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N.M. Stat. § 1-13-13 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 13 / Section 1-13-13
§ 1-13-13. Post-election duties; county canvassing board; certifying results
Status: in_force

A. The county canvassing board shall meet to approve the report of the canvass of the returns and declare the results no sooner than six days and no later than ten days from the date of the election. A county canvassing board in a county with more than one hundred fifty thousand voters shall meet to approve the report of the canvass of the returns and declare the results no sooner than six days and no later than thirteen days from the date of the election.

B. The county canvassing board, immediately upon approval of the report of the canvass of the returns of an election, shall issue a certificate of canvass of the results of the election and send one copy of the certified results to:

(1) the county clerk;

(2) each local governing body with a candidate or ballot question receiving votes from any precinct in the county;

(3) the secretary of state;

(4) the state records center;

(5) the state canvassing board, in the case of a statewide election or a special state election and the results are for candidates or ballot questions voted on by the voters of more than one county; and

(6) in the case of a municipality whose laws provide for a top-two runoff, the municipality and the county clerk, if the results indicate the need for a top-two runoff election.

C. On the thirty-first day after any primary or general election, the secretary of state shall issue to those candidates entitled by law election certificates, or certificate of nomination in the case of the primary election, to all county officers, magistrates and to members of the legislature elected from districts wholly within the county. In addition, the county canvassing board, immediately after completion of the canvass, shall declare the results of the election and of all ballot questions affecting only precincts within the county.
N.M. Stat. § 58-10-107 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 10 / Section 58-10-107
§ 58-10-107. Lease to minor
Status: in_force

A lessor may lease a safe deposit box to, and in this connection deal with, a minor with the same effect as if leasing to, and dealing with, a person of full legal capacity.
N.M. Stat. § 66-3-819 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 3 / Section 66-3-819
§ 66-3-819. Combining tail and stop lamps
Status: in_force

Except as required by Section 66-3-817 NMSA 1978 tail lamps may be incorporated in the same housing with stop lamps so long as the requirements for each are fulfilled.
N.M. Stat. § 58-22-14 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 22 / Section 58-22-14
§ 58-22-14. New bond required; effect of failure to file new bond
Status: in_force

Upon any recovery in an action on a bond required pursuant to Section 10 of the Escrow Company Act, the licensee shall file a new bond. Failure to file a new bond within ten days of the recovery on a bond or within ten days after notification by the director that a new bond is required constitutes sufficient ground for action by the director under Subsection B of Section 27 of the Escrow Company Act.
N.M. Stat. § 73-12-25 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 12 / Section 73-12-25
§ 73-12-25. Service charges to pay operation and maintenance; tax levy; employment of electrician or mechanic
Status: in_force

For the purpose of defraying the expenses of the organization of the district and the care, operation, management, repair and improvements of all canals, ditches, reservoirs, water wells, power plants, electrical motors, engines, power plants, transmission lines, pipelines and other works including drainage works and including salaries of officers and employees and for rental of [or] charges for water, power or fuel supplied to said district under any contract with owners of other irrigation works or power plants, or transmission lines or pipelines, the board may fix rates of tolls and charges and collect the same of all persons using such canals, ditches, water for irrigation or power or fuel for irrigation, or other purposes, or may provide in whole or in part payment of such expenditures by levy of taxes therefor, as hereinbefore provided, or by both tolls and taxes. In case the money raised be insufficient and in case bonds be unavailable for the construction or completion of any works in accordance with plans adopted, it shall be the duty of the board of directors to provide for the completion by causing the levy of a tax therefor in the same manner in which levy of taxes is made for the other purposes provided for in this act.

The board of directors may employ an expert electrician or mechanic to keep all electrical motors, engines and pumps and other service properties in good repair, so as to produce the maximum efficiency.
N.M. Stat. § 66-3-424 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 3 / Section 66-3-424
§ 66-3-424. Standardized special registration plates with logos
Status: in_force

A. Standardized special registration plates with logos may be authorized by statute to show state support for worthy public purposes. The authorizing statute shall provide for collection of fees that, at a minimum, will cover the costs to the division of development, manufacture and issuance of the special registration plates and logos.

B. Standardized special registration plates, on the standardized areas, shall:

(1) display the colors of the state flag, red lettering on a yellow background;

(2) display the phrases “ New Mexico USA ” and “ Land of Enchantment ”;

(3) provide a space for applying the special registration logo, centered at the left edge of the plate, between the attachment holes, beginning one-fourth inch in from the edge of the plate and having the following dimensions: four and one-eighth inches in height and three and one-eighth inches in width; and

(4) provide a vehicle registration number, to be assigned by the division, that consists of five alphanumeric characters displayed to the right of the special logo area.

C. Special registration logos, except for the standard dimension specified in Paragraph (3) of Subsection B of this section, shall be left to the design discretion of the division, in consultation with the public purpose interest group that requests the special registration plate.

D. Standardized special registration plates with logos, when authorized by statute for a particular public purpose interest group, shall meet the requirements specified in this subsection prior to plate issuance by the division. The public purpose interest group, no later than the effective date of the authorizing statute:

(1) shall provide evidence acceptable to the division that it will generate a minimum number of prepaid applications as determined by the division for the special registration plate with logo;

(2) shall provide a prepayment to the division in an amount sufficient to cover the plate and logo cost of the initial order;

(3) shall provide a sample of the requested artwork design in a format specified by the plate manufacturer for the specialized logo; and

(4) in cases where the authorizing statute includes revenue-sharing with distribution directed to a particular group or fund, shall show that the recipient is a governmental entity or a fund authorized for the use of a governmental entity.

E. The division may promulgate rules for implementation of the provisions of this section.
N.M. Stat. § 24-9A-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 9A / Section 24-9A-7
§ 24-9A-7. Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 1 through 7 of this act may be cited as the “Maternal, Fetal and Infant Experimentation Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 61-12C-14 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 12C / Section 61-12C-14
§ 61-12C-14. Temporary license
Status: in_force

A. Prior to examination, an applicant for licensure may obtain a temporary license to engage in the practice of massage therapy if the applicant meets all the requirements for licensure except completion of the examination.

B. The temporary license is valid until the results of the next scheduled examination are available and a license is issued or denied.

C. No more than one temporary license may be issued to an individual, and no temporary license shall be issued to an applicant who has previously failed the examinations.
N.M. Stat. § 4-59-13 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 59 / Section 4-59-13
§ 4-59-13. Construction of act
Status: in_force

The County Industrial Revenue Bond Act shall not be construed as a restriction or limitation upon any powers which a county might otherwise have under any laws of this state, but shall be construed as cumulative; and the County Industrial Revenue Bond Act shall not be construed as requiring an election by the voters of a county prior to the issuance of bonds hereunder by a county.
N.M. Stat. § 6-13-16 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 6-13-16
§ 6-13-16. Funds derived from sale of bonds; restrictions on use
Status: in_force

That none of the funds derived from the sale of bonds issued under the provisions of this act, except so much thereof as shall be necessary to defray the costs of the issuance of such bonds and the accrued interest from the date thereof to the time of delivery, shall ever be used or expended for any purpose other than those for which the authority to issue the same by this act is given.
N.M. Stat. § 3-37-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 37 / Section 3-37-1
§ 3-37-1. Governing body is board of finance; duties of clerk and treasurer
Status: in_force

A. The governing body is the board of finance of the municipality and the members of the governing body shall serve without compensation additional to the compensation authorized by law for their services as members of the governing body.

B. The municipal clerk shall:

(1) serve as secretary to the board of finance;

(2) keep a record of the proceedings of the board of finance which shall be a public record; and

(3) convene a meeting of the board of finance whenever necessary or whenever requested to do so by any member of the board of finance.

C. The municipal treasurer shall:

(1) supervise the depositing and safekeeping of all money belonging to the municipality; and

(2) with the advice and consent of the municipal board of finance, designate banks qualified to receive on deposit money entrusted to his care.
N.M. Stat. § 31-3-8 — NM Code / Chapter 31 / Article 3 / Section 31-3-8
§ 31-3-8. Defects in bail or bail bond; effect
Status: in_force

No recognizance, undertaking or bond taken in any criminal proceeding shall be void, nor shall the principal or surety be discharged, from liability thereon for want of form or substance or for omission of any recital or condition or because the same was entered into on Sunday.
N.M. Stat. § 24-15A-2 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 15A / Section 24-15A-2
§ 24-15A-2. Purpose of act
Status: in_force

It is the purpose of the Search and Rescue Act:

A. to prepare, organize and coordinate efforts of federal, state and local governmental agencies and volunteer organizations for prompt and efficient search, location, rescue, recovery, care and treatment of persons lost, entrapped or in physical danger;

B. to further coordinate national and state search and rescue agreements; and

C. to develop and administer a statewide plan for search and rescue.
N.M. Stat. § 7-24A-5 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 24A / Section 7-24A-5
§ 7-24A-5. County gasoline tax; authorization; imposition; rate
Status: in_force

A. The majority of the members of the governing body of a county may adopt an ordinance imposing a tax of up to two cents ($.02) a gallon on all gasoline sold at retail within the boundaries of the county on all property not lying within the boundaries of a municipality and upon which gasoline taxes are imposed in accordance with the Gasoline Tax Act. 1 The tax imposed by this section is to be referred to as the “county gasoline tax” and is in addition to the tax imposed in the Gasoline Tax Act.

B. If the governing body of a county adopts an ordinance imposing a county gasoline tax, the governing body shall submit the question of levying the tax to the qualified electors in the county residing outside the boundaries of a municipality.

C. The gasoline tax may be imposed in increments of one cent ($.01) per gallon up to a maximum of two cents ($.02) per gallon. The amount of the tax and the specific purposes for which the proceeds shall be used shall be stated in the ordinance adopted by the governing body of the county as provided in Subsection A of this section. The gasoline tax shall not be imposed for the purpose of funding a vehicle emissions inspection program if a re-registration fee that funds a vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program has been imposed pursuant to Subsection C of Section 74-2-4 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 17-11-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 17 / Article 11 / Section 17-11-3
§ 17-11-3. Prohibitions on public land
Status: in_force

It is a violation of the Wildlife Conservation and Public Safety Act to use a trap, snare or wildlife poison for purposes of capturing, injuring or killing an animal on public land except as provided in Section 17-11-4 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 27-2-12.11 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 27 / Article 2 / Section 27-2-12.11
§ 27-2-12.11. Prescription drug waiver program; purpose; eligibility
Status: in_force

Subject to the availability of state funds and consistent with the federal Social Security Act, the human services [health care authority] department shall create a medicaid waiver program and may by regulation provide prescription drugs to persons whose incomes are less than one hundred eighty-five percent of the federal poverty level and who:

A. are sixty-five years of age or older; or

B. have been determined to be disabled under the criteria established under the federal social security administration's disability determination rules as applied by the department.
N.M. Stat. § 62-15-22 — NM Code / Chapter 62 / Article 15 / Section 62-15-22
§ 62-15-22. Nonliability of members for debts of cooperative
Status: in_force

The private property of the members of a cooperative shall be exempt from execution for the debts of the cooperative and no member shall be liable or responsible for any debts of the cooperative.
N.M. Stat. § 61-7-11 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 7 / Section 61-7-11
§ 61-7-11. Protected action and communication
Status: in_force

There shall be no liability on the part of and no action for damages against:

A. any member of an examining committee of the board for any action undertaken or performed by such member within the scope of the functions or such committee or board under the Impaired Health Care Provider Act when acting in good faith and in the reasonable belief that the action taken is warranted; or

B. any person providing information to an examining committee or to the board in good faith in the reasonable belief that the information is accurate.
N.M. Stat. § 77-16-1 — NM Code / Chapter 77 / Article 16 / Section 77-16-1
§ 77-16-1. Necessity for fence
Status: in_force

Every gardener, farmer, planter or other person having lands or crops that would be injured by trespassing animals, shall make a sufficient fence about his land in cultivation, or other lands that may be so injured, the same to correspond with the requirements of the laws of this state prescribing and defining a legal fence.
N.M. Stat. § 22-15-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 15 / Section 22-15-6
§ 22-15-6. Disbursements from the instructional material fund
Status: in_force

Disbursements from the instructional material fund shall be by warrant of the department of finance and administration upon vouchers issued by the department of education [public education department].
N.M. Stat. § 24-7B-13 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 7B / Section 24-7B-13
§ 24-7B-13. Statutory damages
Status: in_force

A. A health care provider or mental health treatment facility that intentionally violates the Mental Health Care Treatment Decisions Act is subject to liability to the aggrieved individual for damages of five thousand dollars ($5,000) or actual damages resulting from the violation, whichever is greater, plus reasonable attorney fees.

B. A person who intentionally falsifies, forges, conceals, defaces or obliterates an individual's advance directive for mental health treatment or a revocation of an advance directive for mental health treatment without the individual's consent or a person who coerces or fraudulently induces an individual to give, revoke or not give or revoke an advance directive for mental health treatment is subject to liability to that individual for damages of five thousand dollars ($5,000) or actual damages resulting from the action, whichever is greater, plus reasonable attorney fees.

C. The damages provided in this section are in addition to other types of relief available under other law, including civil and criminal law and law providing for disciplinary procedures.
N.M. Stat. § 10-11B-4 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11B / Section 10-11B-4
§ 10-11B-4. Firefighters' survivors fund created
Status: in_force

The “firefighters' survivors fund” is created in the state treasury and shall be administered by the state fire marshal. The fund shall consist of all gifts, donations and bequests of money to the fund as well as any appropriations and distributions made to the fund. Earnings from investment of the fund shall be credited to the fund. Money in the fund is appropriated to the state fire marshal for the purpose of paying death benefits pursuant to the Firefighters' Survivors Supplemental Benefits Act and shall be paid out only upon warrants issued by the secretary of finance and administration pursuant to vouchers signed by the state fire marshal. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert.
N.M. Stat. § 70-7-1 — NM Code / Chapter 70 / Article 7 / Section 70-7-1
§ 70-7-1. Purpose of act
Status: in_force

The legislature finds and determines that it is desirable and necessary under the circumstances and for the purposes hereinafter set out to authorize and provide for the unitized management, operation and further development of the oil and gas properties to which the Statutory Unitization Act is applicable, to the end that greater ultimate recovery may be had therefrom, waste prevented, and correlative rights protected of all owners of mineral interests in each unitized area. It is the intention of the legislature that the Statutory Unitization Act apply to any type of operation that will substantially increase the recovery of oil above the amount that would be recovered by primary recovery alone and not to what the industry understands as exploratory units.
N.M. Stat. § 66-8-114 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 8 / Section 66-8-114
§ 66-8-114. Careless driving
Status: in_force

A. Any person operating a vehicle on the highway shall give his full time and entire attention to the operation of the vehicle.

B. Any person who operates a vehicle in a careless, inattentive or imprudent manner, without due regard for the width, grade, curves, corners, traffic, weather and road conditions and all other attendant circumstances is guilty of a misdemeanor.
N.M. Stat. § 17-2A-2 — NM Code / Chapter 17 / Article 2A / Section 17-2A-2
§ 17-2A-2. Statewide system for hunting activities
Status: in_force

The state game commission shall develop a statewide system for hunting activities that increases participation by New Mexico residents and considers hunter safety, quality hunts, high demand areas, guides and outfitters, quotas and local and financial interests.
N.M. Stat. § 10-11-142 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 10-11-142
§ 10-11-142. Notice of eligibility and changes in benefits
Status: in_force

The association shall give written notice, to the member's last known address of record, to a member when:

A. the member meets the minimum age and service requirements for normal retirement pursuant to the coverage plan applicable to the member; or

B. when a change has been made, by law or rule, to a retirement requirement that applied to the member prior to the change or to the amount of normal retirement pension for which the member would have been eligible prior to the change.
N.M. Stat. § 10-11A-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11A / Section 10-11A-2
§ 10-11A-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Volunteer Firefighters Retirement Act:

A. “ association ” means the public employees retirement association;

B. “ board ” means the retirement board of the association;

C. “ fire department ” means a fire department with volunteer members that is certified by the state fire marshal's office;

D. “ fund ” means the volunteer firefighters retirement fund; and

E. “ member ” means a volunteer nonsalaried firefighter who is listed as an active member on the rolls of a fire department and whose first year of service credit was accumulated during or after the year the member attained the age of sixteen. A volunteer firefighter who receives reimbursement for personal out-of-pocket costs shall not be considered a salaried firefighter.
N.M. Stat. § 1-12-20 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 12 / Section 1-12-20
§ 1-12-20. Conduct of election; interposing challenges
Status: in_force

A challenge may be interposed by a member of the precinct board or by a party challenger for the following reasons:

A. the person offering to vote is not registered to vote;

B. the person offering to vote is listed among those persons to whom an absentee ballot was mailed;

C. the person offering to vote has already cast a ballot in that election;

D. the person offering to vote is improperly registered because the person is not a qualified elector; or

E. in the case of a primary election, the person desiring to vote is not affiliated with a political party represented on the ballot.
N.M. Stat. § 73-7-26 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 7 / Section 73-7-26
§ 73-7-26. Assessments certified as delinquent entered on tax roll; collection
Status: in_force

Drainage commissioners may at any time certify any such delinquent assessments, installments and/or interest to be due and unpaid, indicating the amount of each such assessment, installment and/or interest then due, as to each tract or parcel of land, to the official whose duty it is to collect general state and county taxes, of any county in which any delinquent lands are situated, and such official shall enter the same in the tax roll of such county next thereafter to be made against the lands so certified as delinquent, but in a separate column thereof, and the same shall be collected in the same manner in which state, county and town taxes are collected, except only that personal property, and all lands other than those against which the assessment shall have been made, shall not be liable to seizure and sale therefor; and except further that if any of said lands be not sold at general tax sale for the full amount of all taxes, including drainage assessments, then contained on the tax roll of the county, or if, prior to such general tax sale, the drainage commissioners shall elect to recall their certificate of delinquencies by notice to the county official receiving the same, then and in either such event such lands may be certified back to the drainage commissioners upon their demand as unsold without prejudice to any future action for the collection and enforcement and without prejudice to the lien of such assessments, installments and interest upon said lands by reason thereof.
N.M. Stat. § 1-1-3.2 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 1-1-3.2
§ 1-1-3.2. Election observer
Status: in_force

As used in the Election Code, “ election observer ” means a person registered with the United States department of state as an international election observer or a person registered with the New Mexico secretary of state who is an academic engaged in research on elections and the election process.