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N.M. Stat. § 1-10-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 10 / Section 1-10-5
§ 1-10-5. Ballots; printing
Status: in_force

The county clerk shall have access to sufficient ballots to send to federal qualified electors no later than the last business day before the forty-fifth day prior to an election. All other pre-printed ballots shall be in the possession of the county clerk at least forty days before the election. When a county is using a system that is designed to print ballots at a polling location, the system shall be programmed and capable of operation at least forty days before the election.
N.M. Stat. § 22-26-10 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 26 / Section 22-26-10
§ 22-26-10. Expenditures by charter schools; reports to department
Status: in_force

A. No later than December 1 of each year, each locally chartered or state-chartered charter school that expects a distribution of property taxes pursuant to the Public School Buildings Act during the next calendar year shall submit a report to the department and its chartering authority showing the purposes for which the expected distribution will be expended. The department shall review the report and, no later than twenty days after receiving the report, shall advise the charter school if, in its opinion, the proposed expenditures are consistent with law and shall provide a copy of the advice to the local district.

B. No later than January 31 of each year, each locally chartered or state-chartered charter school that received a distribution of property taxes pursuant to the Public School Buildings Act during the preceding calendar year shall submit a report to the department and its chartering authority showing the purposes for which the distribution was expended and the amount expended for each purpose.
N.M. Stat. § 34-6-31 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 34 / Article 6 / Section 34-6-31
§ 34-6-31. Operation; nunc pro tunc entries
Status: in_force

Whenever determined to be in the interest of justice, the district court may order any matter to be performed nunc pro tunc.
N.M. Stat. § 4-8-1 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 8 / Section 4-8-1
§ 4-8-1. Original county boundaries
Status: in_force

That the counties of Chaves and Eddy are hereby created out of all that portion of Lincoln county, lying eastward of a line drawn through said county as follows, to wit: commencing at the northern boundary line of the county of Lincoln on the line between ranges nineteen and twenty east; thence south on said line to the base line; thence south along the range line between ranges nineteen and twenty east to the first standard parallel south; thence east to the point where the range line between ranges twenty and twenty-one east, south of said first standard parallel intersects said parallel; thence south on the line between said ranges twenty and twenty-one to the second standard parallel south; thence south to the southeast corner of township eleven south of range twenty east; thence west to the line between ranges twenty and twenty-one south of the second standard parallel south; thence south to the third standard parallel south along the range line between ranges twenty and twenty-one to intersect the third standard parallel south; thence east along said parallel to where the line from the south side of same between ranges twenty-one and twenty-two intersects said parallel; thence along said range line between ranges twenty-one and twenty-two to the fourth standard parallel south; thence west along said parallel to the point where the line between ranges twenty-one and twenty-two south of said parallel intersects said parallel, and thence south on said line to the north boundary of the state of Texas.
N.M. Stat. § 14-10-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 14 / Article 10 / Section 14-10-5
§ 14-10-5. Standard form
Status: in_force

The form of county recording index provided in Chapter 14, Article 10 NMSA 1978 shall be the standard form of index and shall be used throughout the state.
N.M. Stat. § 2-14-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 2 / Article 14 / Section 2-14-2
§ 2-14-2. Chief clerks; interim activities authorized
Status: in_force

A. The chief clerk of the house of representatives and other necessary support staff, not to exceed five full-time equivalents, including the chief clerk, are authorized to operate during the interim between regular legislative sessions to provide support to members of the house of representatives.

B. The chief clerk of the senate and other necessary support staff, not to exceed five full-time equivalents, including the chief clerk, are authorized to operate during the interim between regular legislative sessions to provide support to members of the senate.

C. During the interim, the chief clerks shall report to the legislative council. In addition to the duties established in Section 2-14-3 NMSA 1978 , the legislative council may establish other interim duties for the chief clerks. Except as provided in Section 2-14-3 NMSA 1978 , any duty established by the legislative council shall not overlap or conflict with any duty established for the legislative council service, the legislative education study committee, the legislative finance committee or any other committee created by statute or by the legislative council.
N.M. Stat. § 19-10-5 — NM Code / Chapter 19 / Article 10 / Section 19-10-5
§ 19-10-5. Existing leases; stipulation
Status: in_force

A. The owners of any oil and gas lease issued by the commissioner of public lands before the effective date of this section, other than a five year lease, and maintained in good standing according to the terms and conditions thereof and all applicable statutes and regulations, may, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the commissioner, enter into a stipulation making the terms and conditions of the lease form prescribed by Section 19-10-4.1 NMSA 1978 , a part of any such existing lease, the same as if the lease form had been the original; provided, however, that no such stipulation shall be effective or binding on any of the parties until each and every working interest owner and record owner of the original lease or approved assignment thereof has signed the stipulation.

B. The owners of any five year oil and gas lease issued by the commissioner of public lands before the effective date of this section and maintained in good standing according to the terms and conditions thereof and all applicable statutes and regulations, may, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the commissioner, enter into a stipulation making the terms and conditions of the lease form prescribed by Section 19-10-4.2 NMSA 1978 a part of any such existing lease, the same as if the lease form had been the original; provided, however, that no such stipulation shall be effective or binding on any of the parties until each and every working interest owner and record owner of the original lease or approved assignment has signed the stipulation.
N.M. Stat. § 29-20-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 29 / Article 20 / Section 29-20-1
§ 29-20-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 1 through 4 of this act may be cited as the “Law Enforcement Safe Pursuit Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 21-21G-8 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 21G / Section 21-21G-8
§ 21-21G-8. Duration of scholarship
Status: in_force

Each scholarship is for a period of one academic year.
N.M. Stat. § 76-21-11 — NM Code / Chapter 76 / Article 21 / Section 76-21-11
§ 76-21-11. Qualifications of members
Status: in_force

Each member of the commission shall have the following qualifications which shall continue during his term of office:

A. a legal resident of the United States;

B. a bona fide resident of the state;

C. shall have demonstrated an active interest in the development of the commodity industry in New Mexico; and

D. producer members shall be and have been actively engaged in producing and the handler members in the handling of the commodity for which the commission is established and shall derive a substantial portion of their incomes from the sale of the commodity.
N.M. Stat. § 10-11-115.3 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 10-11-115.3
§ 10-11-115.3. Municipal detention officer member coverage plan 1; amount of pension; form of payment A
Status: in_force

Under municipal detention officer member coverage plan 1, the amount of pension under form of payment A is equal to three percent of the final average salary multiplied by credited service. The amount shall not exceed one hundred percent of the final average salary.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-23E-9 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 23E / Section 59A-23E-9
§ 59A-23E-9. Group health plan; special enrollment periods for dependent beneficiaries
Status: in_force

A. A group health plan shall provide for a dependent special enrollment period described in Subsection B of this section during which a person may be enrolled under the plan as a dependent of the individual, and in the case of the birth or adoption of a child, the spouse of the individual may be enrolled as a dependent of the individual if the spouse is otherwise eligible for coverage, if:

(1) the plan makes coverage available to a dependent of an individual;

(2) the individual is a participant under the plan or has met any waiting period applicable to becoming a participant and is eligible to be enrolled under the plan but for a failure to enroll during a previous enrollment period; and

(3) the person has become the dependent of the individual through marriage, birth, adoption or placement for adoption.

B. A dependent special enrollment period pursuant to this subsection shall be for a period of not less than thirty days and shall begin on the later of:

(1) the date dependent coverage is made available; or

(2) the date of the marriage, birth, adoption or placement for adoption described in Subsection A of this section.

C. If an individual seeks to enroll a person as a dependent during the first thirty days of a dependent special enrollment period, the coverage of the dependent becomes effective:

(1) in the case of marriage, not later than the first day of the first month beginning after the date the completed request for enrollment is received;

(2) in the case of birth, as of the date of the birth; or

(3) in the case of adoption or placement for adoption, the date of the adoption or placement.
N.M. Stat. § 52-5-21 — NM Code / Chapter 52 / Article 5 / Section 52-5-21
§ 52-5-21. Administration records confidentiality; authorized use
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this section, unless introduced as evidence in an administrative or judicial proceeding or filed with the clerk of the court as part of an enforcement or compliance proceeding, all records of the administration shall be confidential. Once an accident or disablement occurs, any person who is a party to a claim upon that accident or disablement is entitled to access to all files relating to that accident or disablement and to all files relating to any prior accident, injury or disablement of the worker. Upon the filing of a rejection of a recommended resolution, all records filed with the clerk of the court as part of the judicial proceeding shall be open to the public.
N.M. Stat. § 28-7-16 — NM Code / Chapter 28 / Article 7 / Section 28-7-16
§ 28-7-16. Commission for the blind created
Status: in_force

A. There is created the “commission for the blind”, consisting of three members, at least one of whom shall be blind, appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Members of the first commission shall be appointed for staggered terms, one ending on December 31, 1988, one ending December 31, 1990 and one ending December 31, 1992. Thereafter, appointments shall be for staggered terms of six years.

B. A majority of the members of the commission constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. The commission shall elect a chairman from its membership.

C. Members of the commission shall be compensated as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act 1 and shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or allowance.
N.M. Stat. § 71-10-6 — NM Code / Chapter 71 / Article 10 / Section 71-10-6
§ 71-10-6. Revenue bonds; exemption from taxation
Status: in_force

The bonds authorized by the Electric Generating Facility Economic District Act, the income from those bonds, mortgages or other security instruments executed as security for those bonds, lease agreements authorized by the Electric Generating Facility Economic District Act and revenue derived from a lease or sale by an authority are exempt from taxation by the state and its subdivisions.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-41-42 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 41 / Section 59A-41-42
§ 59A-41-42. Fraudulent transfers prior to petition
Status: in_force

A. Every transfer made or suffered and every obligation incurred by an insurer within one (1) year prior to the filing of a successful petition for rehabilitation or liquidation under the Insurance Code is fraudulent as to then existing and future creditors if made or incurred without fair consideration, or with actual intent to hinder, delay, or defraud either existing or future creditors. A transfer made or an obligation incurred by an insurer ordered to be rehabilitated or liquidated under the Insurance Code, which is fraudulent under this section, may be avoided by the receiver, except as to a person who in good faith is a purchaser, lienor, or obligee for a present fair equivalent value, and except that any purchaser, lienor, or obligee, who in good faith has given a consideration less than fair for such transfer, lien, or obligation, may retain the property, lien or obligation as security for repayment. The court may, on due notice, order any such transfer or obligation to be preserved for the benefit of the estate, and in that event, the receiver shall succeed to and may enforce the rights of the purchaser, lienor, or obligee.

B.

(1) A transfer of property other than real property shall be deemed to be made or suffered when it becomes so far perfected that no subsequent lien obtainable by legal or equitable proceedings on a simple contract could become superior to the rights of the transferee.

(2) A transfer of real property shall be deemed to be made or suffered when it becomes so far perfected that no subsequent bona fide purchaser from the insurer could obtain rights superior to the rights of the transferee.

(3) A transfer which creates an equitable lien shall not be deemed to be perfected if there are available means by which a legal lien could be created.

(4) Any transfer not perfected prior to the filing of a petition for liquidation shall be deemed to be made immediately before the filing of the successful petition.

(5) The provisions of this subsection apply whether or not there are or were creditors who might have obtained any liens or persons who might have become bona fide purchasers.

C. Any transaction of the insurer with a reinsurer shall be deemed fraudulent and may be avoided by the receiver under Subsection A if:

(1) the transaction consists of the termination, adjustment, or settlement of a reinsurance contract in which the reinsurer is released from any part of its duty to pay the originally specified share of losses that had occurred prior to the time of the transaction, unless the reinsurer gives a present fair equivalent value for the release; and

(2) any part of the transaction took place within one year prior to the date of filing of the petition through which the receivership was commenced.
N.M. Stat. § 61-3-1 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 3 / Section 61-3-1
§ 61-3-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 61, Article 3 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Nursing Practice Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 7-1-17 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 7-1-17
§ 7-1-17. Assessment of tax; presumption of correctness
Status: in_force

A. If the secretary or the secretary's delegate determines that a taxpayer is liable for taxes in excess of fifty dollars ($50.00) that are due and that have not been previously assessed to the taxpayer, the secretary or the secretary's delegate shall promptly assess the amount thereof to the taxpayer.

B. Assessments of tax are effective:

(1) when a return of a taxpayer is received by the department showing a liability for taxes;

(2) when a document denominated “notice of assessment of taxes”, issued in the name of the secretary, is mailed or delivered in person to the taxpayer against whom the liability for tax is asserted, stating the nature and amount of the taxes assertedly owed by the taxpayer to the state, demanding of the taxpayer the immediate payment of the taxes and briefly informing the taxpayer of the remedies available to the taxpayer; or

(3) when an effective jeopardy assessment is made as provided in the Tax Administration Act.

C. Any assessment of taxes or demand for payment made by the department is presumed to be correct.

D. When taxes have been assessed to any taxpayer and remain unpaid, the secretary or the secretary's delegate may demand payment at any time except as provided otherwise by Section 7-1-19 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 73-8-31 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 8 / Section 73-8-31
§ 73-8-31. Warrants; restrictions on issuance and payment; register
Status: in_force

With the exceptions hereinbefore specified no claims or accounts shall be paid by the district treasurer until the same shall have been approved and allowed by the board of directors of the district, and only upon warrants signed by the president and countersigned by the secretary, which warrants shall show the date when authorized by said board and the purpose for which drawn. No warrant shall be issued or obligation incurred unless the district treasurer has in his hands sufficient funds to pay any such warrant when presented for payment, or unless provision has been made so that such district treasurer will have in his hands funds with which to meet the payment of any such warrant when presented. All claims and accounts against the district shall be verified, and the secretary of the district is hereby authorized and empowered to administer oaths to parties desiring to verify claims or accounts against the district.

The district treasurer shall keep a register in which he shall enter each warrant presented for payment, showing the date and amount of such warrant, to whom payable, the date of presentation for payment and the date of payment; and all warrants shall be paid in the order of their presentation for payment to the district treasurer.
N.M. Stat. § 3-14-5 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 14 / Section 3-14-5
§ 3-14-5. Commission-manager; boundaries; retention of general powers
Status: in_force

Any municipality electing to be governed under the commission-manager form of government shall retain its present boundary except as it may be altered as authorized by statute and shall possess all powers granted by the constitution and statutes of New Mexico to other municipalities, not inconsistent with the provisions of Sections 3-14-1 through 3-14-19 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 36-2-37 — NM Code / Chapter 36 / Article 2 / Section 36-2-37
§ 36-2-37. Prosecution by attorney general for solicitation
Status: in_force

Whenever the attorney general has reason to believe that employment as an attorney has been solicited and obtained in violation of this act, he shall cause an action to be instituted in the name of the state against the person owning such right of action or to whose benefit the same inures, the person employed to enforce the same and the person against whom such right of action is claimed to exist, or as many of such persons as can be personally served within this state. In any such action the court, upon finding that such employment was solicited and obtained in violation of this act, may enjoin the person solicited and the person employed to prosecute such claim from continuing such employment and from continuing the prosecution of such claim through the person so employed and may further enjoin the person against whom such claim is asserted from settling such claim or negotiating for the settlement thereof with any person so employed. No undertaking shall be required upon the issuance of any temporary or permanent injunction.
N.M. Stat. § 24-1-33 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 1 / Section 24-1-33
§ 24-1-33. Communication regarding reconstructive breast surgery
Status: in_force

A. A health care provider that provides mastectomy or lumpectomy or lymph node dissection surgery of the breast shall provide information to the patient about the option of reconstructive surgery. The information shall be provided to the patient in writing and in advance of obtaining consent for the mastectomy or lumpectomy or lymph node dissection surgery of the breast. The information shall include at least a description of:

(1) reconstructive surgery options and the advantages and disadvantages of each option;

(2) the availability of health insurance or health care coverage for costs related to reconstructive surgery pursuant to the New Mexico Insurance Code 1 and the federal Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998; 2 and

(3) patient access to reconstructive surgery services, including referring the patient to a health care provider that provides reconstructive surgery if the health care provider that performs the mastectomy or lumpectomy or lymph node dissection surgery of the breast does not offer reconstructive surgery services.

B. The department of health shall notify health care providers of the provisions of Subsection A of this section.
N.M. Stat. § 3-57-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 57 / Section 3-57-4
§ 3-57-4. Methods of annexation
Status: in_force

There shall be two methods of annexing territory to a municipality within class A counties:

A. by petition to a municipality as provided by Section 3-57-5 NMSA 1978 or, if the municipality has over two hundred thousand persons, as provided by Section 3-7-17.1 NMSA 1978; and

B. by petition to the district court as provided by Sections 3-57-6 through 3-57-8 NMSA 1978 .

Any other method provided by the Municipal Code or any other act shall have no application within class A counties.
N.M. Stat. § 33-1A-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 33 / Article 1A / Section 33-1A-5
§ 33-1A-5. Board of finance approval
Status: in_force

No lease of low-rent housing units constructed pursuant to Chapter 33, Article 1A NMSA 1978 shall be binding against the facilities management division of the general services department until it has been approved by the state board of finance.
N.M. Stat. § 58-5-3 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 5 / Section 58-5-3
§ 58-5-3. Branch banks; permit to open; powers; location
Status: in_force

Branches of banks authorized under the provisions of this article are authorized to accept deposits, cash checks, buy and sell exchange, make loans and do a general banking business. A permit to open the branch shall first be obtained from the director.
N.M. Stat. § 1-22-7 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 22 / Section 1-22-7
§ 1-22-7. Declaration of candidacy; filing date; penalty
Status: in_force

A. A candidate for a position that will be filled at a regular local election shall file a declaration of candidacy with the proper filing officer between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on the seventieth day before the date of the regular local election.

B. A candidate shall file for only one position in the same local government but may file for a position in more than one local government on the same filing day.

C. A declaration of candidacy shall not be amended after it has been filed with the proper filing officer.

D. Each declaration of candidacy shall be accompanied by a nominating petition containing at least the number of signatures as required by law for the specific office.

E. Each declaration of candidacy shall be delivered for filing in person by the eligible candidate or by a person acting by virtue of written authorization. The proper filing officer shall not accept for filing from any one individual more than one declaration of candidacy.

F. Whoever knowingly makes a false statement in a declaration of candidacy is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978 .