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N.M. Stat. § 5-18-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 5 / Article 18 / Section 5-18-5
§ 5-18-5. Resolution declaring intention to form district
Status: in_force

A. A governing body may adopt a resolution declaring its intention to form a district. The resolution shall state the following:

(1) the purposes for which the district is to be formed;

(2) that the district shall include only property for which the owner has agreed to the inclusion of the property within the district, and that inclusion of property may occur subsequent to the adoption of the resolution forming the district;

(3) the process by which a property owner can execute an agreement to include property in the district;

(4) a description of the specific types of renewable energy improvements that will be eligible for the financing provided pursuant to the Renewable Energy Financing District Act;

(5) that inclusion of property in the district will result in the imposition of special assessments on the property to pay the costs of the approved renewable energy improvements, financing and administrative fees;

(6) the method of calculating the amount of the special assessment and the manner of collection of the special assessment;

(7) that standards and requirements will be set by the district board for renewable energy improvements to be installed on property in the district;

(8) a reference to the Renewable Energy Financing District Act; and

(9) that the district will be governed by a district board composed of the members of the governing body or by five directors to be appointed by the governing body.

B. The resolution shall direct that a hearing on formation of the district be scheduled and notice be published as required for public hearings of the governing body.
N.M. Stat. § 60-2A-18 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 2A / Section 60-2A-18
§ 60-2A-18. Advances against contestant's purse
Status: in_force

No promoter or foreign co-promoter shall pay or give any money to a licensee before any professional contest as an advance against a contestant's purse or for a similar purpose. except that a promoter may, with the prior written consent of the commission, pay or advance to a contestant necessary expenses for transportation and maintenance in preparation for a professional contest.
N.M. Stat. § 22-8-9 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 8 / Section 22-8-9
§ 22-8-9. Budgets; minimum requirements
Status: in_force

A. An operating budget for a school district shall not be approved by the department if the educational plan does not provide for:

(1) a school year and school day that includes instructional hours and professional work hours as provided in Section 22-2-8.1 NMSA 1978; and

(2) a pupil-teacher ratio or class or teaching load as provided in Section 22-10A-20 NMSA 1978 .

B. The department shall, by rule, establish the requirements for an instructional day, the standards for an instructional hour and the standards for a full-time teacher and for the equivalent thereof.
N.M. Stat. § 58-10-49 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 10 / Section 58-10-49
§ 58-10-49. Appraisals of real estate owned
Status: in_force

Every association shall appraise every parcel of real estate at the time of acquisition and upon completion of any permanent improvements. The report of the appraisal shall be in writing and kept in the records of the association.
N.M. Stat. § 1-4-5.2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 1-4-5.2
§ 1-4-5.2. Agency registration; form
Status: in_force

A. A qualified elector may register to vote at certain state government offices.

B. Pursuant to Section 1-4-47 NMSA 1978 , a qualified elector who applies for a driver's license, license renewal or motor vehicle identification card may simultaneously register to vote or file a change of address for voter registration purposes.

C. Pursuant to Section 1-4-48 NMSA 1978 , a qualified elector may register to vote in any state agency that provides public assistance or services to persons with disabilities. The secretary of state may designate other state or local public offices with the agreement of those offices.
N.M. Stat. § 60-15-14 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 15 / Section 60-15-14
§ 60-15-14. Crane operators licensure examining council; appointed
Status: in_force

A. The “crane operators licensure examining council” is created. The members of the council shall serve at the pleasure of the superintendent. The superintendent shall appoint at least five members to the council with consideration given to geographical representation and proportional representation of operator, contractor, labor and public members. The members of the council shall include at least:

(1) one class I crane operator;

(2) one contractor, as defined by Section 60-13-3 NMSA 1978 , who employs at least one crane operator;

(3) one representative of organized labor; and

(4) two members from the public at large who are not licensed crane operators.

B. The duties of the council include:

(1) reviewing and approving the applications, qualifications and examinations of applicants for licensure as crane operators and recommending to the superintendent whether licensure should be granted based on their evaluation of the operating experience and competence of the applicants;

(2) reporting findings and recommendations from the hearings to the superintendent;

(3) proceeding according to regulations adopted by the department; and

(4) approving examinations and training programs that meet the requirements of the federal occupational safety and health administration, United States department of labor or occupational health and safety bureau of the department of environment.
N.M. Stat. § 9-19-10 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 19 / Section 9-19-10
§ 9-19-10. Bureaus; chiefs
Status: in_force

The secretary shall establish, within each division, the bureaus as he deems necessary to carry out the provisions of the Department of Public Safety Act. He shall employ a chief to be administrative head of each bureau.
N.M. Stat. § 57-28-1 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 28 / Section 57-28-1
§ 57-28-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 57, Article 28 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Prompt Payment Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 1-12-66 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 12 / Section 1-12-66
§ 1-12-66. Paper ballots; signature rosters, checklist of voters and tally sheets; disposition
Status: in_force

A. After all certificates have been executed, the presiding judge and the two election judges shall place the checklist of voters and one copy of the certificate of returns in that polling place in the stamped, addressed envelope provided for that purpose and an election judge shall immediately mail it to the secretary of state.

B. The signature roster and the original certificate of returns in that polling place shall be returned to the county clerk. The signature roster and the certificate of returns shall not be placed in the ballot box.

C. Signature rosters, checklists of registered voters, certificates of returns and tally sheets in the custody of the county clerk and the secretary of state may be destroyed only pursuant to Section 1-12-69 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 3-22-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 22 / Section 3-22-2
§ 3-22-2. Purpose
Status: in_force

The legislature of the state of New Mexico hereby declares that the historical heritage of this state is among its most valued and important assets and that it is the intention of the Historic District and Landmark Act to empower the counties and municipalities of this state with as full and complete powers to preserve, protect and enhance the historic areas and landmarks lying within their respective jurisdictions as it is possible for this legislature to permit under the constitution of the United States and the constitution of New Mexico and subject to the specific duties and responsibilities respecting historical matters already granted or to be granted under other statutes of this state.
N.M. Stat. § 6-29-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 29 / Section 6-29-7
§ 6-29-7. Tribal infrastructure project fund; created; purpose; appropriations
Status: in_force

A. The “tribal infrastructure project fund” is created in the state treasury and:

(1) the department of finance and administration shall administer the project fund;

(2) the project fund shall consist of:

(a) distributions made to it from the trust fund;

(b) payments of principal and interest on loans for qualified projects;

(c) other money appropriated by the legislature or distributed or otherwise allocated to the project fund for the purpose of supporting qualified projects; and

(d) income from investment of the money in the project fund that shall be credited to the project fund;

(3) balances in the project fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the trust fund or to the general fund; and

(4) the project fund may consist of subaccounts as determined to be necessary by the department of finance and administration.

B. The department of finance and administration may establish procedures and adopt rules as required to administer the project fund and to originate grants or loans for qualified projects approved by the board.

C. Beginning in fiscal year 2006 and in subsequent years, the lesser of one percent of the project fund or one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) is appropriated from the project fund to the department of finance and administration for expenditure in the fiscal year in which it is appropriated, to administer the project fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of any fiscal year shall revert to the project fund.

D. Beginning in fiscal year 2006 and in each subsequent year, the lesser of five percent of the project fund or five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) is appropriated from the project fund to the Indian affairs department for expenditure in the fiscal year in which it is appropriated to administer the Tribal Infrastructure Act, to pay per diem and mileage as required by that act and for operation of the board. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of any fiscal year shall revert to the project fund.

E. The balance in the project fund not otherwise appropriated in this section is appropriated to the department of finance and administration for expenditure in fiscal year 2006 and in subsequent fiscal years to carry out the provisions of the Tribal Infrastructure Act by providing grants or loans for qualified projects. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of a fiscal year shall revert to the project fund.
N.M. Stat. § 21-21K-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 21K / Section 21-21K-6
§ 21-21K-6. Claims of creditors; exemption; liability immunity; state not liable
Status: in_force

A. Money credited to or expended from any account in the education trust fund by or on behalf of an account owner or beneficiary is exempt from all claims of creditors of the account owner, the beneficiary or the board.

B. If the board carries out its review responsibility of the manager's investment decisions consistent with the Uniform Prudent Investor Act, 1 the board or an employee shall not be liable to anyone for any losses sustained as a result of investment decisions. A member of the board, while acting within the scope of the member's authority or while acting as a trustee of the education trust fund or any separate trust fund or account of the board, shall not be subject to any personal liability for any action taken or omitted within that scope of authority.

C. In no event shall any liability of or contractual obligation incurred by the education savings program obligate or encumber any of the state's funds or treasury, including but not limited to the state's general fund, land grant permanent funds, the severance tax permanent fund or any other permanent fund or any money that is a part of a state-funded financial aid program. Nothing in the Education Trust Act creates any obligation, legal, moral or otherwise, to fulfill the terms of any education investment agreement or any other obligation or liability out of any source other than the education trust fund or the program administration fund.
N.M. Stat. § 12-2A-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 12 / Article 2A / Section 12-2A-4
§ 12-2A-4. Construction of “shall”, “must” and “may”
Status: in_force

A. “Shall” and “must” express a duty, obligation, requirement or condition precedent.

B. “May” confers a power, authority, privilege or right.

C. “May not”, “must not” and “shall not” prohibit the exercise of a power, authority, privilege or right.
N.M. Stat. § 61-12G-9 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 12G / Section 61-12G-9
§ 61-12G-9. Exemptions
Status: in_force

Nothing in the Naturopathic Doctors' Practice Act shall be construed to prohibit or to restrict:

A. the practice of a health care profession by an individual who is licensed, certified or registered under other laws of this state and who is performing services within the individual's authorized scope of practice;

B. the practice of naturopathic medicine by a student enrolled in an approved naturopathic medical educational program; provided that the practice of naturopathic medicine by a student is performed pursuant to a course of instruction or an assignment from an instructor and under the supervision of the instructor who is a licensee or a duly licensed professional in the instructed field;

C. any person that sells a vitamin or herb from providing information about the vitamin or herb;

D. the practice of naturopathic medicine by persons who are licensed to practice in any other state or district in the United States and who enter this state to consult with a naturopathic doctor of this state; provided that the consultation is limited to examination, recommendation or testimony in litigation; or

E. any person or practitioner who is not licensed as a naturopathic doctor from recommending ayurvedic medicine, herbal remedies, nutritional advice, homeopathy or other therapy that is within the scope of practice of the Unlicensed Health Care Practice Act; provided that the person or practitioner shall not:

(1) use a title protected pursuant to Section 10 of the Naturopathic Doctors' Practice Act;

(2) represent or assume the character or appearance of a licensee; or

(3) otherwise use a name, title or other designation that indicates or implies that the person is a licensee.
N.M. Stat. § 58-21-14 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 21 / Section 58-21-14
§ 58-21-14. Notice of contemplated action; hearings
Status: in_force

A. When the director contemplates taking any action specified in Section 58-21-8 NMSA 1978 and Paragraphs (1) through (7) of Subsection A of Section 58-21-28 NMSA 1978 , the director shall serve upon the licensee a written notice containing a statement:

(1) that the director has sufficient evidence that, if not rebutted or explained, will justify the director in taking the contemplated action;

(2) indicating the general nature of the evidence; and

(3) that unless the licensee within twenty days after service of the notice deposits in the mail a certified return receipt requested letter addressed to the director and containing a request for a hearing, the director will take the contemplated action.

B. If the licensee does not mail a request for a hearing within the time and in the manner required by this section, the director may take the action contemplated in the notice, and such action shall be final and not subject to judicial review.

C. If the licensee mails a request for a hearing as required by this section, the director shall, within thirty days of receipt of the request, notify the licensee of the time and place of the hearing, the name of the person who shall conduct the hearing for the director and the statutes and regulations authorizing the director to take the contemplated action.
N.M. Stat. § 69-3-25 — NM Code / Chapter 69 / Article 3 / Section 69-3-25
§ 69-3-25. Penalty for trespass; exceptions
Status: in_force

After the posting of such notices, it shall be unlawful for any person to enter upon said premises without such permission, and any person violating the provisions of the preceding section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by fine not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00) or imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding thirty days, or both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court: provided, that this section shall not apply to any person or persons entering said premises in good faith for the purpose of ascertaining whether assessment work has been done, or for the purpose of making a location on government land.
N.M. Stat. § 7-34-6 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 34 / Section 7-34-6
§ 7-34-6. Tax statement; tax due date
Status: in_force

Annually the commission shall compute the assessed value of equipment for each production unit and extend the applicable rates against the assessed value to determine the amount of tax due. The commission shall prepare a tax statement for each production unit showing the production unit identification, the taxing district in which it is located, calendar-year value, assessed value, district rates and the amount of tax due. The tax statement shall be sent to the operator on or before October 15th and payment shall be made to the commission on or before November 30.
N.M. Stat. § 73-14-77 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 14 / Section 73-14-77
§ 73-14-77. Suspension or removal of board members
Status: in_force

A member of a conservancy district board of directors may be removed in the same manner and for the same reasons that a county officer may be removed.
N.M. Stat. § 31-15-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 31 / Article 15 / Section 31-15-2
§ 31-15-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Public Defender Act:

A. “ chief ” means the chief public defender;

B. “ commission ” means the public defender commission;

C. “ court ” means the district, metropolitan and magistrate courts of this state;

D. “ department ” means the public defender department;

E. “ district ” means a public defender district; and

F. “ judge ” means a judge of the district or metropolitan court or a magistrate.
N.M. Stat. § 1-3A-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 3A / Section 1-3A-3
§ 1-3A-3. Citizen redistricting committee created; membership; terms
Status: in_force

A. The “citizen redistricting committee” is created.

B. The committee is composed of seven members, appointed, with due regard to the cultural and geographic diversity of the state, as follows:

(1) one member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;

(2) one member appointed by the minority floor leader of the house of representatives;

(3) one member appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate;

(4) one member appointed by the minority floor leader of the senate;

(5) two members appointed by the state ethics commission, who shall not be members of the largest or second largest political parties in the state; and

(6) one member appointed by the state ethics commission, who shall be a retired justice of the New Mexico supreme court or a retired judge of the New Mexico court of appeals, and who shall chair the committee.

C. No more than three members of the committee shall be members of the same political party. A member of the committee shall not have changed party registration in the two years preceding the member's appointment in such a manner that the member's prior party registration would cause one political party to have more than three members. A member of the committee shall not continue to serve on the committee if the member changes party registration after the date of appointment in such a manner as to cause one political party to have more than three members.

D. Members shall be appointed not later than July 1, 2021, and August 1 of each year ending in the number zero thereafter, and shall serve until a district plan for each of New Mexico's congressional districts, the state house of representatives, the state senate and other state offices requiring redistricting is submitted to the legislature.

E. When any member of the committee dies, resigns or no longer has the qualifications required for the member's original appointment, the member's position on the committee becomes vacant and the chair shall notify the original appointing authority of the vacant position. The vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the original appointing authority no later than fifteen days following notification of the vacancy.

F. The committee shall meet as necessary to carry out its duties pursuant to the Redistricting Act.

G. Members are entitled to receive per diem and mileage as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act and shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or allowance.
N.M. Stat. § 1-4-18 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 1-4-18
§ 1-4-18. Change of registered residence to another county
Status: in_force

When a voter changes the voter's registered residence address from one county in this state to another county in this state, the voter shall complete a new certificate of registration and file it with the appropriate county clerk.
N.M. Stat. § 1-7-2 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 7 / Section 1-7-2
§ 1-7-2. Qualification; removal; requalification
Status: in_force

A. To qualify as a political party in New Mexico, each political party through its governing body shall adopt rules providing for the organization and government of that party and shall file the rules with the secretary of state. Uniform rules shall be adopted throughout the state by the county organizations of that party, where a county organization exists, and shall be filed with the county clerks. At the same time the rules are filed with the secretary of state, the governing body of the political party shall also file with the secretary of state a petition containing the hand-printed names, signatures, addresses of registration and counties of residence of at least one-half of one percent of the total votes cast for the office of governor at the preceding general election who declare by their signatures on the petition that they are voters of New Mexico and that they desire the party to be a qualified political party in New Mexico. Blank petition forms shall be available at any time from the secretary of state.

B. Each county political party organization may adopt supplementary rules insofar as they do not conflict with the uniform state rules or do not abridge the lawful political rights of any person. Such supplementary rules shall be filed with the county clerk and the secretary of state in the same manner as other rules are filed.

C. A qualified political party shall cease to be qualified for the purposes of the Election Code if two successive general elections are held without at least one of the party's candidates on the ballot or if the total votes cast for the party's candidates for governor or president of the United States, provided that the party has a candidate seeking election to either of these offices, in a general election do not equal at least one-half of one percent of the total votes cast for the office of governor or president of the United States, as applicable. No later than March 15 of an odd-numbered year, the secretary of state shall send notice of nonqualification to the state chair of any political party that fails to remain qualified. The notice shall be delivered by registered mail to the last known address of the state chair of the political party, and a copy shall be kept in the secretary of state's file of parties qualified in New Mexico.

D. The secretary of state shall then notify all county clerks of the removal and nonqualification of the political party and shall post the notice on the web site maintained by the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall within forty-five days notify by mail all voters registered as members of such party of the removal and nonqualification of the party.

E. To requalify, the party shall again comply with the provisions of the Election Code dealing with filing requirements for political parties.