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N.M. Stat. § 53-20-14 — NM Code / Chapter 53 / Article 20 / Section 53-20-14
§ 53-20-14. Certificate of authority; revocation; causes
Status: in_force

A. The certificate of authority of a foreign business trust to transact business in this state may be revoked by the public regulation secretary of state pursuant to this section when:

(1) the foreign business trust has failed to pay any fees prescribed by law when they become due and payable;

(2) the foreign business trust has failed to appoint and maintain a registered agent in this state;

(3) the foreign business trust has failed, after change of its registered office or registered agent, to file with the commission [secretary of state] a statement of the change as required by law; or

(4) a misrepresentation has been made of any material matter in an application, report, affidavit or other document submitted by such foreign business trust pursuant to law.

B. No certificate of authority of a foreign business trust shall be revoked by the public regulation commission [secretary of state] unless:

(1) it has given the foreign business trust not less than sixty days' prior notice of revocation by mail addressed to its registered office in this state; and

(2) the foreign business trust prior to revocation fails to pay fees or taxes owed, file the required statement of change of registered agent or registered office or correct the misrepresentation.
N.M. Stat. § 66-3-856 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 3 / Section 66-3-856
§ 66-3-856. Emergency signals; dangerous cargoes
Status: in_force

No driver shall use or permit the use of any flame-producing emergency signal for protecting any motor vehicle transporting explosives, any cargo tank motor vehicle used for the transportation of any flammable liquid or flammable compressed gas, whether loaded or empty; or any motor vehicle using compressed gas as a motor fuel. In lieu thereof, red electric lanterns or red emergency reflectors shall be used, the placement of which shall be in the same manner as prescribed in Section 66-3-853B and C NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 28-17-1 — NM Code / Chapter 28 / Article 17 / Section 28-17-1
§ 28-17-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 28, Article 17 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Long-Term Care Ombudsman Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 50-4-6 — NM Code / Chapter 50 / Article 4 / Section 50-4-6
§ 50-4-6. Industrial disputes
Status: in_force

In the event of the suspension of work as the result of an industrial dispute, the wages and compensation earned and unpaid at the time of such suspension shall become due and payable at the next payday as provided in Section 2 of this act, including, without abatement or reduction, other than such deductions as may be required by law, or as may be specified in the contract of hiring, all amounts due to all persons whose work has been suspended as a result of such industrial dispute, together with any deposit or other guaranty held by the employer for the faithful performance of the duties of the employee.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-16C-12 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 16C / Section 59A-16C-12
§ 59A-16C-12. Attorney general's duties
Status: in_force

When so requested by the superintendent, the attorney general shall commission as a special assistant attorney general any attorney employed by the superintendent or contracted with by the superintendent and approved by the attorney general to assist the superintendent in carrying out his duties, including providing legal advice and prosecuting offenders. The actual costs associated with the assignment of assistant attorneys general to the superintendent shall be paid out of the fund.
N.M. Stat. § 63-9H-8 — NM Code / Chapter 63 / Article 9H / Section 63-9H-8
§ 63-9H-8. Exemption for private service
Status: in_force

Construction, maintenance or operation of a private telecommunications service does not constitute the provision of rural public telecommunications service, and a private telecommunications service shall not be subject to regulation by the commission pursuant to the Rural Telecommunications Act of New Mexico.
N.M. Stat. § 60-16-5 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 16 / Section 60-16-5
§ 60-16-5. Duties of buyer; record of purchase
Status: in_force

A. A buyer shall:

(1) not purchase in-shell pecans without a valid license;

(2) comply with the provisions of the Pecan Buyers Licensure Act and adopted rules;

(3) comply with state and federal requirements related to the movement of in-shell pecans;

(4) ensure that all of the buyer's employees involved in the purchasing, receiving or shipping of in-shell pecans are trained on the provisions of the Pecan Buyers Licensure Act and adopted rules;

(5) maintain accurate and legible written records, in a form approved by the department, of the purchase of in-shell pecans that are made in the course of the buyer's business;

(6) ensure that records of the purchase of in-shell pecans are available for inspection by the department or a peace officer within forty-eight hours of the transaction; and

(7) retain records of the purchase of in-shell pecans for a minimum of two years.

B. A purchase record shall include the:

(1) location and date of the purchase;

(2) name and address of the seller;

(3) street address or physical location of the tree or the farm from where the in-shell pecans originated;

(4) identification number contained on the personal identification document of the seller;

(5) license plate number, make and model of the seller's motor vehicle; and

(6) total weight of the in-shell pecans purchased.

C. If a licensed buyer purchases in-shell pecans from another licensed buyer, the purchase record shall include the seller's name, address and telephone number, the date of origin of the in-shell pecans and the total weight of the in-shell pecans purchased.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-11-7 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 11 / Section 32A-11-7
§ 32A-11-7. Governor
Status: in_force

As used in Article 8 of the Revised Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, the term “ executive head ” means the governor. The governor is hereby authorized to appoint a compact administrator in accordance with the terms of Article 8 of that compact.
N.M. Stat. § 73-20-31 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 20 / Section 73-20-31
§ 73-20-31. Powers and duties of department and commission
Status: in_force

A. The supervising officer of any state agency or post-secondary educational institution shall, within the limitations of his budget and the demands of his agency or institution, assign staff or personnel, render special reports and undertake surveys or studies pertaining to soil and water conservation for the commission and the department as requested.

B. The department, with the advice of the commission, shall:

(1) assist districts in the development of district soil and water conservation programs and, from such programs, develop a soil and water conservation program for the state;

(2) provide information for supervisors concerning the experience and activities of all districts and facilitate the exchange of experience and advice among districts;

(3) promote cooperation between districts and, by advice and consultation, assist in the coordination of district programs;

(4) secure and maintain the cooperation and assistance of state and federal agencies and seek to secure and maintain the cooperation and assistance of national, state and local organizations and groups interested or active in natural resources conservation and development;

(5) disseminate information throughout the state concerning district activities and programs; and

(6) encourage and, within budget limitations, render assistance to district activities and facilitate and encourage the formation of new districts in areas where district organization is desirable.

C. The commission may:

(1) advise the department and the board of regents concerning any matter that in its opinion has a significant impact on or otherwise substantially affects soil and water conservation; and

(2) promulgate rules to carry out the provisions of the Soil and Water Conservation District Act.
N.M. Stat. § 3-28-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 28 / Section 3-28-8
§ 3-28-8. Board of directors; powers
Status: in_force

The power to make and alter bylaws or rules and regulations for the management and operation of the works of the association, and the control and conduct of its business and affairs, shall be in the board of directors.
N.M. Stat. § 10-7-9 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 7 / Section 10-7-9
§ 10-7-9. Minimum salary rate
Status: in_force

Every state employee and every person regularly employed at a state educational institution named in Article 12, Section 11 of the New Mexico constitution , except student employees as defined by the board of educational finance, shall receive a salary at a rate equal to at least four hundred dollars ($400) per month.
N.M. Stat. § 74-9-40 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 9 / Section 74-9-40
§ 74-9-40. Grants program; duties of division
Status: in_force

The division shall:

A. establish a program to make grants to counties and municipalities, individually or jointly, for the establishment or modification of solid waste facilities or for contracting for solid waste services in accordance with the Solid Waste Act and regulations of the board pursuant to that act; and

B. prepare an annual report to the governor and the legislature on the grants program; and

C. award grants only to counties and municipalities that meet the criteria established by the division.
N.M. Stat. § 17-4-33 — NM Code / Chapter 17 / Article 4 / Section 17-4-33
§ 17-4-33. Gaining access into nature program; policy; additional powers of state game commission
Status: in_force

A. It is the policy of the state of New Mexico to encourage and promote wildlife-associated recreation in New Mexico and to provide for public participation in the use of available natural resources in a manner that will benefit the general public in its enjoyment of public assets and the state and its political subdivisions in increased economic development.

B. To implement the state policy, the state game commission shall develop and administer a “gaining access into nature program” pursuant to the provisions of this section.

C. In addition to its other powers, in order to develop and administer the gaining access into nature program, the state game commission may:

(1) designate areas and properties under its control where activities other than hunting, fishing and trapping are available to the public;

(2) designate activities that may take place on properties under its control and designate conditions and qualifications for the activities;

(3) enter into partnership and joint powers agreements, leases and other contractual arrangements with other state agencies, private landowners and other private entities to jointly administer, promote and expand the gaining access into nature program;

(4) issue permits, special use licenses and other authorizations for access to individuals and organizations to access state game commission properties for purposes of participating in gaining access into nature programs and charge fees for the access privileges; provided that the fees do not exceed the reasonable costs associated with developing and administering the gaining access into nature program;

(5) engage in public outreach programs to identify through public meetings, surveys and educational programs the interests of the public that may be best served by the gaining access into nature program;

(6) adopt such rules as it deems necessary for programs, events or other activities to properly implement the goals and the administration of the gaining access into nature program; and

(7) subject to appropriation by the legislature, expend money from the game protection fund necessary to develop and administer the gaining access into nature program, including:

(a) the reasonable costs of improving habitat and properties in order to make them suitable for the public uses intended;

(b) costs of personnel necessary to service the properties being used for the program and to provide informational and interpretive services on the properties;

(c) the reasonable costs of maintenance and repair of habitat and properties being used for public access under the provisions of this section; and

(d) costs associated with issuing permits, licenses and other authorizations for access.

D. All money collected from issuing and selling gaining access into nature permits, licenses and other authorizations for access shall be deposited in the game protection fund.
N.M. Stat. § 30-9-4 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 9 / Section 30-9-4
§ 30-9-4. Promoting prostitution
Status: in_force

Promoting prostitution consists of any person, acting other than as a prostitute or patron of a prostitute:

A. knowingly establishing, owning, maintaining or managing a house of prostitution or a place where prostitution is practiced, encouraged or allowed, or participating in the establishment, ownership, maintenance or management thereof;

B. knowingly entering into any lease or rental agreement for any premises which a person partially or wholly owns or controls, knowing that such premises are intended for use as a house of prostitution or as a place where prostitution is practiced, encouraged or allowed;

C. knowingly procuring a prostitute for a house of prostitution or for a place where prostitution is practiced, encouraged or allowed;

D. knowingly inducing another to become a prostitute;

E. knowingly soliciting a patron for a prostitute or for a house of prostitution or for any place where prostitution is practiced, encouraged or allowed;

F. knowingly procuring a prostitute for a patron and receiving compensation therefor;

G. knowingly procuring transportation for, paying for the transportation of or transporting a person within the state with the intention of promoting that person's engaging in prostitution;

H. knowingly procuring through promises, threats, duress or fraud any person to come into the state or causing a person to leave the state for the purpose of prostitution; or

I. under pretense of marriage, knowingly detaining a person or taking a person into the state or causing a person to leave the state for the purpose of prostitution.

Whoever commits promoting prostitution is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
N.M. Stat. § 63-1-24 — NM Code / Chapter 63 / Article 1 / Section 63-1-24
§ 63-1-24. Extension of time for assessment payment or stock sale; restrictions
Status: in_force

The dates fixed in any notice of assessment, or notice of delinquent sale, may be extended from time to time for not more than thirty days, by order of the directors, entered in the journal of their proceedings; but no order extending the time for the performance of any act specified in any notice shall be effectual unless notice of such extension or postponement is appended to and published with the notice to which the order relates.
N.M. Stat. § 53-19-62 — NM Code / Chapter 53 / Article 19 / Section 53-19-62
§ 53-19-62. Conversions and merger of entities
Status: in_force

A. Pursuant to a plan of merger approved under Subsection C of this section, a limited liability company may be merged with or into one or more limited liability companies, foreign limited liability companies, corporations, foreign corporations, partnerships, foreign partnerships, limited partnerships, foreign limited partnerships or other domestic or foreign entities.

B. A plan of merger shall set forth:

(1) the name of each entity that is a party to the merger;

(2) the name of the surviving entity into which the other entities will merge;

(3) the type of organization of the surviving entity;

(4) the terms and conditions of the merger;

(5) the manner and basis for converting the interests of each party to the merger into interests or obligations of the surviving entity or into money or other property in whole or in part; and

(6) the street address of the surviving entity's principal place of business.

C. A plan of merger shall be approved:

(1) in the case of a limited liability company that is a party to the merger, by the members representing the percentage of voting power of all members specified in the operating agreement for approval of mergers, but not fewer than the members holding a majority of the voting power of all members or, if provision is not made in the operating agreement, by all the members;

(2) in the case of a foreign limited liability company that is a party to the merger, by the vote required for approval of a merger by the law of the state or foreign jurisdiction in which the foreign limited liability company is organized;

(3) in the case of a partnership or domestic limited partnership that is a party to the merger, by the vote required for approval of a conversion under Subsection B of Section 53-19-60 NMSA 1978; and

(4) in the case of any other entities that are parties to the merger, by the vote required for approval of a merger by the law of this state or of the other state or foreign jurisdiction in which the entity is organized and, in the absence of such a requirement, by all the owners of interests in the entity.

D. After a plan of merger is approved and before the merger takes effect, the plan may be amended or abandoned as provided in the plan.

E. The merger is effective upon the filing of the articles of merger with the commission [secretary of state] or at such later date as the articles may provide.
N.M. Stat. § 3-23-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 23 / Section 3-23-2
§ 3-23-2. Election on question of acquiring utility
Status: in_force

A. No municipality shall acquire a municipal utility from funds acquired from the issuance of revenue bonds until the question of acquiring the utility is submitted, at a regular local election or special election, to a vote of the qualified electors of the municipality, and a majority of the votes cast on the question favors the acquisition of the utility. No special election shall be set for a date ninety days prior to the day of a regular local election. The acquisition by a municipality, which owns municipal electric facilities on July 1, 1979, of a generating facility or any interest in a jointly owned generating facility from funds acquired from the issuance of revenue bonds shall not be subject to the election requirement of this section.

B. Each question shall be listed separately on the ballot. The ballot shall:

(1) contain a general description of the property to be acquired; and

(2) allow each voter to indicate whether the voter favors or opposes the acquisition.

C. The election shall be called and conducted as provided in the Local Election Act.

D. If a majority of the votes cast on the question favors the acquisition of the utility, the governing body may acquire the utility.

E. If, pursuant to Article 9, Section 12 of the constitution of New Mexico and Sections 3-30-1 through 3-30-9 NMSA 1978 , the qualified electors of the municipality and nonresident municipal electors have voted in favor of creating a debt for the acquisition of a municipal utility and the municipality has incurred the debt, the municipality need not hold the election required in this section and it shall be presumed that the acquisition of a municipal utility has been approved, or, if the municipality has owned and operated a municipal utility for a period of more than one year, it shall be presumed that the acquisition of the municipal utility has been approved.
N.M. Stat. § 22-10A-29 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 10A / Section 22-10A-29
§ 22-10A-29. Compensation payments to discharged personnel
Status: in_force

A. Payment of compensation to a licensed school employee employed by a public school and payment of compensation to a superintendent employed by a governing authority shall terminate as of the date, after a hearing, that a written copy of the decision of the governing authority to discharge the licensed school employee or superintendent is served on the licensed school employee or superintendent. If the compensation of the licensed school employee or superintendent discharged during the term of a written employment contract is to be paid monthly during a twelve-month period for services to be performed during a period less than twelve months, the licensed school employee or superintendent shall be entitled to a pro rata share of the compensation payments due for the period during the twelve months in which no services were to be performed.

B. In the event the action of the governing authority in discharging a licensed school employee or superintendent is reversed on appeal, payment of compensation to the licensed school employee or superintendent shall be reinstated in full but subject to any additional compensation allowed other licensed school employees or superintendents of like qualifications and experience employed by the public school and including reimbursement for compensation during the entire period the compensation was terminated less an offset for any compensation received by the licensed school employee or superintendent from the public school during the period the compensation was terminated.
N.M. Stat. § 73-6-23 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 6 / Section 73-6-23
§ 73-6-23. Election precincts; polling places; election judges and clerks
Status: in_force

For the purposes of the first election hereinbefore provided for, if, in the judgment of the board of county commissioners, it is necessary so to do, said board may establish election precincts and polling places in addition to the number of voting precincts provided by law, and define the boundaries thereof, and such precincts may thereafter be changed by the commissioners of such drainage district. In the event of additional election precincts and polling places being designated as aforesaid, judges of election for each such precinct shall be appointed, one of whom shall act as clerk of election.
N.M. Stat. § 21-1-22 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 1 / Section 21-1-22
§ 21-1-22. Nonsectarian operation required
Status: in_force

All the said institutions shall forever remain strictly nonsectarian in character, and no creed or system of religion shall be taught in any of them.
N.M. Stat. § 48-3-10 — NM Code / Chapter 48 / Article 3 / Section 48-3-10
§ 48-3-10. Priorities between liens
Status: in_force

The priorities of liens provided for by this act shall be fixed as to several lien claimants as of the time of serving notice or of filing suit as provided in Section 48-3-13 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 22-2C-3 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 2C / Section 22-2C-3
§ 22-2C-3. Academic content and performance standards; department powers and duties
Status: in_force

A. The department shall adopt academic content and performance standards for grades one through twelve in the following areas:

(1) mathematics;

(2) reading and language arts;

(3) science; and

(4) social studies.

B. The department may adopt content and performance standards in other subject areas.

C. Academic content and performance standards shall be sufficiently academically challenging to meet or exceed any applicable federal requirements.

D. The department shall measure the performance of every public school in New Mexico.
N.M. Stat. § 34-6-29 — NM Code / Chapter 34 / Article 6 / Section 34-6-29
§ 34-6-29. Operation; filing and service
Status: in_force

The parties are responsible for the filing and service of papers in the district court except in those instances where leave to file is required.