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N.M. Stat. § 30-1-16 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 30 / Article 1 / Section 30-1-16
§ 30-1-16. Defense based on victim's gender, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation prohibited
Status: in_force

A. It shall not be a defense, justification or excuse in a criminal proceeding that the defendant's conduct was a reaction to the discovery of, knowledge about or potential disclosure of a victim's or witness's actual or perceived:

(1) gender;

(2) gender expression;

(3) gender identity; or

(4) sexual orientation.

B. It shall not be a defense, justification or excuse in a criminal proceeding that the defendant was romantically propositioned in a nonviolent or non-threatening manner by a person of the same gender or a person who is transgender.

C. Nothing in this section shall prevent a defendant from raising other recognized affirmative defense.

D. As used in this section:

(1) “ gender expression ” means the external appearance of a person's gender identity, often expressed through the person's behavior, physical appearance or voice, which expression may or may not conform to socially defined behaviors and characteristics typically associated with masculinity or femininity;

(2) “ gender identity ” means a person's self-perception, or perception of that person by another, of the person's identity as a male or female based upon the person's appearance, behavior or physical characteristics that are in accord with or opposed to the person's physical anatomy, chromosomal sex or sex at birth; and

(3) “ sexual orientation ” means heterosexuality, homosexuality or bisexuality, whether actual or perceived.
N.M. Stat. § 2-7F-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 2 / Article 7F / Section 2-7F-4
§ 2-7F-4. Elections; vacancies
Status: in_force

A. Members of the house of representatives shall be elected for terms of two years.

B. If a vacancy occurs in the office of representative for any reason, the vacancy shall be filled as follows:

(1) for a representative district that is situated wholly within the exterior boundaries of a single county, the board of county commissioners of that county shall appoint the representative to fill the vacancy; and

(2) for a representative district situated within two or more counties:

(a) the board of county commissioners of each county in the representative district shall submit one name to the governor; and

(b) the governor shall appoint the representative to fill the vacancy from the list of names so submitted.

C. An appointment to fill a vacancy in the house of representatives shall be for a term ending on December 31 after the next general election.

D. An appointment to fill a vacancy made before the general election of 2022 shall be made from the district as it was described in Section 2-7E-1 NMSA 1978 , as established by the court in Egolf v. Duran , D-101-CV-2011-02942 (1st Dist. Ct., Judgment and Final Order on Remand (State House of Representatives Trial) filed February 28, 2012). On or after the general election of 2022, a vacancy shall be filled by appointment from the district as set out in the 2021 House Redistricting Act.
N.M. Stat. § 6-1-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 6-1-2
§ 6-1-2. State board of finance; loans and grants of emergency funds
Status: in_force

If the state board of finance determines that an emergency exists that warrants such action, it may lend or grant to any state agency, board, commission, municipal corporation or other political subdivision organized under the laws of the state or any Indian nation, tribe or pueblo located in whole or in part in New Mexico that sum of money the board determines reasonable and appropriate from any funds appropriated to the board for use in meeting emergencies. As used in this section, “ emergency ” means an unforeseen occurrence or circumstance severely affecting the quality of government services and requiring the immediate expenditure of money that:

A. is not within the available resources of the state agency, board, commission, municipal corporation or other political subdivision or the Indian nation, tribe or pueblo located in whole or in part in New Mexico as determined by the state board of finance; and

B. if subject to appropriation, cannot reasonably await appropriation by the next regular session of the legislature.
N.M. Stat. § 22-10B-4 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 10B / Section 22-10B-4
§ 22-10B-4. Teacher residency program components
Status: in_force

A teacher residency program established pursuant to the Teacher Residency Act shall include:

A. competitive admission requirements with multiple criteria;

B. rigorous department-approved teacher preparation program coursework, which shall be offered while the teaching resident undertakes a full academic year of guided apprenticeship in the classroom of a level two or level three teacher at the partner area school district or charter school;

C. a co-teaching approach to expose teaching residents to a variety of teaching methods, philosophies and classroom environments;

D. clear criteria for the selection of level two and level three teachers based on measures of teacher effectiveness and the appropriate subject area knowledge;

E. providing level two and level three teachers with ongoing evidence-based training in coaching and mentoring teaching residents and compensation for time and added responsibility;

F. grouping teaching residents in cohorts to facilitate professional collaboration among residents and placing teaching residents in teaching schools or professional development programs that are organized to support a high-quality teacher learning experience in a supportive work environment;

G. measures of appropriate progress through the program;

H. a stipend of no less than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) per year for teaching residents;

I. a stipend of no less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) per year for level two and level three teachers participating in the program;

J. a stipend of no less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) per year for principals or head administrators at the partner school district or charter school;

K. funding of no less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) per year for teacher residency program coordinators at each department-approved New Mexico teacher residency program;

L. a post-completion commitment by teaching residents to serve a minimum of three years at schools in the sponsoring school district;

M. an expectation of employment for the teaching resident from the partner school district or charter school;

N. support for teaching residents for not less than one year following the resident's completion of the program through the provision of mentoring, professional development and networking opportunities; and

O. demonstration of the integral role and responsibilities of the partner area school district or charter school in fulfilling the purpose of the program.
N.M. Stat. § 18-2-12 — NM Code / Chapter 18 / Article 2 / Section 18-2-12
§ 18-2-12. Grade II certificate
Status: in_force

A. A grade II librarian's certificate shall be granted to an applicant without examination when the applicant is a graduate of a college or university accredited by its state department of education or a regional accrediting agency, and has a major in library science or has completed a minimum of twenty-one semester hours of library science courses beyond the requirements of a grade I certificate.

B. A grade II librarian's certificate shall be granted by examination to an applicant who lacks the educational requirements for a grade II certificate, and who:

(1) demonstrates ability to perform the duties of a grade II librarian ably and efficiently; and

(2) successfully passes the examination given by the state librarian for a grade II certificate.
N.M. Stat. § 71-8-6 — NM Code / Chapter 71 / Article 8 / Section 71-8-6
§ 71-8-6. Expiration of testing site permits
Status: in_force

Upon the expiration of the term of a testing site permit or any renewal thereof:

A. all activities within the area of the sustainable development testing site shall comply with all applicable laws, ordinances or rules, including permitting requirements; and

B. the permittee may provide the wastewater treatment and disposal technologies to the wastewater technical advisory committee for review and, if appropriate, for listing by the department of environment as approved for use.
N.M. Stat. § 6-34-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 34 / Section 6-34-9
§ 6-34-9. Opportunity enterprise financing
Status: in_force

A. The authority shall receive and review applications for opportunity enterprise financing. If the authority determines that an enterprise development project is eligible for financing, the authority may enter into a contract with the opportunity enterprise partner to provide financing to that partner, which shall be used to complete that project.

B. The authority shall ensure that all zoning, permitting and other regulatory requirements will be met by the enterprise development project and that the enterprise development project will create or expand economic development opportunities within the state.

C. Financing shall not be subject to repayment if the terms of the contract for financing are carried out by the opportunity enterprise partner. A property associated with the enterprise development project shall be the property of the authority and shall be a property available for lease as provided in Section 10 of the Opportunity Enterprise Act. The authority may enter into agreements with the general services department or other state agency or entity approved by the board to administer and maintain the property as required by the Opportunity Enterprise Act.

D. As provided in rules adopted by the board, upon completion of an enterprise development project, the authority shall allow the opportunity enterprise partner responsible for the completion of that project an opportunity to obtain an opportunity enterprise lease for that property as provided in Section 10 of the Opportunity Enterprise Act; provided that any breach of the terms of the contract for opportunity enterprise financing may preclude that opportunity enterprise partner from leasing the property, and in that event, the property shall be made available for lease to other opportunity enterprise partners.
N.M. Stat. § 1-21A-5 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 21A / Section 1-21A-5
§ 1-21A-5. Election day polling places; requirements
Status: in_force

A. A county clerk who has received a written request from an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo for one or more election day polling places on or near Indian nation, tribal or pueblo land shall consider the request when submitting recommendations to the board of county commissioners for the biennial election day polling place resolution establishing voter convenience centers for the subsequent election cycle pursuant to Section 1-3-4 NMSA 1978; provided that:

(1) any voter of the county shall have access to and be permitted to vote at the election day polling place;

(2) the location of the election day polling place conforms to the requirements for election day polling places, except as specified in this section;

(3) the county clerk provides federally mandated language translators at the election day polling places; and

(4) if the election day polling place is located on Indian nation, tribal or pueblo land, the Indian nation, tribe or pueblo provides the facility and services for the election day polling place.

B. In considering the written request, the county clerk shall evaluate the distance voters have to travel to get to the nearest election day polling place and the number of monitored secured containers and early voting locations on or near the Indian nation, tribal or pueblo lands.

C. At the time of submitting the election day polling place resolution to the board of county commissioners, the county clerk shall inform the board of county commissioners of any written requests received by an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo for an election day polling place.

D. Once the election day polling place resolution is adopted, an election day polling place located on Indian nation, tribal or pueblo lands shall not be eliminated or consolidated with other election day polling places in that election cycle without the written agreement of the Indian nation, tribe or pueblo on whose lands the election day polling place is located.
N.M. Stat. § 29-7-12 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 29 / Article 7 / Section 29-7-12
§ 29-7-12. Charges; fund created; use
Status: in_force

A. The division shall not charge local public bodies or New Mexico Indian tribes or pueblos for any expenses associated with providing basic law enforcement training programs to applicants for certification seeking commission pursuant to the provisions of the Law Enforcement Training Act. The division may charge state agencies and institutions and federal agencies and shall charge civilian participants for the cost of providing basic law enforcement training programs, which charges shall be specified in a tuition and fee schedule promulgated by the council and shall not exceed the actual cost of providing the training programs.

B. The division may charge state agencies and institutions, local public bodies, New Mexico Indian tribes and pueblos and federal agencies and shall charge civilian participants for the cost of providing advanced training programs, which charges shall be specified in a tuition and fee schedule promulgated by the council and shall not exceed the actual cost of providing the training programs.

C. The division may charge for the rental or other use of the academy's facility, personnel and equipment, which charges shall be specified in a tuition and fee schedule promulgated by the council and shall not exceed the actual cost of the facility, personnel or equipment.

D. The “law enforcement training and recruiting fund” is created in the state treasury. Money received by the division for activities specified in this section shall be deposited in the fund. The department of public safety shall administer the fund, and money in the fund is appropriated to the division to offset the operational costs of the division. Money in the fund shall be nonreverting. Money shall be expended on warrants issued by the secretary of finance and administration upon vouchers signed by the secretary of public safety or the secretary of public safety's authorized representative.

E. As used in this section, “ local public body ” means all political subdivisions of the state and their agencies, instrumentalities and institutions.
N.M. Stat. § 21-23-4 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 23 / Section 21-23-4
§ 21-23-4. Exceptions
Status: in_force

A. The Post-Secondary Educational Institution Act does not apply to or affect:

(1) a post-secondary educational institution that is established by name as an educational institution by the state through a charter, constitutional provision or other action and is supported in whole or in part by state or local taxation;

(2) an occupational, trade or professional school operating pursuant to any New Mexico occupational licensing law;

(3) a course of instruction provided by an employer to its own employees for training purposes;

(4) institutions that exclusively offer education that is solely avocational or recreational in nature;

(5) a course of instruction or study sponsored by a recognized fraternal, trade, business or professional organization or labor union for the instruction of its members;

(6) chartered, nonprofit religious institutions whose sole purpose is to train students in religious disciplines to prepare them to assume a vocational objective relating primarily to religion;

(7) institutions that exclusively offer instruction at any level from preschool through the twelfth grade;

(8) an institution funded in full or in part by an Indian tribe or pueblo in the state of New Mexico; and

(9) an organization that provides only brief courses of instruction designed to teach specific skills that may be applicable in a work setting but are not sufficient in themselves to be a program of training in employment.

B. An institution, school or program described in this section shall not be entitled to an exemption unless it presents satisfactory evidence to the department that it qualifies.
N.M. Stat. § 4-6-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 6 / Section 4-6-1
§ 4-6-1. County boundaries
Status: in_force

That the county of De Baca is hereby created out of that portion of the state of New Mexico, lying and being situate within the following metes and bounds, as indicated by the United States survey, viz.: commencing at the northeast corner of township 4 north, range 28 east; thence south on range line between ranges 28 and 29 east to the southeast corner of township 1 north, range 28 east; thence east on base line to the northeast corner of township 1 south, range 28 east; thence south on range line between ranges 28 and 29 east to the southeast corner of township 2 south, range 28 east; thence west on township line to the southwest corner of township 2 south, range 27 east; thence south on range line between ranges 26 and 27 east to the southeast corner of township 3 south, range 26 east; thence west on township line to the southwest corner of township 3 south of range 21 east; thence north on range line to the southwest corner of township 2 south of range 21 east; thence west on township line to the southwest corner of township 2 south of range 20 east to the Lincoln county line; thence north on range line between ranges 19 and 20 east to the northwest corner of township 1 south of range 20 east; thence west [east] on township line to the southwest corner of township 1 north of range 20 east; thence north on range line between ranges 19 and 20 east to the northwest corner of township 4 north of range 20 east; thence east on township line to the southeast corner of township 5 north of range 23 east; thence north on range line to the northwest corner of township 5 north of range 24 east; thence east on township line to the northeast corner of township 5 north, range 24 east; thence north on range line to the northwest corner of township 6 north of range 25 east; thence east on township line to the northeast corner of township 6 north of range 26 east; thence south on range line between ranges 26 and 27 east to the southeast corner of township 5 north of range 26 east; thence east on township line to the place of beginning.
N.M. Stat. § 2-7F-43 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 2 / Article 7F / Section 2-7F-43
§ 2-7F-43. Representative district thirty-seven
Status: in_force

Representative district thirty-seven is composed of Dona Ana county precincts 33, 34, 59, 61, 62, 67 through 70, 91, 93, 94, 102, 103, 125, 128 through 130, 137 through 139, 141, 143, 144, 175, 180 and 190.
N.M. Stat. § 66-4-10 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 4 / Section 66-4-10
§ 66-4-10. Auto recyclers; notification of purchase
Status: in_force

A. Prior to taking actual possession of a vehicle that an auto recycler has purchased, the auto recycler shall verify with the department if the vehicle has been reported stolen by checking an electronic system maintained by the department. The auto recycler shall include the seller's name, address, contact information and unique auto recycling license number of the purchaser, unless the purchaser is not a licensed auto recycler, in which case the auto recycler shall include the unique number of the purchaser's government-issued identification document.

B. Within two business days following the date the vehicle purchase transaction is completed, the auto recycler shall report the purchase to the department in an electronic format.

C. The reporting requirements pursuant to Subsection B of this section shall include:

(1) the name, address and contact information of the seller and the purchaser;

(2) the unique auto recycling license number of the seller, unless the seller is not a licensed auto recycler, in which case the unique number of the seller's government-issued identification document;

(3) the unique auto recycling license number of the purchaser, unless the purchaser is not a licensed auto recycler, in which case the unique number of the purchaser's government-issued identification document;

(4) the make, model, year, vehicle identification number and, if available, current odometer reading of the vehicle;

(5) the dates of the transfer of ownership of the vehicle;

(6) a statement specifying if the vehicle was, or will be, crushed, disposed of or used for other purposes; and

(7) a statement specifying if the vehicle is intended for export outside of the United States.

D. The department shall maintain and make available to auto recyclers an electronic system that allows auto recyclers to verify, prior to taking actual possession of a vehicle that an auto recycler has purchased, that the vehicle has not been reported stolen. If the electronic system shows that the vehicle was reported stolen, the auto recycler shall not complete the transaction and shall notify a law enforcement agency of the current location of the vehicle and identification information provided by the person attempting to transfer ownership of the vehicle. If the electronic system shows that the vehicle was not reported stolen, the auto recycler may proceed with the transaction and shall not be held criminally or civilly liable if the vehicle was stolen, unless the auto recycler had knowledge that the vehicle was stolen.

E. The department shall make information contained in the electronic system available, without charge and upon request, to any law enforcement agency or the department, when the person acting on behalf of the agency or department is acting within the course and scope of the agency's or department's duties. Except as authorized by this section, the department shall not release personally identifiable information received under this section.

F. This section shall not apply to sales at salvage pools.
N.M. Stat. § 5-9-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 5 / Article 9 / Section 5-9-3
§ 5-9-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Enterprise Zone Act:

A. “business facility” means the place of business within an enterprise zone of a business that is established within or begins operations in an enterprise zone;

B. “economically disadvantaged worker” means an employed person whose income as an unrelated individual or whose family income is less than the federally established poverty level and is below seventy percent of the lower living-standard-income level as determined and published by the United States department of labor;

C. “enterprise zone” means any geographical area that is designated as an enterprise zone in accordance with the provisions of the Enterprise Zone Act;

D. “local government” means:

(1) the governing body of any county, incorporated municipality or Indian nation, tribe or pueblo; or

(2) the entity designated as a governing body in a joint powers agreement entered into between or among the entities described in Paragraph (1) of this subsection for the purpose of creating and administering an enterprise zone;

E. “long-term unemployed worker” means a person with limited opportunity for employment or reemployment in the same or similar occupation in the same area in which an individual resides, including any older individuals who may have substantial barriers to employment by reason of age; and

F. “project” means an activity, undertaking or series of activities or undertakings designed to create new jobs, encourage business development and eliminate slums or blighted areas in enterprise zones that conform to an approved enterprise zone plan for job and business development, slum clearance and redevelopment, rehabilitation and preservation in the enterprise zone.