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N.M. Stat. § 3-33-14 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 33 / Section 3-33-14
§ 3-33-14. Improvement district; petition method; requirements; distribution of costs; notice of hearing
Status: in_force

A. Whenever the owners of sixty-six and two-thirds percent or more of the total assessed valuation of the property to be benefited, exclusive of any land owned by the United States or the state of New Mexico, petition in writing the governing body to create an improvement district and construct the improvement described in the petition, the governing body may:

(1) create the improvement district;

(2) select the type of material and method of construction to be used; and

(3) proceed with the construction of the improvement as authorized in Section 3-33-18 NMSA 1978 after complying with the requirements for a preliminary hearing required in this section. A governing body, board of county commissioners or local board of education may sign a petition seeking the improvement for any land under its control. The submission of separate petitions for any one improvement district within a six-month period shall be considered as a single petition.

B. The governing body may:

(1) pay the cost of the improvement;

(2) assess the cost of the improvement against the benefiting tracts or parcels of land;

(3) pay part of the cost of the improvement and assess part of the cost of the improvement against the benefiting tracts or parcels of land; or

(4) impose an improvement district property tax pursuant to Section 3-33-14.1 NMSA 1978 .

C. If any part or all of the cost of the improvement sought to be constructed as authorized in this section is to be assessed against the benefiting tracts or parcels of land or paid for by the imposition of an improvement district property tax, the governing body shall hold a preliminary hearing on the proposed improvement district and give notice of the preliminary hearing.
N.M. Stat. § 61-12C-11 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 12C / Section 61-12C-11
§ 61-12C-11. Display of license or registration
Status: in_force

A massage therapy license or registration issued by the board shall at all times be posted in a conspicuous place in the holder's principal place of business.
N.M. Stat. § 12-5-15 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 12 / Article 5 / Section 12-5-15
§ 12-5-15. Hemophilia Awareness Day
Status: in_force

The governor shall declare the second Monday in June of each year “Hemophilia Awareness Day”.
N.M. Stat. § 29-16-11 — NM Code / Chapter 29 / Article 16 / Section 29-16-11
§ 29-16-11. Assessment; collection; DNA fee
Status: in_force

A. Each time that a covered offender is convicted, the court shall assess a DNA fee of one hundred dollars ($100) in addition to any other fee, restitution or fine. The corrections department shall collect the DNA fee from the covered offender for deposit in the fund.

B. When a covered offender is transferred to New Mexico from another state pursuant to an interstate compact, the corrections department shall assess and collect from the covered offender a DNA fee of one hundred dollars ($100) for deposit in the fund.
N.M. Stat. § 67-3-23 — NM Code / Chapter 67 / Article 3 / Section 67-3-23
§ 67-3-23. Secretary of transportation; appointment
Status: in_force

The governor shall appoint a secretary of transportation, with the approval of the state transportation commission and subject to the advice and consent of the senate. The secretary shall be in general charge of the work of the commission and be its active executive representative and shall serve as the representative of the department on the executive cabinet as provided for in the Executive Reorganization Act. The secretary shall take the usual oath and execute in favor of the state a bond in the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), of like character, with like sureties and for like purposes, to be approved and filed as prescribed in the Surety Bond Act. The premium of the bond shall be paid out of the state road fund.
N.M. Stat. § 2-1-10 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 2-1-10
§ 2-1-10. Legislative subpoenas; form; issuance; penalty
Status: in_force

A. During any regular or special session of the legislature upon request of a standing committee of either house of the legislature and approval by a majority vote of the elected members of the house of which such committee is a part, the presiding officer of the senate or the speaker of the house of representatives shall issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of any witnesses or command the person to whom directed to produce any books, papers, documents or tangible items designated therein, at any investigation or hearing before the body issuing the subpoena.

B. Every subpoena shall be issued by the duly authorized legislative officer, under the name of the house or senate, and shall command each person to whom it is directed to attend and give testimony, or to produce documents or other designated articles at a time and place therein specified. Service of process may be made by any person designated by the officer issuing the subpoena.

C. Witnesses who may be subpoenaed to appear before any body of the legislature, or to produce any designated books, papers, documents or tangible items shall receive as compensation the sum of five dollars ($5.00) a day for each day they are in actual attendance in obedience to the subpoena, and eight cents ($.08) for each mile actually and necessarily traveled in coming to or going from the place of examination, but nothing shall be paid for traveling expenses when the witnesses have been subpoenaed at the place of examination.

D. Any person who shall refuse or neglect to comply with a subpoena, duly issued by the proper officer of the legislature, shall upon conviction be guilty of contempt of the legislature, and punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the judge.
N.M. Stat. § 21-16-8 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 16 / Section 21-16-8
§ 21-16-8. Purpose of act
Status: in_force

It is the purpose of the Technical and Vocational Institute Act to extend state support to public school vocational and technical education programs of not more than two years' duration designed to fit individuals for employment, provided such individuals are students enrolled in a technical and vocational institute organized pursuant to the Technical and Vocational Institute Act.
N.M. Stat. § 4-51-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 51 / Section 4-51-1
§ 4-51-1. Surplus revenues; application
Status: in_force

At the close of any calendar year, should the actual revenues exceed the estimated budget estimates of expenses as finally approved and certified, the excess money shall be applied on the budget estimate for the next succeeding year, except as provided in Section 6-6-19 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 3-15-6 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 15 / Section 3-15-6
§ 3-15-6. Gratuitous service by committee; expenses
Status: in_force

The electors shall serve without pay and may expend money for such items as clerical help and stationery in the amount allowed by the municipality.
N.M. Stat. § 31-3-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 31 / Article 3 / Section 31-3-7
§ 31-3-7. Bail for witness
Status: in_force

If it appears by affidavit that the testimony of a person is material in any felony criminal proceeding and that it may become impracticable to secure his presence by subpoena, the judge may require such person to give bail pursuant to Rules of Criminal Procedure for his appearance as a witness. If the witness fails to give bail pursuant to Rules of Criminal Procedure, the witness may be committed to the custody of the sheriff for a period not to exceed five days within which time his deposition shall be taken as provided by Rules of Criminal Procedure. The court upon good cause shown may extend the time for taking such depositions for a period not exceeding five days. In no case except a first or second degree felony shall any surety be required for the bail of such witness.
N.M. Stat. § 9-4A-20 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 4A / Section 9-4A-20
§ 9-4A-20. Museum collections fund; created; purpose; national museum ethical guidelines
Status: in_force

A. The “museum collections fund” is created in the state treasury. The fund is a nonreverting fund, and income from investment of the fund shall be credited to the fund. The fund shall be administered by the cultural affairs department, and money in the fund is appropriated to the department as provided in Subsection B of this section.

B. The purpose of the fund is to receive proceeds from the deaccessioning of museum collection items of each state museum and to fund new acquisitions for the museums. To comply with national museum ethical guidelines, each museum may have a subaccount in the museum collections fund into which the proceeds of the deaccessioning of its collection items and income from investment of the proceeds are credited and out of which the museum may expend money for the sole purpose of acquiring objects for that museum's collection. Money in the fund shall be expended on warrant of the secretary of finance and administration pursuant to vouchers signed by the director of the appropriate museum division and the secretary of cultural affairs or the secretary's authorized representative.
N.M. Stat. § 70-2-29 — NM Code / Chapter 70 / Article 2 / Section 70-2-29
§ 70-2-29. Actions for damages; institution of actions for injunctions by private parties
Status: in_force

Nothing in this act contained or authorized, and no suit by or against the commission or the division, and no penalties imposed or claimed against any person for violating any statute of this state with respect to conservation of oil and gas, or any provision of this act, or any rule, regulation or order issued thereunder, shall impair or abridge or delay any cause of action for damages which any person may have or assert against any person violating any statute of the state with respect to conservation of oil and gas, or any provision of this act, or any rule, regulation or order issued thereunder. Any person so damaged by the violation may sue for and recover such damages as he may be entitled to receive. In the event the division should fail to bring suit to enjoin any actual or threatened violation of any statute of this state with respect to the conservation of oil and gas, or of any provision of this act, or of any rule, regulation or order made thereunder, then any person or party in interest adversely affected by such violation, and who has notified the division in writing of such violation or threat thereof and has requested the division to sue, may, to prevent any or further violation, bring suit for that purpose in the district court of any county in which the division could have brought suit. If, in such suit, the court holds that injunctive relief should be granted, then the division shall be made a party and shall be substituted for the person who brought the suit, and the injunction shall be issued as if the division had at all times been the complaining party.
N.M. Stat. § 29-2-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 29 / Article 2 / Section 29-2-6
§ 29-2-6. Qualifications of members
Status: in_force

A. Members of the New Mexico state police, except the chief, shall:

(1) at the time of their appointment, be citizens of the United States;

(2) at the time of their appointment, have reached twenty-one years of age;

(3) except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of this section, at the time of their appointment, have completed at least sixty hours of college credit or have had two years of military or law enforcement service. This requirement shall not apply to officers who are certified and commissioned as of June 30, 2015 in the former motor transportation division or the former special investigations division;

(4) be of good moral character and not have been convicted of a felony or infamous crime in the courts of this state or other state or any country or in the federal courts; and

(5) pass a physical examination that the New Mexico state police may require.

B. Notwithstanding the requirement of Paragraph (3) of Subsection A of this section, the chief may appoint a member of the New Mexico state police who has at least thirty hours of college credit, and the chief shall determine an appropriate time period after appointment for the member to complete the additional thirty hours of college credit required. This provision shall not apply to officers who are certified and commissioned as of June 30, 2015 in the former motor transportation division or the former special investigations division.
N.M. Stat. § 3-21-5 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 21 / Section 3-21-5
§ 3-21-5. Zoning; conformance to comprehensive plan
Status: in_force

A. The regulations and restrictions of the county or municipal zoning authority are to be in accordance with a comprehensive plan and be designed to:

(1) lessen congestion in the streets and public ways;

(2) secure safety from fire, flood waters, panic and other dangers;

(3) promote health and the general welfare;

(4) provide adequate light and air;

(5) prevent the overcrowding of land;

(6) avoid undue concentration of population;

(7) facilitate adequate provision for transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other public requirements; and

(8) control and abate the unsightly use of buildings or land.

B. The zoning authority in adopting regulations and restrictions shall give reasonable consideration, among other things, to the character of the district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses, and to conserving the value of buildings and land and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout its jurisdiction.
N.M. Stat. § 3-38A-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 38A / Section 3-38A-4
§ 3-38A-4. Collection of hospitality fee; audit
Status: in_force

A. Every proprietor of a tourist accommodation in a municipality imposing a hospitality fee shall collect the hospitality fee on behalf of the municipality and shall act as a trustee of the fee revenues. The fee shall be collected from proprietors in accordance with the ordinance imposing the fee and shall be charged separately from the rent fixed by the proprietor for the tourist accommodations.

B. The governing body of a municipality imposing a hospitality fee shall select for annual random audits one or more proprietors or tourist accommodations subject to the fee to verify the amount of gross rent subject to the fee and to ensure that the full amount of the fee on that rent is collected. Copies of audits completed shall be filed annually with the local government division of the department of finance and administration.
N.M. Stat. § 31-21-24 — NM Code / Chapter 31 / Article 21 / Section 31-21-24
§ 31-21-24. Parole board; members; appointment; terms; qualifications; compensation; organization
Status: in_force

A. The “parole board” is created, consisting of fifteen members appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate.

B. The terms of the members of the parole board shall be six years. To provide for staggered terms, five members shall be appointed every two years. Members serve until their successors have been appointed and qualified.

C. Members of the parole board may be removed by the governor as provided in Article 5, Section 5 of the constitution of New Mexico . Vacancies shall be filled by appointment by the governor for the remainder of the unexpired term.

D. Members of the parole board shall be persons qualified by such academic training or professional experience as is deemed necessary to render them fit to serve as members of the board. No member of the board shall be an official or employee of any other federal, state or local government entity.

E. Members of the parole board shall receive per diem and mileage as provided for nonsalaried public officers in the Per Diem and Mileage Act 1 and shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or allowance.

F. The governor shall designate one member of the parole board to serve as chair, who in addition to other duties shall coordinate with the corrections department in the furnishing of services pursuant to Section 9-3-11 NMSA 1978 .

G. A parole may be granted, denied or revoked by a quorum of two on a panel consisting of three parole board members appointed on a rotating basis by the chair of the board.
N.M. Stat. § 77-15-7 — NM Code / Chapter 77 / Article 15 / Section 77-15-7
§ 77-15-7. Purpose of predator control program; method of establishment
Status: in_force

Predator control programs shall be established in any county by the board of county commissioners upon receipt of a valid petition for that purpose. The predator control program shall be for the protection of sheep and goats, or cattle, or both groups of animals, against predators, for one-, two-, three-, four- or five-year periods.
N.M. Stat. § 6-33-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 33 / Section 6-33-6
§ 6-33-6. Compromise; adjustment
Status: in_force

In the event of default in the payment of principal of or interest on an investment made, the authority is authorized to institute proper proceedings to collect matured interest and principal; the authority may, after consultation with the board of directors of the authority, accept for exchange purposes refunding bonds or other evidences of indebtedness at interest rates to be agreed upon with the obligor. The authority, after consultation with the board of directors of the authority, is authorized to adjust past-due interest or principal in default.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-45-1 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 45 / Section 59A-45-1
§ 59A-45-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This article may be cited as the “Insurance Premium Financing Law”.
N.M. Stat. § 1-4-34 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 1-4-34
§ 1-4-34. Board of registration; board of county commissioners; appointment
Status: in_force

A. The board of county commissioners shall, in June or July of each odd-numbered year, appoint five voters who shall constitute the board of registration for the county; provided that a county with fewer than five thousand residents as of the last federal decennial census may appoint three voters who shall constitute the board of registration for the county.

B. Members of the board of registration shall not during their service be county employees, elected officials or candidates for public office, and not more than two members of the board of registration shall be members of the same political party at the time of their appointment; provided that:

(1) a member of the board of registration shall not have changed party registration in the two years next preceding the member's appointment in such a manner that the member's prior party registration would make the member ineligible to serve on the board of registration; and

(2) a member of the board of registration shall not continue to serve on the board of registration if the member changes party registration after the date of appointment in such a manner to make the member ineligible to serve on the board of registration.

C. In the event that a position on the board of registration becomes vacant for any of the reasons described in Section 10-3-1 NMSA 1978 , the board of county commissioners shall appoint a replacement who shall qualify pursuant to Subsection B of this section and serve until the expiration of the original term.
N.M. Stat. § 3-39-18 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 39 / Section 3-39-18
§ 3-39-18. Airport hazards not in public interest
Status: in_force

It is hereby found and declared that an airport hazard endangers the lives and property of users of the airport and of occupants of land in its vicinity, and also, if of the obstruction type, in effect reduces the size of the area available for the landing, taking-off and maneuvering of aircraft, thus tending to destroy or impair the utility of the airport and the public investment therein, and is therefore not in the interest of the public health, public safety or general welfare.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-12-21 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 12 / Section 59A-12-21
§ 59A-12-21. Records of insurance producer
Status: in_force

A. Every insurance producer shall keep in the insurance producer's place of business complete records of transactions under the license. The record shall show the following information for each insurance policy placed by or through the licensee:

(1) the names of the insurer and insured;

(2) the number and expiration date of each policy;

(3) the premium payable for each policy;

(4) the names of all other persons from whom business is accepted or to whom commissions are promised or paid;

(5) all premiums collected; and

(6) any additional information the superintendent may require.

B. The records shall be open to the superintendent's examination, and the superintendent may at any reasonable time require the licensee to furnish, in the manner or form that the superintendent may require, any information kept or required to be kept in such records.

C. Records as to a particular policy may be destroyed on expiration of three years after the policy's expiration.
N.M. Stat. § 7-4-17 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 4 / Section 7-4-17
§ 7-4-17. Determination of sales in this state of tangible personal property for inclusion in sales factor
Status: in_force

Sales of tangible personal property are in this state if:

A. the property is delivered or shipped to a purchaser other than the United States government within this state regardless of the f. o. b. point or other conditions of the sale; or

B. the property is shipped from an office, store, warehouse, factory or other place of storage in this state and:

(1) the purchaser is the United States government; or

(2) the taxpayer:

(a) is not taxable in the state of the purchaser; and

(b) did not make an election for apportionment of business income pursuant to Subsection B or C of Section 7-4-10 NMSA 1978 .