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N.M. Stat. § 10-11-29 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 10-11-29
§ 10-11-29. State police member, correctional officer member and probation and parole officer member coverage plan 1; amount of pension; form of payment A
Status: in_force

Under state police member, correctional officer member and probation and parole officer member coverage plan 1, the amount of pension under form of payment A is equal to three percent of final average salary multiplied by credited service. The amount shall not exceed one hundred percent of the final average salary.
N.M. Stat. § 1-8-18 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 1-8-18
§ 1-8-18. Primary election law; who may become a candidate
Status: in_force

A. No person shall become a candidate for nomination by a political party or have the person's name printed on the primary election ballot unless the person's record of voter registration shows:

(1) affiliation with that political party on the date of the secretary of state's general election proclamation; and

(2) residence in the district of the office for which the person is a candidate on the date of the secretary of state's general election proclamation or in the case of a person seeking the office of United States senator or United States representative, residence within New Mexico on the date of the secretary of state's general election proclamation.

B. A voter may challenge the candidacy of a person seeking nomination by a political party for the reason that the person does not meet the requirements of Subsection A of this section by filing a petition in the district court within ten days after the last day for filing a declaration of candidacy or a statement of candidacy for convention designation. The district court shall hear and render a decision on the matter within ten days after the filing of the petition. The decision of the district court may be appealed to the supreme court within five days after the decision is rendered. The supreme court shall hear and render a decision on the appeal forthwith.
N.M. Stat. § 1-13-10 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 13 / Section 1-13-10
§ 1-13-10. Post-election duties; voting machine recheck; cost
Status: in_force

A. Before any recheck and comparison of returns and voting machines is made pursuant to Section 1-13-9 NMSA 1978 , the candidate making the request, or the petitioners, shall deposit a sum of money or a surety bond made in favor of the county to defray the cost of the recheck. The state canvassing board shall determine the estimated actual cost of a recheck per voting machine no later than March 15 of even-numbered years.

B. If the recheck alters the winner of the election, the deposit or surety bond shall be returned and the cost of the recheck shall be paid by the county. If the recheck does not alter the winner of the election, the deposit or surety bond shall be forfeited and the money from the deposit or bond shall be placed in the county general fund.
N.M. Stat. § 76-4-38 — NM Code / Chapter 76 / Article 4 / Section 76-4-38
§ 76-4-38. Cooperation
Status: in_force

The department may cooperate, receive grants-in-aid and enter into cooperative agreements with any agency of the federal government, of this state or its subdivisions, or with any agency of another state, in order to:

A. secure uniformity of regulations;

B. enter into cooperative agreements with the United States environmental protection agency to register pesticides under the authority of the Pesticide Control Act and the federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act; 1

C. cooperate in the enforcement of the federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act and regulations through the use of state or federal personnel and facilities or both and to implement cooperative enforcement programs including but not limited to the registration of pesticides, collection and analysis of pesticides and devices, inspection of storage facilities and certification of applicators;

D. enter into contracts with other agencies including federal agencies for the purpose of training pesticide dealers, pesticide management consultants, pesticide applicators or operators;

E. publish information and conduct short courses on the storage, transportation, distribution, application, use, registration and disposal of pesticides and devices and environmental implications thereof;

F. enter into contracts for either monitoring pesticides, or analyzing land, including agricultural products that will be consumed by any living organism other than plants, for pesticide residues, or both;

G. prepare and submit a state plan to meet federal certification standards including issuing experimental use permits; and

H. regulate pesticide applicators and operators.
N.M. Stat. § 6-6-1 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 6 / Section 6-6-1
§ 6-6-1. Definitions
Status: in_force

“ Local public body ” means every political subdivision of the state that expends public money from whatever source derived, including counties, county institutions, boards, bureaus or commissions; incorporated cities, towns or villages; drainage, conservancy, irrigation or other districts; charitable institutions for which an appropriation is made by the legislature; and every office or officer of any of the above. “Local public body” does not include a mutual domestic water consumers association, a land grant, an incorporated municipality or a special district with an annual revenue, exclusive of capital outlay funds, federal or private grants or capital outlay funds disbursed directly by an administrating agency, of less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), nor county, municipal, consolidated, union or rural school districts and their officers or irrigation districts organized under Sections 73-10-1 through 73-10-47 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 10-11-136.1 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 10-11-136.1
§ 10-11-136.1. Legal process to satisfy child support obligations
Status: in_force

A court of competent jurisdiction, solely for the purposes of enforcing current or delinquent child support obligations, may provide by appropriate order for withholding amounts due in satisfaction of current or delinquent child support obligations from the pensions or other benefits provided for in the Public Employees Retirement Act and for payment of such amounts to third parties. The court shall not alter the manner in which the amount of pensions or other benefits is calculated by the association. The court shall not cause any increase in the actuarial present value of the pensions or other benefits to be paid by the association. Payments made pursuant to such orders shall only be made when member contributions are refunded or a pension is payable in accordance with the provisions of the Public Employees Retirement Act; in no case shall more money be paid out, either in a lump sum or in monthly benefits, of association funds in enforcement of current or delinquent child support obligations than would otherwise be payable at that time.
N.M. Stat. § 43-1B-5 — NM Code / Chapter 43 / Article 1B / Section 43-1B-5
§ 43-1B-5. Qualified protective order
Status: in_force

A. A motion seeking a qualified protective order shall accompany each petition for an order authorizing assisted outpatient treatment.

B. In considering the motion, the court shall determine which parties to the proceeding and their attorneys are authorized to receive, subpoena and transmit protected health information pertaining to the respondent for purposes of the proceeding. If the petitioner is a party identified in Paragraph (1), (2) or (3) of Subsection B of Section 4 of the Assisted Outpatient Treatment Act, the court may bar or limit the disclosure of the respondent's protected health information.

C. Covered entities shall only disclose protected health information pertaining to the respondent in accordance with the court's order, except as otherwise provided by state and federal health care privacy laws.

D. Parties and their attorneys are only authorized to use the protected health information of the respondent as directed by the court's order.

E. Within forty-five days after the later of the exhaustion of all appeals or the date on which the respondent is no longer receiving assisted outpatient treatment, the parties and their attorneys and any person or entity in possession of protected health information received from a party or the party's attorney in the course of the proceeding shall destroy all copies of protected health information pertaining to the respondent, except that counsel are not required to secure the return or destruction of protected health information submitted to the court.

F. Nothing in the order controls or limits the use of protected health information pertaining to the respondent that comes into the possession of a party or the party's attorney from a source other than a covered entity.

G. Nothing in the court's order shall authorize any party to obtain medical records or information through means other than formal discovery requests, subpoenas, depositions or other lawful process, or pursuant to a patient authorization.
N.M. Stat. § 2-7F-72 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 2 / Article 7F / Section 2-7F-72
§ 2-7F-72. Representative district sixty-six
Status: in_force

Representative district sixty-six is composed of Chaves county precincts 40, 41, 45 and 47; Eddy county precincts 1, 10, 11, 13 through 16, 23, 24, 34, 35, 38, 39, 42, 44, 46 and 51; and Lea county precincts 2, 3, 8, 10, 13 and 18.
N.M. Stat. § 1-13-20 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 13 / Section 1-13-20
§ 1-13-20. Post-election duties; expense of corrections
Status: in_force

The expense of any proceeding to complete or correct any returns or certificate shall be paid from the county general fund upon voucher signed by the county clerk.
N.M. Stat. § 1-12-8 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 12 / Section 1-12-8
§ 1-12-8. Conduct of election; provisional voting
Status: in_force

A. A person shall be permitted to vote on a provisional paper ballot even though the person's original certificate of registration cannot be found in the county register or even if the person's name does not appear on the signature roster, provided:

(1) the person's residence is within the boundaries of the county in which the person offers to vote;

(2) the person's name is not on the list of persons submitting absentee ballots; and

(3) the person executes a statement swearing or affirming to the best of the person's knowledge that the person is a qualified elector, is currently registered and eligible to vote in that county and has not cast a ballot or voted in that election.

B. A voter shall vote on a provisional paper ballot if the voter:

(1) has not previously voted in a general election in New Mexico or has been purged from the voter list;

(2) registered to vote by mail;

(3) did not submit the physical form of the required voter identification with the certificate of registration form; and

(4) does not present to the election judge a physical form of the required voter identification.

C. A voter shall vote on a provisional paper ballot in accordance with the provisions of Section 1-12-7.1 NMSA 1978 if the voter does not provide the required voter identification to the election judge.

D. A judge or election clerk shall have the voter sign the signature roster and issue the voter a provisional paper ballot, an outer envelope and an official inner envelope. The voter shall vote on the provisional paper ballot in secrecy and, when done, place the ballot in the official inner envelope and place the official inner envelope in the outer envelope and return it to the judge or election clerk. The judge or election clerk shall ensure that the required information is completed on the outer envelope, have the voter sign it in the appropriate place and place it in an envelope designated for provisional paper ballots.

E. Knowingly executing a false statement constitutes perjury as provided in the Criminal Code, and voting on the basis of such falsely executed statement constitutes fraudulent voting.
N.M. Stat. § 20-12-64 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 20 / Article 12 / Section 20-12-64
§ 20-12-64. Frauds against the United States
Status: in_force

Any person subject to Chapter 20 NMSA 1978:

A. who, knowing it to be false or fraudulent:

(1) makes any claim against the United States or any officer thereof; or

(2) presents to any person in the civil or military service thereof, for approval or payment, any claim against the United States or any officer thereof;

B. who, for the purpose of obtaining the approval, allowance or payment of any claim against the United States or any officer thereof:

(1) makes or uses any writing or other paper knowing it to contain any false or fraudulent statements;

(2) makes any oath to any fact or to any writing or other paper knowing the oath to be false; or

(3) forges or counterfeits any signature upon any writing or other paper, or uses any such signature knowing it to be forged or counterfeited;

C. who, having charge, possession, custody or control of any money, or other property of the United States, furnished or intended for the armed forces thereof, knowingly delivers to any person having authority to receive it, any amount thereof less than that for which he receives a certificate of receipt; or

D. who, being authorized to make or deliver any paper certifying the receipt of any property of the United States furnished or intended for the armed forces thereof, makes or delivers to any person such writing without having full knowledge of the truth of the statements therein contained and with intent to defraud the United States, shall, upon conviction, be punished as a court-martial may direct.
N.M. Stat. § 21-11-9 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 11 / Section 21-11-9
§ 21-11-9. Departmental faculties
Status: in_force

The immediate government of their several departments shall be entrusted to their several faculties.
N.M. Stat. § 19-13-26 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 13 / Section 19-13-26
§ 19-13-26. Withholding state lands from lease; lease by competitive bids
Status: in_force

Nothing in the Geothermal Resources Act shall be construed to require the commissioner to offer any tract or tracts of state lands for lease. The commissioner may withhold any tract or tracts from leasing for geothermal resources purposes, if, in his opinion, the best interests of the state would be served by so doing. Nothing in the Geothermal Resources Act shall be construed to prohibit the commissioner from rejecting any application at any time prior to approval, or offering the land embraced within the application for lease by competitive bidding by sealed bids or at public auction to the bidder offering the highest bonus in addition to the annual rentals or royalties as set by the commissioner. Notice of the public sale pursuant to this section shall be given by posting in a conspicuous place in the state land office not less than ten days before the date of sale, a written notice of the sale specifying the day and hour when the sale will be held, the place where the sale will be held and a description of the state land to be offered for lease. The notice shall also state that the sale will be conducted through sealed bids or at public auction and any other information the commissioner determines is necessary. Where two or more sealed bids are received making the same offer on the same land, the commissioner shall award the lease to the land in accordance with regulations prescribed by the commissioner.
N.M. Stat. § 31-2-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 31 / Article 2 / Section 31-2-5
§ 31-2-5. “Fresh pursuit” defined
Status: in_force

The term “fresh pursuit” as used in this act shall include fresh pursuit as defined by the common law, and also the pursuit of a person who has committed a felony or who is reasonably suspected of having committed a felony. It shall also include the pursuit of a person suspected of having committed a supposed felony, though no felony has actually been committed, if there is reasonable ground for believing that a felony has been committed. Fresh pursuit as used herein shall not necessarily imply instant pursuit, but pursuit without unreasonable delay.
N.M. Stat. § 33-1-7 — NM Code / Chapter 33 / Article 1 / Section 33-1-7
§ 33-1-7. Construction of applicable laws
Status: in_force

Wherever, under any statute which was administered or enforced prior to July 1, 1969, by the penitentiary of New Mexico board, the state board of probation and parole or by the boards of the New Mexico boys' school or the girls' welfare home or by the juvenile probation services division of the administrative office of the courts, or by their officers or employees, reference is made to any such officers, employees or agencies, the reference shall be construed to mean the corrections division [corrections department], except as powers and duties are designated to the parole board by the Parole Board Act.
N.M. Stat. § 18-9-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 18 / Article 9 / Section 18-9-3
§ 18-9-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Library Privacy Act:

A. “library” includes any library receiving public funds, any library that is a state agency and any library established by the state, an instrumentality of the state, a local government, district or authority, whether or not that library is regularly open to the public; and

B. “patron record” means any document, record or other method of storing information retained by a library that identifies, or when combined with other available information identifies, a person as a patron of the library or that indicates use or request of materials from the library. “Patron record” includes patron registration information and circulation information that identifies specific patrons.
N.M. Stat. § 12-12-7 — NM Code / Chapter 12 / Article 12 / Section 12-12-7
§ 12-12-7. Penalties and enforcement
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any provision of the Energy Emergency Powers Act or any provision of an executive order issued thereunder is, upon conviction, guilty of a misdemeanor. Every day of violation after notice of violation shall constitute a separate offense. The attorney general shall be responsible for prosecuting violations charged under the Energy Emergency Powers Act and may petition the district court for injunctive relief to prevent any future violation of that act.
N.M. Stat. § 4-38-40 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 38 / Section 4-38-40
§ 4-38-40. Executive committee
Status: in_force

The county treasurer, county assessor and county clerk are ex officio the executive committee of the county advisory board.
N.M. Stat. § 27-2A-4 — NM Code / Chapter 27 / Article 2A / Section 27-2A-4
§ 27-2A-4. Department to seek recovery of medical assistance payments; restriction
Status: in_force

A. The department shall seek recovery from the estate of an individual:

(1) for medical assistance paid on behalf of an individual who was an inpatient in a nursing facility, intermediate care facility for individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities or other medical institution if the individual was required, as a condition of receiving services in the facility or institution pursuant to the state plan, to spend for costs of services all but a minimal amount of the individual's income required for personal needs, and with respect to whom the department determined, after opportunity for a hearing in accordance with procedures established by the department, could not reasonably have been expected to have been discharged from the facility or institution to return home; and

(2) for medical assistance payments made for nursing facility services, home- and community-based services and related hospital and prescription drug services on behalf of an individual who was fifty-five years of age or older when the individual received medical assistance.

B. In the case of an individual who has participated in the state's qualified state long-term care insurance partnership program pursuant to Section 27-2-12.17 NMSA 1978 , the department shall seek recovery of medical assistance paid on behalf of the individual only of the value of the individual's estate that exceeds the amount that the department has disregarded from the individual's countable resources pursuant to Paragraph (2) of Subsection A of Section 27-2-12.17 NMSA 1978 in making its eligibility determination for medical assistance for institutional care or a medical assistance home- and community-based long-term care program.
N.M. Stat. § 74-10-95 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 10 / Section 74-10-95
§ 74-10-95. Securities and income therefrom exempt
Status: in_force

Securities issued under the Solid Waste Authority Act and the income therefrom shall forever be and remain free and exempt from taxation by the state, the authority and any other public body, except transfer, inheritance and estate taxes.
N.M. Stat. § 30-14-1.1 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 14 / Section 30-14-1.1
§ 30-14-1.1. Types of trespass; injury to realty; civil damages
Status: in_force

A. Any person who enters and remains on the lands of another after having been requested to leave is guilty of a misdemeanor.

B. Any person who enters upon the lands of another when such lands are posted against trespass at every roadway or apparent way of access is guilty of a misdemeanor.

C. Any person who drives a vehicle upon the lands of another except through a roadway or other apparent way of access, when such lands are fenced in any manner, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

D. In the event any person enters upon the lands of another without prior permission and injures, damages or destroys any part of the realty or its improvements, including buildings, structures, trees, shrubs or other natural features, he shall be liable to the owner, lessee or person in lawful possession for damages in an amount equal to double the amount of the appraised value of the damage of the property injured or destroyed.
N.M. Stat. § 73-8-36 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 8 / Section 73-8-36
§ 73-8-36. Petition for inclusion of adjacent land; acknowledgment
Status: in_force

The holder or holders of title, or evidence of title, to any body of land adjacent to or situate without the boundaries of any drainage district organized under this act, may file with the board of directors of the district a petition in writing praying that such lands be included in such district. The petition shall describe the tracts or body of land owned by the petitioners in such manner as to identify same, and such petition shall be deemed to give the assent of the petitioners to the inclusion in such district of the lands described in the petition. Such petition shall be acknowledged in the same manner as provided by law for conveyances of land.
N.M. Stat. § 20-10-12.5 — NM Code / Chapter 20 / Article 10 / Section 20-10-12.5
§ 20-10-12.5. Service ribbon and long-service medal
Status: in_force

A. The adjutant general shall present a service ribbon to those members of the national guard and state defense force who have completed five years of honorable service in the national guard or state defense force. This service ribbon shall be of identical design to the ribbon of the long service medal.

B. The adjutant general shall present a long service medal to those members of the national guard and state defense force who have completed ten years of honorable service in either the national guard or the state defense force. The medal and accompanying ribbon shall have an appropriate numeral device affixed signifying total years of service beyond ten in increments of five.