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N.M. Stat. § 61-7-7 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 7 / Section 61-7-7
§ 61-7-7. Report to the board; action
Status: in_force

A. An examining committee shall report to the board its findings on the examination of the person as provided in Section 61-7-5 NMSA 1978 , the determination of the committee as to the fitness of the person to engage in practice with reasonable skill or safety to patients, either on a restricted or unrestricted basis, and any management that the committee may recommend. Recommendation by the committee shall be advisory only and shall not be binding on the board.

B. The board may accept or reject any finding, determination or recommendation of an examining committee regarding a health care provider's ability to continue to practice with or without any restriction on the license, registration or certification or may refer the matter back to an examining committee for further examination and report.

C. In the absence of a voluntary agreement by a health care provider as provided in Section 61-7-6 NMSA 1978 for restriction of the license, registration or certification of the person to practice, any person shall be entitled to a hearing under and in accordance with the procedure contained in the Uniform Licensing Act before the board and a determination on the evidence as to whether restriction, suspension or revocation of license, registration or certification shall be imposed.
N.M. Stat. § 19-1-2.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 1 / Section 19-1-2.1
§ 19-1-2.1. Confidential information; penalty
Status: in_force

The provisions of any confidential contract, reserve data or other confidential information required to be submitted under any lease or rule or regulation of the commissioner of public lands, and which is clearly marked as confidential by the person from whom submission is required, shall be held confidential by the commissioner, his employees and his agents. Any person who willfully violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent statistical information from being derived from the information available to the commissioner or its use in public hearings before the commissioner or in appeals from decisions of the commissioner for which such information is essential. This section shall not be construed to protect any information, even if otherwise considered confidential under this section, if such information is also available from public, non-confidential sources. Notwithstanding the provisions of any act requiring meetings of public bodies to be open, the commissioner may close that part of any meeting where confidential information covered by this section is discussed.
N.M. Stat. § 1-4-32 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 1-4-32
§ 1-4-32. Cancellation of registration; duties of county clerk; retention of records
Status: in_force

A. When a registration is canceled, the county clerk shall remove, endorse and file the original certificate of registration according to procedures prescribed by the secretary of state.

B. Canceled original certificates of registration along with any written application of the voter for cancellation or other pertinent orders or certificates shall be retained for six years and then may be destroyed; provided that such records may be destroyed prior to the expiration of the six-year period with the approval of the state records administrator and upon their being properly microfilmed and stored.
N.M. Stat. § 9-3-12 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 9-3-12
§ 9-3-12. Organizational units of department; powers and duties specified by law; access to information
Status: in_force

Those organizational units of the department and the officers of those units specified by law shall have all of the powers and duties enumerated in the specific laws involved. However, the carrying out of those powers and duties shall be subject to the direction and supervision of the secretary and he shall retain the final decision-making authority and responsibility in accordance with the provisions of Section 6(B) of this act. The department shall have access to all records, data and information of other departments, agencies and institutions, including its own organizational units not specifically held confidential by law.
N.M. Stat. § 22-8E-3 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 8E / Section 22-8E-3
§ 22-8E-3. Charter school district application requirements; process
Status: in_force

A. Before a school district applies for a charter from the department, the local school board shall adopt a resolution approving the application plan and hold at least two public hearings on the matter. The school district shall advertise the charter school district application plan in the same manner as other legal notices of the school district. In addition, the school district shall send a notice to the principal of each school in the district, with instructions that each school distribute the notice to the families whose children are enrolled in the school. The local school board may amend the charter school district application after the public hearings. The local school board shall vote to approve the final application before the school district submits it to the department.

B. Not less than sixty-five percent of the employees of the school district must sign a petition in support of the school district becoming a charter school district.

C. The department shall establish by rule the process and requirements for applying for charter school district status and the process and requirements for renewing charter school district status. In each case, the department shall hold a public hearing.

D. The department shall approve no more than nine charter school districts altogether, three small, three medium and three large districts as determined by the department.

E. The department shall disapprove an initial application or application for renewal of charter school district status when it determines, after a hearing, that the application is not in the best interests of the students, the school district or the community.
N.M. Stat. § 29-7C-1 — NM Code / Chapter 29 / Article 7C / Section 29-7C-1
§ 29-7C-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 3 through 11 of this act may be cited as the “Public Safety Telecommunicator Training Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 57-13-1 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 13 / Section 57-13-1
§ 57-13-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 57, Article 13 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Pyramid Promotional Schemes Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 39-5-7 — NM Code / Chapter 39 / Article 5 / Section 39-5-7
§ 39-5-7. Selection of appraisers; appraisal
Status: in_force

For that purpose two disinterested householders of the neighborhood where the levy is made shall be selected as appraisers, one of whom shall be selected by each of the parties or their agents, or in the absence of either party or his agent, or upon the refusal of either party, after three days' notice by the sheriff to make the selection, the sheriff shall proceed to select the appraisers, who shall proceed to appraise the property according to its cash value at the time, deducting liens and encumbrances; and in case of their disagreement as to the value thereof, they shall select a like disinterested appraiser, and with his assistance shall complete the valuation, and the appraisement of any two of them shall be deemed the cash value.
N.M. Stat. § 49-5-9 — NM Code / Chapter 49 / Article 5 / Section 49-5-9
§ 49-5-9. Disposition of lands; authorization
Status: in_force

That no sale, mortgage, lease or other disposition of the unallotted and unappropriated lands within the grant, authorized under the provisions of this article, nor any confirmation or conveyance, as provided in Section 49-5-8 NMSA 1978 , shall take effect or become operative until after the regular meeting of the board of trustees held next after the meeting at which the resolution authorizing such sale, mortgage, leasing confirmation, conveyance or other disposition of the lands involved is passed, and the corporation shall not be bound by any such resolution unless the same shall have been passed at a regular meeting of the board and by a majority vote of all the members of the board.
N.M. Stat. § 72-1-1 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 1 / Section 72-1-1
§ 72-1-1. Natural waters; public
Status: in_force

All natural waters flowing in streams and watercourses, whether such be perennial, or torrential, within the limits of the state of New Mexico, belong to the public and are subject to appropriation for beneficial use. A watercourse is hereby defined to be any river, creek, arroyo, canyon, draw or wash, or any other channel having definite banks and bed with visible evidence of the occasional flow of water.
N.M. Stat. § 22-5-4.5 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 5 / Section 22-5-4.5
§ 22-5-4.5. Pledge of allegiance
Status: in_force

Local school boards shall provide that the pledge of allegiance shall be recited daily in each public school in the school district according to regulations adopted by the state department.
N.M. Stat. § 30-9-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 30 / Article 9 / Section 30-9-1
§ 30-9-1. Enticement of child
Status: in_force

Enticement of child consists of:

A. enticing, persuading or attempting to persuade a child under the age of sixteen years to enter any vehicle, building, room or secluded place with intent to commit an act which would constitute a crime under Article 9 of the Criminal Code; or

B. having possession of a child under the age of sixteen years in any vehicle, building, room or secluded place with intent to commit an act which would constitute a crime under Article 9 of the Criminal Code.

Whoever commits enticement of child is guilty of a misdemeanor.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-3A-22 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 3A / Section 32A-3A-22
§ 32A-3A-22. Financial subsidies; successor guardians
Status: in_force

A. In order for a successor guardian to be eligible for guardianship assistance payments if the successor guardian serves as guardian in the event the guardian dies or is incapacitated, the successor guardian shall be named in the guardianship assistance agreement and any amendments thereto.

B. The department may pay the cost of nonrecurring expenses associated with the successor guardian obtaining a subsidized guardianship of the child, up to an amount established by the department.

C. The successor guardian does not need to be a relative and does not need to be licensed as a foster parent to receive guardianship assistance payments.
N.M. Stat. § 73-7-12 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 7 / Section 73-7-12
§ 73-7-12. Petition; dismissal; costs
Status: in_force

In case the petition or proceedings are dismissed as provided in Section 73-6-39 NMSA 1978 , a judgment shall be entered against the petitioners and in favor of the commissioners for the costs, expenses and liabilities incurred in said proceedings, and for the benefit of those who have rendered services or advanced money in the prosecution of said proceedings, or have recovered costs on successful contests therein.
N.M. Stat. § 62-14-6 — NM Code / Chapter 62 / Article 14 / Section 62-14-6
§ 62-14-6. Liability for damage to underground facilities
Status: in_force

A. If any underground facility is damaged by any person who failed to make reasonable efforts to determine its location as provided in Chapter 62, Article 14 NMSA 1978 , that person shall reimburse the owner of the underground facility for the actual cost of the damage to the underground facility, including the cost of restoration of services. The person engaging in the excavation may also be liable to the owner or operator of the underground facility for the comparative negligence of the person engaging in the excavation which results in damage to the facility for an additional amount not to exceed three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) for each occurrence.

B. If any underground facility is damaged by any person who has made reasonable efforts to determine its location and the damaged underground facility was correctly located by the owner or operator of the underground facility as provided in Section 62-14-5 NMSA 1978 , then that person causing the damage shall be liable to the owner or operator of the underground facility for only the actual cost of damage to the underground facility, including the cost of restoration of service.

C. If any underground facility is damaged by any person who has made reasonable efforts to determine its location and damage to the underground facility is caused by the failure of the owner or operator to correctly locate that underground facility as provided in Section 62-14-5 NMSA 1978 , then the person engaging in the excavation shall have no liability for the damage to that facility.

D. It is not the intent of Chapter 62, Article 14 NMSA 1978 to impose civil liability to any person beyond that provided in this section.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-21-4 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 21 / Section 32A-21-4
§ 32A-21-4. Emancipation by declaration
Status: in_force

Any person sixteen years of age or older may be declared an emancipated minor for one or more of the purposes enumerated in the Emancipation of Minors Act if he is willingly living separate and apart from his parents, guardian or custodian, is managing his own financial affairs and the court finds it in the minor's best interest.
N.M. Stat. § 7-42-2 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 42 / Section 7-42-2
§ 7-42-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Cannabis Tax Act:

A. “ cannabis ”:

(1) means all parts of the plant genus Cannabis containing a delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of more than three-tenths percent on a dry weight basis, whether growing or not; the seeds of the plant; the resin extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of the plant, its seeds or its resin; and

(2) does not include:

(a) the mature stalks of the plant; fiber produced from the stalks; oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant; any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of the mature stalks, fiber, oil or cake; or the sterilized seed of the plant that is incapable of germination; or

(b) the weight of any other ingredient combined with cannabis to prepare topical or oral administrations, food, drink or another product;

B. “ cannabis extract ”:

(1) means a product obtained by separating resins from cannabis by solvent extraction using solvents other than vegetable glycerin, such as butane, hexane, isopropyl alcohol, ethanol or carbon dioxide; and

(2) does not include the weight of any other ingredient combined with cannabis extract to prepare topical or oral administrations, food, drink or another product;

C. “ cannabis product ” means a product that is or that contains cannabis or cannabis extracts, including edible or topical products that may also contain other ingredients; and

D. “ cannabis retailer ” means a person whose license from the cannabis control division of the regulation and licensing department allows the person to sell cannabis products to a person who purchases, acquires, possesses or uses the cannabis product for a purpose other than resale.
N.M. Stat. § 61-7A-4 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 7A / Section 61-7A-4
§ 61-7A-4. License required; exemptions
Status: in_force

A. After April 1, 1990, no person shall engage in nutrition or dietetics practice, or use or include the titles or represent himself to be a dietitian, nutritionist or nutrition associate unless he is licensed under the Nutrition and Dietetics Practice Act.

B. Nothing in the Nutrition and Dietetics Practice Act is intended to:

(1) limit, interfere with or prevent any other licensed health care professional from engaging in nutrition and dietetics practice within the limits of his licensure, except that he shall not hold himself out as a dietitian, nutritionist or nutrition associate;

(2) limit, interfere with or prevent employees of state or federal agencies from using the term “dietitian” or “nutritionist” as defined in state or federal personnel qualifications where these terms are used in their job titles, except that the use of these terms shall be limited to the period and practice of their employment with the state or federal agency establishing those qualifications;

(3) prevent an individual who does not hold himself out as a dietitian, nutritionist or nutrition associate from furnishing oral or written nutritional information on food, food materials or dietary supplements or from engaging in the explanation to customers about foods or food products in connection with the marketing and distribution of those products;

(4) prevent any person from providing weight control services provided the program has been reviewed by, consultation is available from and no program change can be initiated without prior approval by a licensed dietitian or licensed nutritionist, a dietitian or nutritionist licensed in another state which has licensure requirements at least as stringent as the requirements for licensure under the Nutrition and Dietetics Practice Act, or a dietitian registered by the commission;

(5) prevent a dietetic technician registered (DTR) from engaging in nutrition or dietetics practice under the supervision of a licensed dietitian or licensed nutritionist;

(6) apply to or affect students of approved or accredited dietetics or nutrition training or education programs who engage in nutrition or dietetics practice under the supervision of a licensed dietitian or licensed nutritionist as a part of their approved or accredited training or education program for the duration of that program; or

(7) interfere with or prevent persons recognized in their communities as curanderos or medicine men from advising or ministering to people according to traditional practices, as long as they do not hold themselves out to be dietitians, nutritionists or nutrition associates.
N.M. Stat. § 24-1-6.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 1 / Section 24-1-6.1
§ 24-1-6.1. Newborn hearing testing required; department of health
Status: in_force

By July 1, 2001, the department of health shall adopt rules to require that infants born in health facilities licensed by the department shall be screened for hearing sensitivity prior to being discharged. The rules shall also require the testing of newborns brought to licensed health facilities after birth who have not received a hearing sensitivity screening and notification to the parents of all screened infants of the results of the hearing sensitivity screening. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require screening for hearing sensitivity of a newborn infant if the infant's parents object to the screening on the grounds that it conflicts with their religious beliefs.
N.M. Stat. § 21-22C-3 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 22C / Section 21-22C-3
§ 21-22C-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Allied Health Student Loan for Service Act:

A. “ allied health profession ” means physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, audiology, pharmacy, nutrition, respiratory care, laboratory technology, radiologic technology, dental hygiene, mental health services, emergency medical services or a licensed or certified health profession as defined by the department;

B. “ department ” means the higher education department;

C. “ loan ” means a grant of money to defray the costs incidental to an allied health profession education, under a contract between the department and an allied health profession student, requiring repayment with services or repayment of principal and interest; and

D. “ student ” means a resident of New Mexico who is enrolled in an accredited program for one of the allied health professions.
N.M. Stat. § 7-14-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 14 / Section 7-14-3
§ 7-14-3. Imposition of motor vehicle excise tax
Status: in_force

An excise tax, subject to the credit provided by Section 7-14-7.1, is imposed upon the sale in this state of every vehicle, except as otherwise provided in Section 7-14-7.1 NMSA 1978 and manufactured homes, required under the Motor Vehicle Code 1 to be registered in this state. To prevent evasion of the excise tax imposed by the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Act and the duty to collect it, it is presumed that the issuance of every original and subsequent certificate of title for vehicles of a type required to be registered under the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Code constitutes a sale for tax purposes, unless specifically exempted by the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Act or unless there is shown proof satisfactory to the department that the vehicle for which the certificate of title is sought came into the possession of the applicant as a voluntary transfer without consideration or as a transfer by operation of law. The excise tax imposed by this section shall be known as the “motor vehicle excise tax”.
N.M. Stat. § 21-16-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 16 / Section 21-16-1
§ 21-16-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 21, Article 16 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Technical and Vocational Institute Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 1-9-7.5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 9 / Section 1-9-7.5
§ 1-9-7.5. Voting systems; voting system certification committee; members
Status: in_force

A. The “voting system certification committee” is created. The committee shall review written test reports and the findings of the secretary of state on the certification, recertification and decertification of voting systems for use in elections in the state.

B. The voting system certification committee shall be composed of:

(1) the secretary of information technology or the secretary's designee from within the department of information technology; and

(2) four additional members as follows:

(a) one member appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate;

(b) one member appointed by the minority floor leader of the senate;

(c) one member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; and

(d) one member appointed by the minority floor leader of the house of representatives.

C. The four additional members appointed pursuant to Paragraph (2) of Subsection B of this section shall be county clerks or their chief deputies or other persons knowledgeable of elections in this state. Members shall be appointed for terms of two years beginning on May 1 of each even-numbered year. Vacancies shall be filled by the original appointing authority.

D. The members of the committee shall select a committee member to serve as chair of the committee. No person who is currently or has been within the previous twelve months an employee or contractor of a voting machine vendor or the office of the secretary of state may serve as a member of the committee. Members of the committee are entitled to receive per diem and mileage as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act, to be paid out of the funds appropriated to the secretary of state.

E. All meetings of the voting system certification committee shall be open meetings held in accordance with the Open Meetings Act. All reports and other records that are used, created, received, maintained or held by or on behalf of the voting system certification committee shall be open to public inspection pursuant to the Inspection of Public Records Act.
N.M. Stat. § 33-13-3 — NM Code / Chapter 33 / Article 13 / Section 33-13-3
§ 33-13-3. Inmate forestry work camp program; purpose; limitation
Status: in_force

A. The department and the forestry division shall jointly establish the “ inmate forestry work camp program ” to provide inmate labor for natural resource work planned by the forestry division. The purpose of the program is to use minimum security male and female inmates to work on natural resource projects on public lands, fire suppression and emergency response activities as directed in an emergency declaration issued by the governor.

B. The program is not an inmate-release program pursuant to the provisions of Sections 33-2-43 through 33-2-47 NMSA 1978 .