partnerships or corporations contemplated in Section 1 of this act, with the residence of said defendant, if known, and the further fact that said defendant has no designated agent within the state. Upon such showing being made, the judge shall make an order directing that service of process be made upon the defendant by delivering two copies of the process and of the complaint and of said order to the secretary of the state of New Mexico, with instructions and directions to the secretary of the state to forward one copy of said summons, complaint or other process, together with a copy of such order of the court to said defendant by registered mail to the address shown in the complaint or affidavit, as the case may be; and that in addition to making service upon the secretary of the state, the order of the court shall also direct that a copy of the process, together with a copy of the complaint and of said order accompanied by a notice that the same has been served upon the secretary of the state, pursuant to this act, be delivered to the defendant without the state. Proof of such service shall be made by affidavit filed in said action, and service shall be deemed complete thirty days from the date such personal service is made on the defendant.
N.M. Stat. § 1-12-2 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 12 / Section 1-12-2
§ 1-12-2. Conduct of election; precinct board attendance
Status: in_force

Precinct board members, excepting those members scheduled to work only the second shift, shall present themselves at the polling place not later than 6:00 a.m. on the date required by law for the election.
N.M. Stat. § 73-17-12 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 17 / Section 73-17-12
§ 73-17-12. Interference with state and federal rights
Status: in_force

Should the contemplated improvements by any district interfere with any right or property of the federal government or any state government and it becomes necessary to obtain permission and consent of such governments or any of the departments or agents thereof, to carry out such improvements, the board shall enter into any compact, agreement or contract to obtain the necessary permission and consent for the purpose of making the improvements contemplated; provided, however, the failure of the board to obtain such permission and consent for the district shall not be taken advantage of by any property owner in any proceeding against the district and such failure shall only be questioned by such governments as shall have their rights interfered with.
N.M. Stat. § 3-44-3 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 44 / Section 3-44-3
§ 3-44-3. Joint county-municipal hospitals
Status: in_force

If a county-municipal hospital is authorized, the board of county commissioners and the governing body of the municipality may jointly:

A. lease the hospital upon such terms and conditions as they may determine to a person, firm, corporation, association or the county or municipality for the operation and maintenance of the hospital, provided that the lease may be terminated by the board of county commissioners and the governing body of the municipality without cause upon one hundred eighty days' notice after the first three years of the lease;

B. enter into an agreement with the state human services department [health care authority department] for the care of sick or indigent persons;

C. accept gifts, endowments or grants-in-aid for the purpose of constructing, equipping and maintaining the hospital or endowing rooms or wards for sick, needy or indigent persons; or

D. perform any act or adopt any regulation necessary or expedient to carry out the purposes of Sections 3-44-2 through 3-44-4 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 1-8-27 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 1-8-27
§ 1-8-27. Primary Election Law; declaration of candidacy; manner of filing
Status: in_force

Each declaration of candidacy, by nominating petition or by pre-primary convention designation, shall be delivered for filing in person by the candidate therein named or by a person acting, by virtue of written authorization, solely on the candidate's behalf. The proper filing officer shall not accept for filing more than one declaration of candidacy from any one individual except that candidates who seek but fail to receive pre-primary convention designation shall file a declaration of candidacy by nomination, according to provisions of the Primary Election Law, to have their names placed on the primary election ballot.
N.M. Stat. § 11-10-3 — NM Code / Chapter 11 / Article 10 / Section 11-10-3
§ 11-10-3. Effective date
Status: in_force

That ratification and approval of said compact by this state shall not be binding or obligatory until it shall have been likewise approved by the legislatures of the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming, and the states of Alaska and Hawaii, and consented by the Congress of the United States of America.
N.M. Stat. § 30-16-12 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 30 / Article 16 / Section 30-16-12
§ 30-16-12. Falsely representing oneself as incapacitated
Status: in_force

Falsely representing oneself as disabled consists of a person falsely representing the person's own self to be blind, visually impaired, deaf or having a physical disability for the purpose of obtaining money or other thing of value.

Whoever commits falsely representing oneself as disabled is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
N.M. Stat. § 4-52-1 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 52 / Section 4-52-1
§ 4-52-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Refuse Disposal Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 61-14B-13 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 14B / Section 61-14B-13
§ 61-14B-13. Requirements for endorsement to dispense hearing aids as an otolaryngologist
Status: in_force

An endorsement to practice hearing aid dispensing shall be issued to a licensed otolaryngologist who files a completed application accompanied by the required fees and documentation and who:

A. provides evidence satisfactory to the board of at least six months' experience in the dispensing of hearing aids through practical examination or other methods as determined by the board in either a graduate training program or in a work or training experience;

B. maintains or occupies a business location, hospital, clinical medical practice or other facility where hearing aids are regularly dispensed;

C. passes the jurisprudence examination given by the board; and

D. certifies that the otolaryngologist is not guilty of any activities listed in Section 61-14B-21 NMSA 1978 .