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N.M. Stat. § 7-38-86 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 38 / Section 7-38-86
§ 7-38-86. Extension of deadlines at request of property owners
Status: in_force

The director may extend the time by which reports are required to be filed under Subsection A of Section 7-38-8 NMSA 1978 at the written request of the property owner. The request must be received by the department prior to the date by which the required report must be made. Extensions granted under this section shall be by written order of the director and shall be for a period of not more than thirty days. The director shall not grant more than one extension in a tax year for a property owner in respect to the same property.
N.M. Stat. § 31-15-1 — NM Code / Chapter 31 / Article 15 / Section 31-15-1
§ 31-15-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 31, Article 15 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Public Defender Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 10-7-21 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 7 / Section 10-7-21
§ 10-7-21. Undercover agents; life insurance benefits
Status: in_force

A. The state and any political subdivision of the state shall provide paid life insurance in the amount of at least two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for employees during any period of employment when an employee is working as an undercover agent.

B. As used in this section:

(1) “ undercover agent ” means a law enforcement officer who is actively involved in the investigation of alleged violations of state or federal law and whose identity as a law enforcement officer is being concealed; and

(2) “ law enforcement officer ” means a state or municipal police officer, county sheriff, deputy sheriff, conservation officer, motor transportation enforcement officer or other state employee authorized by state law to enforce criminal statutes.

C. The department of public safety shall adopt rules necessary to determine the eligibility of undercover agents for paid life insurance pursuant to Subsection A of this section.
N.M. Stat. § 46-13-10 — NM Code / Chapter 46 / Article 13 / Section 46-13-10
§ 46-13-10. Disclosure of other digital assets of principal
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise ordered by the court, directed by the principal or provided by a power of attorney, a custodian shall disclose to an agent with specific authority over digital assets or general authority to act on behalf of a principal a catalogue of electronic communications sent or received by the principal and digital assets, other than the content of electronic communications, of the principal if the agent gives the custodian:

A. a written request for disclosure in physical or electronic form;

B. an original or a copy of the power of attorney that gives the agent specific authority over digital assets or general authority to act on behalf of the principal;

C. a certification by the agent, under penalty of perjury, that the power of attorney is in effect; and

D. if requested by the custodian:

(1) a number, username, address or other unique subscriber or account identifier assigned by the custodian to identify the principal's account; or

(2) evidence linking the account to the principal.
N.M. Stat. § 4-48B-14 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 48B / Section 4-48B-14
§ 4-48B-14. Payment of charges; persons committed by district court
Status: in_force

A. Charges for care, treatment and services for any person sent by order of a district court to any county hospital or municipally owned hospital serving as a county hospital which is located outside the county of commitment shall be paid:

(1) by the patient, if he is able to pay; or

(2) by the county from which the patient was committed.

B. When a county is required by this section to pay such charges to another county, it shall levy and collect assessments as provided in the Hospital Funding Act.
N.M. Stat. § 73-9-27 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 9 / Section 73-9-27
§ 73-9-27. County treasurer; duties; bonds and coupons in payment of taxes; accounts; collection and distribution of taxes
Status: in_force

The county treasurer of the county in which is located the office of any irrigation district, shall be and is hereby constituted ex-officio district treasurer of said district, and said county treasurer shall be liable upon his official bond, and to indictment and criminal prosecution for malfeasance, misfeasance or failure to perform any duty herein prescribed, as county treasurer or district treasurer, as is provided by law in other cases, as county treasurer. Said treasurer shall receive and receipt for all moneys belonging to said district. It shall be the duty of the county treasurer in each county in which any irrigation district is located, in whole or in part, to collect and receipt for all taxes levied as herein provided, in the same manner and at the same time as is required in the receipt for and collection of taxes upon real estate for county purposes.

The county treasurer of each county comprising a portion only of any irrigation district, excepting the county treasurer of the county in which the office of said district is located, on the first Monday of every month, shall remit to the district treasurer aforesaid, all moneys, bonds and coupons theretofore collected or received by him on account of said district. Every county treasurer shall keep a bond fund account and a general fund account. The bond fund shall consist of all moneys received on account of interest and principal of the bonds issued by said district, said accounts for interest and principal each to be kept separate. The general fund shall consist of all other moneys received. The district treasurer aforesaid shall pay out of said bond fund, when due, the interest and principal of the bonds of said district, at the time and at the place specified in said bonds, and shall pay out of said general fund only upon warrants signed by the president and countersigned by the secretary of said district, as herein provided. The district treasurer, on the fifteenth day of each month shall report to the board of directors of said district the amount of money in his hands to the credit of the respective funds above provided. All such district taxes collected and paid to the county treasurer, as aforesaid, shall be received by said treasurers in their official capacity, and they shall be responsible for the safekeeping, disbursement and payment thereof, the sale [same] as for other moneys collected by them as such treasurers; provided, said county treasurer shall not receive any commission for the collection of said district taxes or any extra compensation for acting as such district treasurer, other than the regular salary as such county treasurer, but the district may pay to said treasurer, for clerical assistance, a sum not to exceed twenty dollars [($20.00)] per month for each five thousand acres or major fraction thereof, in such district.
N.M. Stat. § 58-17-9 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 17 / Section 58-17-9
§ 58-17-9. Compliance with law required
Status: in_force

A. It is unlawful for a cemetery to hold out to the public or sell endowed care in connection with the sale of burial space until it has complied with the requirements of the Endowed Care Cemetery Act. Endowed care cemeteries shall establish and maintain with a state or federally chartered depository institution or trust company doing business in the state an irrevocable trust fund, the income only of that fund to be available to the cemetery in the furnishing of endowed care. Provided, however, that when the cemetery authority certifies to the director that the services of a state or federally chartered depository institution or trust company are not available, the cemetery may appoint as trustee one or more individuals, none of whom shall be an officer, director, representative, employee or relative of an officer, director or employee of the cemetery authority, which trustee shall have all powers of investment as provided in this section. Endowed care cemeteries may pool their care funds pursuant to Subsection D of Section 58-17-4 NMSA 1978 as approved by the director upon request by the cemeteries. The net income from the investment of care funds shall never be used for the improvement or embellishment of unsold property to be offered for sale.

B. In establishing its care funds, the cemetery authority may from time to time adopt plans for the general care, maintenance and embellishment of its cemetery, and if the cemetery originally sold cemetery lots without provision for endowed care, it shall have the right to accept deposits from those lot owners for the purpose of establishing endowed care on those lots, provided that the deposits are disposed of in the same manner as regular care funds.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-14-3 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 14 / Section 59A-14-3
§ 59A-14-3. Placement of surplus lines insurance
Status: in_force

No surplus lines insurance for an insured whose home state is New Mexico shall be solicited, negotiated, contracted for, effectuated or otherwise transacted within the meaning of Section 59A-1-13 NMSA 1978 , unless:

A. the insurance is procured through a surplus lines broker;

B. each nonadmitted insurer providing such insurance is an eligible surplus lines insurer;

C. either:

(1) the full amount or type of insurance cannot be obtained from insurers authorized to do business in this state as determined after making a diligent search among insurers authorized to transact and actually writing the particular type and class of insurance in this state; or

(2) the insurance is being procured for an exempt commercial purchaser and:

(a) the surplus lines broker procuring or placing the surplus lines insurance has disclosed to the exempt commercial purchaser that the insurance may or may not be available from insurers authorized to do business in this state, which may provide greater protection with more regulatory oversight; and

(b) the exempt commercial purchaser has subsequently requested in writing the surplus lines broker to procure or place the insurance from an eligible surplus lines insurer;

D. the surplus lines broker has taken such reasonable steps to ascertain that the insurer is in sound financial condition as may be required by regulations adopted by the superintendent; and

E. all other requirements of Chapter 59A, Article 14 NMSA 1978 are met.
N.M. Stat. § 1-12-68 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 12 / Section 1-12-68
§ 1-12-68. Paper ballots; county canvass; when recount is required
Status: in_force

A. If it appears that defective returns cannot be corrected without a recount of the paper ballots, the county canvassing board shall immediately notify the district court in writing.

B. The district court shall fix a time and place, which shall be not more than one week after receipt of notice from the county canvassing board, for a recount of the paper ballots from the precinct.

C. The county clerk shall immediately notify the county chairs of the political parties that participated in the election of the time and place of the recount.

D. At the time and place set by the district court, the ballot box shall be opened in the presence of the district judge or some person designated by the district judge to act for the district court, the precinct board, the county canvassing board and other persons desiring to be present.

E. The precinct board shall then recount the paper ballots and make a new tally sheet certificate in duplicate to conform to the facts.

F. After the recount is completed, the precinct board shall replace in the ballot box the paper ballots and other items taken therefrom and shall lock and return the ballot box and one key to the county clerk. The other key shall be returned to the district court or its representative.

G. After being properly corrected, the signature roster and tally sheets shall be disposed of as in the first instance: one each to the county clerk and one each to the secretary of state.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-37-32 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 37 / Section 59A-37-32
§ 59A-37-32. Supervisory colleges
Status: in_force

A. In order to determine compliance with the Insurance Holding Company Law by an insurer registered pursuant to Section 59A-37-11 NMSA 1978 , the superintendent may participate in a supervisory college for a domestic insurer that is part of an insurance holding company system with international operations. Concerning a supervisory college, the superintendent may:

(1) initiate its establishment;

(2) clarify its membership and the participation of other supervisors;

(3) clarify its functions and the role of other regulators, including the establishment of a group-wide supervisor;

(4) coordinate its ongoing activities, including planning meetings, supervision and processes for information sharing; and

(5) establish a crisis management plan.

B. A registered insurer subject to this section shall pay the reasonable expenses, including for travel, associated with the superintendent's participation in a supervisory college pursuant to Subsection C of this section. A supervisory college may be convened as a temporary or permanent forum for communication and cooperation between the regulators charged with the supervision of the insurer or its affiliates. The superintendent may establish a regular assessment to the insurer for the payment of these expenses.

C. In order to assess the business strategy, financial position, legal and regulatory position, risk exposure, risk management and governance processes of an insurer, and as part of the examination of individual insurers pursuant to Section 59A-37-23 NMSA 1978 , the superintendent may participate in a supervisory college with other regulators charged with the supervision of the insurer or its affiliates, including other state, federal and international regulatory agencies. The superintendent may enter into agreements in accordance with Subsection C of Section 59A-37-24 NMSA 1978 that provide the basis for cooperation between the superintendent and the other regulatory agencies and the activities of the supervisory college. Nothing in this section shall delegate to the supervisory college the authority of the superintendent to regulate or supervise the insurer or its affiliates within its jurisdiction.
N.M. Stat. § 19-10-9 — NM Code / Chapter 19 / Article 10 / Section 19-10-9
§ 19-10-9. Existing leases; stipulation to bring helium gas within terms
Status: in_force

Any owner of an oil and gas lease heretofore issued by the commissioner of public lands and maintained in good standing according to the terms and conditions thereof and all applicable statutes and regulations may, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the commissioner of public lands, enter into a stipulation bringing helium gas within the terms of any such existing lease, the same as if helium gas had been covered by the lease agreement from the date it was first entered into.
N.M. Stat. § 6-25A-19 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 25A / Section 6-25A-19
§ 6-25A-19. Conflicts of interest; penalty
Status: in_force

A. If a member, officer or employee of the authority has an interest, either direct or indirect, in a contract to which the authority is or is to be a party, that interest shall be disclosed to the authority in writing and shall be set forth in the minutes of the authority. The member, officer or employee having that interest shall not participate in an action by the authority with respect to that contract.

B. A person who has a conflict of interest as provided in this section and participates in a transaction involving that conflict of interest or fails to notify the authority of the conflict is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail for a definite term of not more than one year or to the payment of a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.
N.M. Stat. § 7-1-6.34 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 7-1-6.34
§ 7-1-6.34. Distribution; conservation planting revolving fund
Status: in_force

A distribution pursuant to Section 7-1-6.1 NMSA 1978 shall be made to the conservation planting revolving fund of all amounts designated as contributions to that fund under the provisions of Section 7-2-24.1 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 72-17-17 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 17 / Section 72-17-17
§ 72-17-17. Compensation of directors
Status: in_force

Directors shall receive no compensation for their services as a director, officer, engineer, attorney, employee or other agent of the authority. Directors may be reimbursed for expenses incurred by them on authority business with approval of the board.
N.M. Stat. § 29-4-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 29 / Article 4 / Section 29-4-6
§ 29-4-6. Pension consultants; employment; duties
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of the New Mexico state police [secretary of public safety] are [is] hereby authorized and empowered to engage pension consultants to assist in drafting the trust agreements and establishing an equitable, practical and actuarially sound pension program. The trustee shall engage pension consultants to supervise and assist in the technical operation of the pension trust in order that there may be no deterioration in the actuarial status of the plan.
N.M. Stat. § 19-13-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 13 / Section 19-13-4
§ 19-13-4. Geothermal resources of commercial value
Status: in_force

Where it is determined by the commissioner that the production or use of geothermal energy is also susceptible of economically producing other of the geothermal resources in commercially valuable quantities, and a market therefor exists, production of the other geothermal resources may be required by the commissioner.
N.M. Stat. § 7-8A-17 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 8A / Section 7-8A-17
§ 7-8A-17. Election to take payment or delivery
Status: in_force

(a) The administrator may decline to receive property reported under the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (1995) which the administrator considers to have a value less than the expenses of notice and sale.

(b) A holder, with the written consent of the administrator and upon conditions and terms prescribed by the administrator, may report and deliver property before the property is presumed abandoned. Property so delivered must be held by the administrator and is not presumed abandoned until it otherwise would be presumed abandoned under the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (1995).
N.M. Stat. § 4-55A-31 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 55A / Section 4-55A-31
§ 4-55A-31. Improvement district; appeal to district court
Status: in_force

After an owner has filed a written objection with the county clerk to any reassessment as provided in Section 4-55A-18 NMSA 1978 and the board has determined the reassessment, any owner of a tract or parcel of land that is reassessed may file a notice of appeal pursuant to the provisions of Section 39-3-1.1 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 73-11-51 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 11 / Section 73-11-51
§ 73-11-51. Violation of duty; liability on bond; removal from office
Status: in_force

For any wilful violation of any express duty herein provided for on the part of any officer named in this act, or in Chapter 20, Session Laws of 1919, he shall be liable upon his official bond and be subject to removal from office by proceedings brought in the district court of the county wherein the office of the board of directors of the district is located by any assessment payer of the district.
N.M. Stat. § 52-9-18 — NM Code / Chapter 52 / Article 9 / Section 52-9-18
§ 52-9-18. Company assets
Status: in_force

In addition to other provisions of law governing regulation of insurance companies, if the superintendent of insurance finds that the company does not own assets at least equal to all liabilities and required reserves together with the minimum basic surplus and free surplus required of a mutual casualty insurer by the Insurance Code, or that its condition is such as to render the continuance of its business hazardous to the public or to the holders of its policies or certificates of insurance, the superintendent shall:

A. notify the president and chairman of the board of that determination;

B. furnish the company with a written list of the superintendent's recommendations to abate the determination; and

C. notify the governor, the president pro tempore of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives and the legislative finance committee of the recommendations of the superintendent and any actions taken in response by the company.
N.M. Stat. § 21-8-42 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 8 / Section 21-8-42
§ 21-8-42. Regional educational technology assistance center created
Status: in_force

The “regional educational technology assistance center” is created as a professional development center at New Mexico state university's college of extended learning. The center shall provide technology integration training into teaching and learning; professional development dossier creation; use of data to drive instruction to improve student learning outcomes; internet safety, online teaching and learning and technical assistance; faculty development in integrating technology and distance learning tools; and implementing the New Mexico learning network. All of the services provided shall be available to pre-kindergarten through college throughout New Mexico. The regional educational technology assistance center shall prepare an annual report for the legislature detailing the activities and accomplishments of the center.
N.M. Stat. § 3-65-9 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 65 / Section 3-65-9
§ 3-65-9. Cumulative and complete authority
Status: in_force

The Minor League Baseball Stadium Funding Act shall be deemed to provide an additional and alternative method for obtaining funding for a minor league baseball stadium, establishing the stadium surcharge and completing the acts authorized thereby and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws of the state, without reference to such other laws of the state, and shall constitute full authority for the exercise of powers granted herein, including but not limited to the pledging of stadium surcharge receipts and gross receipts tax revenues by the governing body to make loan payments to the authority.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-17-31 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 17 / Section 59A-17-31
§ 59A-17-31. False or misleading information
Status: in_force

No person shall willfully withhold information from, or knowingly give false or misleading information to, the superintendent or statistical agency designated by the superintendent or advisory organization or insurer that will affect rates or rating plans under the Insurance Rate Regulation Law. Violation of this section shall be subject to the penalties provided under Section 59A-1-18 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 12-6-9 — NM Code / Chapter 12 / Article 6 / Section 12-6-9
§ 12-6-9. Public depositories
Status: in_force

The state auditor may:

A. require depositories of public money to furnish reconciliation sheets for the purpose of checking the deposits of public funds;

B. inspect the books and records of any depository concerning public funds; and

C. examine employees of a depository under oath concerning the correctness of the reconciliation or any entry upon the books or records of the depository relating to public funds.