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N.M. Stat. § 26-4-1 — NM Code / Chapter 26 / Article 4 / Section 26-4-1
§ 26-4-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 72-20-23 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 20 / Section 72-20-23
§ 72-20-23. Levy and collection of taxes
Status: in_force

To levy and collect taxes, the board shall determine in each year the amount of money necessary to be raised by taxation, taking into consideration other sources of revenue of the authority, and shall fix a rate of levy, without limitation as to rate or amount, except for the limitation in Subsection I of Section 22 of the Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act and for any constitutional limitation, that, when levied upon the net taxable value, as that term is defined in the Property Tax Code, of all property subject to property taxation within the authority, and together with other revenues, will raise the amount required by the authority annually to supply funds for paying expenses of organization and the costs of acquiring, improving, equipping, operating and maintaining any project or facility of the authority, and promptly to pay in full, when due, all interest on and principal of bonds and other securities of the authority, and in the event of accruing defaults or deficiencies, an additional levy may be made as provided in Section 24 of the Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act.
N.M. Stat. § 7-12-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 12 / Section 7-12-8
§ 7-12-8. Redemption of stamps
Status: in_force

The department shall redeem unused or destroyed stamps at the price paid by the buyer, provided acceptable proof of such destruction is provided the department. It is presumed that the stamps presented for redemption were the last stamps bought in the month in which the sale of the stamps was made. If the month in which the sale was made is unknown, the amount to be paid by the department upon redemption shall be computed as if the stamps presented for redemption were the last stamps bought in the average monthly number of stamps bought during the preceding calendar year.
N.M. Stat. § 35-1-27 — NM Code / Chapter 35 / Article 1 / Section 35-1-27
§ 35-1-27. Magistrate court; San Juan district election division precincts
Status: in_force

A. There shall be six magistrate divisions in San Juan magistrate district, each division having its own magistrate. Divisions 1, 4 and 6 shall operate as a single court in Aztec and divisions 2, 3 and 5 shall operate as a single court in Farmington.

B. Magistrate judges shall not be elected at large from the district, but shall be elected by the voters of the division for which the magistrate sits. Magistrate judges may reside anywhere within the magistrate district and shall have district-wide jurisdiction. The composition of the divisions for elections purposes is:

(1) division 1 is composed of San Juan county precincts 41, 48, 55, 57, 58, 60 through 67 and 72;

(2) division 2 is composed of San Juan county precincts 1 through 7, 20, 21, 23, 24 and 50;

(3) division 3 is composed of San Juan county precincts 28, 31, 32, 38 through 40, 42 through 44, 46, 47, 49 and 59;

(4) division 4 is composed of San Juan county precincts 8 through 19, 52, 53, 71 and 77;

(5) division 5 is composed of San Juan county precincts 22, 25 through 27, 29, 30, 33 through 37, 45 and 51; and

(6) division 6 is composed of San Juan county precincts 54, 56, 68 through 70 and 73 through 76.
N.M. Stat. § 5-11-17 — NM Code / Chapter 5 / Article 11 / Section 5-11-17
§ 5-11-17. Finances
Status: in_force

The projects to be constructed or acquired as shown in the general plan may be financed from the following sources of revenue:

A. proceeds received from the sale of bonds of the district;

B. money of the municipality or county contributed to the district;

C. annual property taxes or special levies;

D. state or federal grants or contributions;

E. private contributions;

F. user, landowner and other fees and charges;

G. proceeds of loans or advances; and

H. any other money available to the district by law.
N.M. Stat. § 5-5-14 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 5 / Article 5 / Section 5-5-14
§ 5-5-14. Incontestable recital in bonds
Status: in_force

It may be provided in any proceedings authorizing any bonds hereunder that such bond shall recite that it is issued under authority of this act. Such recital shall conclusively impart full compliance with all of the provisions of this act, and all bonds issued containing such recital shall be incontestable for any cause whatsoever after their delivery for value.
N.M. Stat. § 10-11-6.2 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 10-11-6.2
§ 10-11-6.2. Elected official; award of service credit for shortened term of office; Local Election Act.
Status: in_force

A member shall be credited an award of service to the member's service credit account:

A. if, but for the shortening under the Local Election Act of a term in elected office served by the member, the member would meet the service requirement for normal retirement; and

B. in the minimum amount of service credit needed for the member to meet the requirement for normal retirement, but no more than three months.
N.M. Stat. § 73-2-48 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 2 / Section 73-2-48
§ 73-2-48. Organization; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

In the meeting of said ditch commissioners, a majority of the persons elected as such shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, to carry out the purposes of the preceding section. They shall elect a chairman and secretary from among their number. The chairman and secretary thus elected shall hold their positions during their term of office as ditch commissioners, and it shall be the duty of the secretary to keep in a proper book all of the proceedings of the meeting and to furnish the respective superintendents with a certified copy of the rules and regulations adopted at said meeting for the apportionment and distribution of the water free of cost.
N.M. Stat. § 7-9C-3 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 9C / Section 7-9C-3
§ 7-9C-3. Imposition and rate of tax; denomination as interstate telecommunications gross receipts tax
Status: in_force

A. For the privilege of engaging in interstate telecommunications business, an excise tax equal to four and one-fourth percent of interstate telecommunications gross receipts is imposed upon any person engaging in interstate telecommunications business in New Mexico.

B. The tax imposed by this section shall be referred to as the “interstate telecommunications gross receipts tax”.
N.M. Stat. § 60-13-8.1 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 13 / Section 60-13-8.1
§ 60-13-8.1. Construction industries division publications revolving fund created; appropriation
Status: in_force

The “construction industries division publications revolving fund” is created. All money collected by the division from the sale of publications and information related to the licensing and regulatory provisions of and issues arising under this article and regulations adopted pursuant to that act shall be deposited with the state treasurer to be credited to the fund. Money in the fund is appropriated to the division. Money in the fund shall be used only for printing and maintenance of publications and information related to the licensing and regulatory provisions of and issues arising under the Construction Industries Licensing Act and regulations adopted pursuant to that act. Disbursements from the fund shall be made by warrants signed by the secretary of finance and administration, based upon vouchers signed by the director and only in accordance with a budget approved by the department of finance and administration. Money in the fund shall not revert at the end of the fiscal year.
N.M. Stat. § 1-20-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 20 / Section 1-20-2
§ 1-20-2. Scope of penalty provision
Status: in_force

A. Unless otherwise provided in the law governing elections of a political subdivision, Sections 1-20-4 through 1-20-22 NMSA 1978 describing offenses and imposing penalties shall apply to all elections conducted in the state.

B. “Election Code” as used in Sections 1-20-4 through 1-20-22 NMSA 1978 includes laws governing the elections of municipalities, school districts or bond elections held pursuant to the Bond Election Act.
N.M. Stat. § 14-11-13 — NM Code / Chapter 14 / Article 11 / Section 14-11-13
§ 14-11-13. Official Spanish newspapers
Status: in_force

For the purpose of publishing legal notices in Spanish as required by law for any agencies of the state, the Santa Rosa News published at Santa Rosa, the Santa Fe New Mexican and the Santa Fe News , both published at Santa Fe, El Hispano and El Semanario de Nuevo Mexico , both published at Albuquerque, the Alpha News published at Las Vegas, the Rio Grande Sun published at Espanola, the Taos News published at Taos, the Camino Real published at Santa Fe and Mas New Mexico published at Santa Fe and Albuquerque are recognized as official Spanish language newspapers of this state.
N.M. Stat. § 6-21-6.9 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 21 / Section 6-21-6.9
§ 6-21-6.9. Local transportation project revenue bonds; issuance
Status: repealed

A. The authority may issue and sell local transportation project revenue bonds in compliance with the New Mexico Finance Authority Act in an amount outstanding at any one time of not more than twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) payable from the local transportation infrastructure fund. The bonds may be issued at times and on terms established by the authority.

B. The net proceeds from the sale of local transportation project revenue bonds are appropriated to the local transportation infrastructure fund for local transportation projects described in Section 6-21-6.8 NMSA 1978 .

C. As security for the payment of the principal, interest or premium, if any, on local transportation project revenue bonds issued by the authority, the authority is authorized to pledge, transfer and assign:

(1) any obligation that is payable to the authority for deposit into the local transportation infrastructure fund;

(2) money in the local transportation infrastructure fund or a subaccount of that fund; and

(3) one-half of the annual administrative fee received by the authority for issuing state transportation bonds pursuant to Sections 67-3-59.3 and 67-3-59.4 NMSA 1978 .

D. All local transportation project revenue bonds issued by the authority shall be obligations of the authority payable solely from the revenues, income and money of the authority deposited into the local transportation infrastructure fund. The bonds shall not create an obligation, debt or liability of the state and no breach of any pledge, obligation or agreement of the authority shall impose a pecuniary liability or charge upon the general credit or taxing power of the state or any political subdivision of the state.

E. Any law authorizing or affecting the imposition or distribution of the annual administrative fee received by the authority for issuing state transportation revenue bonds pursuant to Sections 67-3-59.3 and 67-3-59.4 NMSA 1978 or that affects the annual administrative fee shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise directly or indirectly modified so as to impair or reduce debt service coverage for any outstanding local transportation project revenue bonds that may be secured by a pledge of those annual administrative fee revenues, unless the local transportation project revenue bonds have been discharged in full or provisions have been made for a full discharge.

F. The authority may purchase local transportation project revenue bonds with money in the public project revolving fund pursuant to the provisions of Section 6-21-6 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 10-16G-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 10 / Article 16G / Section 10-16G-8
§ 10-16G-8. Advisory opinions
Status: in_force

A. The commission may issue advisory opinions on matters related to ethics. Advisory opinions shall:

(1) be requested in writing by a public official, public employee, candidate, person subject to the Campaign Reporting Act, government contractor, lobbyist or lobbyist's employer;

(2) identify a specific set of circumstances involving an ethics issue;

(3) be issued within sixty days of receipt of the request unless the commission notifies the requester of a delay in issuance and continues to notify the requester every thirty days until the advisory opinion is issued; and

(4) be published after omitting the requester's name and identifying information.

B. A request for an advisory opinion shall be confidential and not subject to the provisions of the Inspection of Public Records Act.

C. Unless amended or revoked, an advisory opinion shall be binding on the commission in any subsequent commission proceedings concerning a person who acted in good faith and in reasonable reliance on the advisory opinion.
N.M. Stat. § 30-9-14.3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 30 / Article 9 / Section 30-9-14.3
§ 30-9-14.3. Aggravated indecent exposure
Status: in_force

A. Aggravated indecent exposure consists of a person knowingly and intentionally exposing his primary genital area to public view in a lewd and lascivious manner, with the intent to threaten or intimidate another person, while committing one or more of the following acts or criminal offenses:

(1) exposure to a child less than eighteen years of age;

(2) assault, as provided in Section 30-3-1 NMSA 1978;

(3) aggravated assault, as provided in Section 30-3-2 NMSA 1978;

(4) assault with intent to commit a violent felony, as provided in Section 30-3-3 NMSA 1978;

(5) battery, as provided in Section 30-3-4 NMSA 1978;

(6) aggravated battery, as provided in Section 30-3-5 NMSA 1978;

(7) criminal sexual penetration, as provided in Section 30-9-11 NMSA 1978; or

(8) abuse of a child, as provided in Section 30-6-1 NMSA 1978 .

B. As used in this section, “primary genital area” means the mons pubis, penis, testicles, mons veneris, vulva or vagina.

C. Whoever commits aggravated indecent exposure is guilty of a fourth degree felony.

D. In addition to any punishment provided pursuant to the provisions of this section, the court shall order a person convicted for committing aggravated indecent exposure to participate in and complete a program of professional counseling at his own expense.
N.M. Stat. § 19-7-31 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 7 / Section 19-7-31
§ 19-7-31. Power of commissioner to reject grazing lease application by a previous lessee when land is located within Taylor grazing allotment of another
Status: in_force

At the expiration of any lease issued for grazing purposes only, the commissioner of public lands in his discretion and after investigation of facts may withhold approval of application to lease any land filed by a previous lessee, which land is located within the duly permitted individual Taylor grazing allotment of another where the land is not being used by prior lessee; provided, however, the holder of such grazing allotment has made timely and proper application to lease such land.
N.M. Stat. § 73-2-1 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 2 / Section 73-2-1
§ 73-2-1. Right of construction; damages
Status: in_force

All the inhabitants of the state of New Mexico shall have the right to construct, either private or common acequias, and to take water for said acequias from wherever they can; with the distinct understanding, to pay the owner through whose land said acequias have to pass a just compensation taxed for the land used.
N.M. Stat. § 7-38-38 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 38 / Section 7-38-38
§ 7-38-38. Payment of property taxes; installment due dates; refund in cases of overpayments
Status: in_force

A. Unless otherwise provided in the Property Tax Code, property taxes in the amount of ten dollars ($10.00) or over are payable to the county treasurer in two equal installments due on November 10 of the year in which the tax bill was prepared and mailed and on April 10 of the following year. A board of county commissioners may, by ordinance, provide that property taxes under ten dollars ($10.00) are due and payable in a single payment on November 10 of the year in which the tax bill was prepared and mailed. No demand for payment of property taxes is necessary.

B. If a taxpayer remits an amount in payment of his property taxes that exceeds the total property tax liability shown on the property tax bill, together with any applicable penalty and interest computed to the date payment is received by the county treasurer, a refund of the amount in excess shall be made to the taxpayer if either of the following conditions are met:

(1) a written request for the refund is made by the taxpayer and received by the county treasurer within sixty days of the date the excess payment is received by the county treasurer; or

(2) the county treasurer on his own initiative determines by June 30 of the year following the year for which taxes are imposed that an excess payment has been made.
N.M. Stat. § 22-4-17 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 4 / Section 22-4-17
§ 22-4-17. Annexation of area for school district purposes; resolutions; approval; filing
Status: in_force

A. Whenever it becomes economically feasible for students residing in one school district to attend school in another school district, whether or not that school district is within the same county as the school district of residence, the local school boards of the school districts may provide for annexation of the appropriate area by resolution of each of the local school boards concerned. The resolutions shall be submitted to the state board [department] of education for its approval.

B. Prior to adopting such resolution, the local school board proposing to annex the area within another school district shall furnish an accurate legal description of the area to be annexed and the net taxable value of the property within the area to the chief, public school finance division [secretary of public education]. The chief [secretary] shall furnish to each local school board concerned a statement of the financial implication of the annexation.

C. After resolutions are adopted by each of the local school boards concerned and approved by the state board [department] of education, copies of the resolutions shall be filed with:

(1) the county commission of the county where the principal office of each local school board is located and the county commissions of those other counties in which area is affected;

(2) the county assessor of the county where the principal office of each local school board is located and the county assessors of those other counties in which area is affected;

(3) state board of education; and

(4) department of finance and administration.
N.M. Stat. § 28-1-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 28 / Article 1 / Section 28-1-4
§ 28-1-4. Powers and duties
Status: in_force

A. The commission may:

(1) hear complaints and issue orders, including cease and desist orders concerning alleged unlawful discriminatory practice;

(2) hold hearings, subpoena witnesses and compel their attendance, administer oaths, take the testimony of any person under oath, order depositions and require the production for examination of any books, records, correspondence, documents and other evidence relating to any matter under investigation or in question before the commission. Contumacy or refusal to obey a subpoena issued pursuant to this section constitutes contempt punishable by the district court of the judicial district in which the witness may be found. No individual shall be excused from attending and testifying or from producing evidence in obedience to a subpoena issued pursuant to this section on the grounds that the testimony or evidence required of him may tend to incriminate him or subject him to a penalty or a forfeiture. However, no individual shall be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture concerning any matter for which he is compelled to testify or give evidence after having claimed his right against self-incrimination. Nevertheless, the individual so testifying shall not be exempt from prosecution and punishment for perjury committed while testifying.

B. The division may:

(1) receive and investigate complaints of alleged unlawful discriminatory practice;

(2) seek to eliminate discrimination through conciliation and persuasion by voluntary conferences with interested parties;

(3) recommend application by the director to a district court in the county where the violating party resides for specific performance of any conciliation agreement or for enforcement of any order issued by the commission;

(4) endeavor to eliminate prejudice and to further good will. The division in cooperation with the state department of public education and local boards of education shall encourage an educational program for all residents of the state, calculated to eliminate prejudice, its harmful effects and its incompatibility with principles of fair play, equality and justice;

(5) encourage voluntary advisory groups to study problems of discrimination in all fields, to foster, through community efforts, good will and cooperation in this state and to make recommendations to the secretary for the development of policies and procedures which the secretary may recommend to appropriate state agencies;

(6) seek and enlist the cooperation and contributions and grants of individuals and foundations, private, charitable, religious, labor, civic and benevolent organizations and the federal government for the purposes of this section;

(7) issue publications and release the results of investigation and research which in the secretary's judgment will tend to promote good will and prevent or eliminate discrimination; and

(8) submit annually a written report of all its activities and recommendations to the secretary, the governor and the legislature.
N.M. Stat. § 3-24-18 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 24 / Section 3-24-18
§ 3-24-18. Exemption from certain acts
Status: in_force

The provisions of Sections 6-6-11 , 6-6-13 through 6-6-18 and 13-4-1 through 13-4-24 NMSA 1978 and of the Public Purchases Act shall not apply to the acquisition, construction, disposal and operation by a municipality of any generating facility and any undivided or other interest in a jointly owned generating facility, or to any contract, indebtedness or agreement for the operation, maintenance and management of such facility or the sale or other disposal of power or energy therefrom.