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N.M. Stat. § 53-2-9 — NM Code / Chapter 53 / Article 2 / Section 53-2-9
§ 53-2-9. Validation of unsealed instruments
Status: in_force

All instruments executed prior to the effective date of this section by a corporation are confirmed and validated notwithstanding the lack of a seal required by law. These instruments have the same effect as if they were properly sealed at the time of execution, and any records of copies shall be received in evidence the same as properly sealed originals.
N.M. Stat. § 4-8-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 8 / Section 4-8-1
§ 4-8-1. Original county boundaries
Status: in_force

That the counties of Chaves and Eddy are hereby created out of all that portion of Lincoln county, lying eastward of a line drawn through said county as follows, to wit: commencing at the northern boundary line of the county of Lincoln on the line between ranges nineteen and twenty east; thence south on said line to the base line; thence south along the range line between ranges nineteen and twenty east to the first standard parallel south; thence east to the point where the range line between ranges twenty and twenty-one east, south of said first standard parallel intersects said parallel; thence south on the line between said ranges twenty and twenty-one to the second standard parallel south; thence south to the southeast corner of township eleven south of range twenty east; thence west to the line between ranges twenty and twenty-one south of the second standard parallel south; thence south to the third standard parallel south along the range line between ranges twenty and twenty-one to intersect the third standard parallel south; thence east along said parallel to where the line from the south side of same between ranges twenty-one and twenty-two intersects said parallel; thence along said range line between ranges twenty-one and twenty-two to the fourth standard parallel south; thence west along said parallel to the point where the line between ranges twenty-one and twenty-two south of said parallel intersects said parallel, and thence south on said line to the north boundary of the state of Texas.
N.M. Stat. § 18-3-16 — NM Code / Chapter 18 / Article 3 / Section 18-3-16
§ 18-3-16. State historic sites and monuments division created; board of regents
Status: in_force

A. The “state historic sites and monuments division” is created in the cultural affairs department. The division shall manage the state's historic sites and monuments, including:

(1) Coronado historic site;

(2) Jemez historic site;

(3) Fort Selden historic site;

(4) Bosque Redondo memorial and Fort Sumner historic site;

(5) Lincoln historic site;

(6) El Camino Real historic trail site;

(7) Fort Stanton historic site;

(8) Taylor Reynolds Barela Mesilla historic site; and

(9) Los Luceros historic site.

B. The state's historic sites shall operate under the imprimatur of the museum of New Mexico. The museum of New Mexico board of regents shall exercise trusteeship over state historic sites.

C. The director of the division shall meet the following minimum qualifications:

(1) hold a bachelor's or higher degree in a discipline related to the function of the division; and

(2) have significant experience in the management and operation of an organization similar to the division.

D. The director shall be appointed by the secretary of cultural affairs from a list of no less than three names provided by the museum of New Mexico board of regents.
N.M. Stat. § 10-13A-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 10 / Article 13A / Section 10-13A-1
§ 10-13A-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 10, Article 13A NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Public Employees Retirement Reciprocity Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-4-6 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 4 / Section 32A-4-6
§ 32A-4-6. Taking into custody; penalty
Status: in_force

A. A child may be held or taken into custody:

(1) by a law enforcement officer when the officer has evidence giving rise to reasonable grounds to believe that the child is abused or neglected and that there is an immediate threat to the child's safety; provided that the law enforcement officer contacts the department to enable the department to conduct an on-site safety assessment to determine whether it is appropriate to take the child into immediate custody, except that a child may be taken into custody by a law enforcement officer without a protective services assessment being conducted if:

(a) the child's parent, guardian or custodian has attempted, conspired to cause or caused great bodily harm to the child or great bodily harm or death to the child's sibling;

(b) the child's parent, guardian or custodian has attempted, conspired to cause or caused great bodily harm or death to another parent, guardian or custodian of the child;

(c) the child has been abandoned;

(d) the child is in need of emergency medical care;

(e) the department is not available to conduct a safety assessment in a timely manner; or

(f) the child is in imminent risk of abuse; or

(2) by medical personnel when there are reasonable grounds to believe that the child has been injured as a result of abuse or neglect and that the child may be at risk of further injury if returned to the child's parent, guardian or custodian. The medical personnel shall hold the child until a law enforcement officer is available to take custody of the child pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this subsection.

B. A child shall not be taken into protective custody solely on the grounds that the child's parent, guardian or custodian refuses to consent to the administration of a psychotropic medication to the child.

C. When a child is taken into custody by law enforcement, the department is not compelled to place the child in an out-of-home placement and may release the child to the child's parent, guardian or custodian.

D. When a child is taken into custody, the department shall make active efforts to determine whether the child is an Indian child as required pursuant to the Indian Family Protection Act.

E. Any person who intentionally interferes with protection of a child, as provided by Subsection A of this section, is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
N.M. Stat. § 21-11-23 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 11 / Section 21-11-23
§ 21-11-23. Use of funds restricted to designated purposes
Status: in_force

None of the funds derived from the sale of said bonds, except so much thereof as shall be necessary to defray the cost of the issuance thereof, shall ever be used or expended by said board for any purposes other than those for which authority is herein given.
N.M. Stat. § 31-27-7.1 — NM Code / Chapter 31 / Article 27 / Section 31-27-7.1
§ 31-27-7.1. Innocent owners
Status: in_force

A. The property of an innocent owner, as provided in this section, shall not be forfeited.

B. A person who claims to be an innocent owner has the burden of production to show that the person:

(1) holds a legal right, title or interest in the property seized; and

(2) held an ownership interest in the seized property at the time the illegal conduct that gave rise to the seizure of the property occurred or was a bona fide purchaser for fair value.

C. The state shall immediately return property to an established innocent owner who has an interest in homesteaded property, a motor vehicle valued at less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or a conveyance that is encumbered by a security interest that was perfected pursuant to state law or that is subject to a lease or rental agreement, unless the secured party or lessor had actual knowledge of the criminal act upon which the forfeiture was based.

D. If a person establishes that the person is an innocent owner pursuant to Subsection B of this section and the state pursues a forfeiture proceeding with respect to that person's property, other than property described in Subsection D of Section 31-27-7 NMSA 1978 , to successfully forfeit the property, the state shall prove by clear and convincing evidence that the innocent owner had actual knowledge of the underlying crime giving rise to the forfeiture.

E. A person who acquired an ownership interest in property subject to forfeiture after the commission of a crime that gave rise to the forfeiture and who claims to be an innocent owner has the burden of production to show that the person has legal right, title or interest in the property seized under this section.

F. If a person establishes that the person is an innocent owner as provided in Subsection B of this section and the state pursues a forfeiture proceeding against the person's property, to successfully forfeit the property, the state shall prove by clear and convincing evidence that at the time the person acquired the property or an interest in the property, the person:

(1) had actual knowledge that the property was subject to forfeiture; or

(2) was not a bona fide purchaser who was without notice of any defect in title and who gave valuable consideration.

G. If the state fails to meet its burdens as provided in Subsections C and D of this section, the court shall find that the person is an innocent owner and shall order the state to relinquish all claims of title to the innocent owner's property without delay and the property shall be released without assessment of fees or costs.

H. Seized property that is firearms, ammunition or explosives subject to forfeiture under the protections of this section and that is not returned to an innocent owner shall be destroyed upon a motion by the law enforcement agency and an order of the court.
N.M. Stat. § 48-2-16 — NM Code / Chapter 48 / Article 2 / Section 48-2-16
§ 48-2-16. Personal action for recovery of debt not affected
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to impair or affect the right of any person to whom any debt may be due for work done or materials furnished to maintain a personal action to recover such debt against the person liable therefor.
N.M. Stat. § 28-21-2 — NM Code / Chapter 28 / Article 21 / Section 28-21-2
§ 28-21-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the African American Affairs Act:

A. “ fund ” means the office on African American affairs fund; and

B. “ office ” means the office on African American affairs.
N.M. Stat. § 23-10-3 — NM Code / Chapter 23 / Article 10 / Section 23-10-3
§ 23-10-3. Duties
Status: in_force

The New Mexico poison and drug information center shall:

A. provide expert, twenty-four-hour, seven-day-a-week assistance to the residents of New Mexico during possible poisoning emergencies;

B. provide expert, twenty-four-hour, seven-day-a-week emergency management and treatment referral of victims of poisoning to determine whether treatment can be accomplished at the scene of the incident or if transport to an emergency treatment or other facility is required;

C. provide expert, twenty-four-hour, seven-day-a-week treatment recommendations for all types of poisonings, chemical exposures, drug overdoses and exposure to chemical weapons of mass destruction. This information shall be provided to medical and nonmedical providers;

D. carry out follow-up for hospitalized and non-hospitalized poison patients to assess progress and recommend additional treatment as necessary;

E. carry out follow-up to families and other individuals, where practicable, to ensure that adequate care is provided;

F. work to improve the health of the residents of New Mexico by reducing illness and death associated with poisoning and by encouraging proper use of medications;

G. identify and address problems associated with poisoning and medication-related illness through education and public service;

H. work to reduce the costs associated with poisoning by treating people with less severe exposures at their homes with the center's guidance;

I. train health care professionals in the field of clinical toxicology;

J. expand knowledge in the field of clinical toxicology through an active research program;

K. prevent poisonings through surveillance of toxic events, education, regulation and collaboration with local, state and federal agencies;

L. offer drug information services that provide individualized, accurate, relevant and unbiased information to consumers and health care professionals regarding medication-related inquiries;

M. help train pharmacists to become drug information providers;

N. seek to effectively use the center's resources; and

O. work to advance the center's institutional mission while supporting professional and personal growth.
N.M. Stat. § 21-22E-8 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 22E / Section 21-22E-8
§ 21-22E-8. Fund created; method of payment
Status: in_force

The “teacher loan for service fund” is created in the state treasury. Money appropriated for loans pursuant to the Teacher Loan for Service Act; earnings from investment of the fund; gifts, grants and donations to the fund; and all payments of principal and interest on loans made pursuant to that act shall be deposited in the fund. Money in the fund shall not revert at the end of a fiscal year. The fund shall be administered by the commission [department]. All payments of money for loans shall be made on warrants drawn by the secretary of finance and administration pursuant to vouchers signed by the commission’s [department’s] designated representative.
N.M. Stat. § 7-15A-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 15A / Section 7-15A-3
§ 7-15A-3. Imposition of weight distance tax
Status: in_force

A tax is imposed upon the registrants, owners and operators for the use of the highways of this state by all motor vehicles having a declared gross weight or gross vehicle weight in excess of twenty-six thousand pounds and registered in this state, registered under proportional registration or qualified under the provisions of Sections 65-1-32 and 65-1-33 NMSA 1978 . This tax shall be known as the “weight distance tax”.
N.M. Stat. § 20-9-4 — NM Code / Chapter 20 / Article 9 / Section 20-9-4
§ 20-9-4. Recovery of property; criminal and civil liability
Status: in_force

Any person who retains, after written demand by the United States property and fiscal officer or his designee, any arms, uniforms, equipment or other military property which belongs to the state or the United States or who thereafter possesses, purchases, sells, pawns or pledges such property shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be civilly liable to the United States property and fiscal officer for three times the original value of the property in damages. The attorney general or his designee shall prosecute all such matters referred to him on a sworn statement of charges by the United States property and fiscal officer. Money recovered shall be deposited by the United States property and fiscal officer to the appropriate fund or account for the purchase of similar replacement property.
N.M. Stat. § 25-7A-16 — NM Code / Chapter 25 / Article 7A / Section 25-7A-16
§ 25-7A-16. Power to make inspections and secure samples within dairy establishments
Status: in_force

The director shall have free access at all reasonable hours to any dairy establishment in which dairy products are manufactured, processed, packed or held for introduction into commerce or to enter any vehicle being used to transport or hold such dairy products in commerce for the purpose:

A. of inspecting the dairy establishment or vehicle to determine if any provision of the New Mexico Dairy Product Act is being violated; and

B. to secure samples or specimens of any dairy product after paying or offering to pay for the sample. The director may make or cause to be made examinations of samples secured under the provisions of this section to determine whether any provision of the New Mexico Dairy Product Act is being violated.
N.M. Stat. § 6-1-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 6-1-6
§ 6-1-6. Separate accounts
Status: in_force

Separate accounts shall be kept for every appropriation or fund, showing the date and manner of each payment made out of the funds provided by such appropriation, the name and address of each person, organization, corporation or association, to whom, and for what purpose paid.
N.M. Stat. § 30-18-10 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 18 / Section 30-18-10
§ 30-18-10. Exclusion
Status: in_force

Nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit or make unlawful the taking of game animals, game birds or game fish by the use of dogs, provided the person so doing is licensed as provided by law and is using such dogs in a lawful manner.
N.M. Stat. § 58-11-46 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 11 / Section 58-11-46
§ 58-11-46. Liens
Status: in_force

A credit union shall have a lien on the membership shares, share accounts and deposit accounts and accumulated dividends and interest of a member's individual, joint or trust account for any sum owed the credit union from that member or for any extension of credit endorsed or guaranteed by him. A credit union may refuse to allow withdrawals and shall have a right of immediate set-off with respect to every such account. The board of directors or any person or committee to which it has delegated the authority to extend credit may waive the credit union's rights to a lien, to immediate set-off, to restrict withdrawals or to any combination of those rights with respect to any share or deposit account or groups of those accounts.
N.M. Stat. § 27-8-3 — NM Code / Chapter 27 / Article 8 / Section 27-8-3
§ 27-8-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Community Action Act:

A. “poverty level” means the official poverty level established by the federal director of the office of management and budget and revised periodically by the federal secretary of health and human services; and

B. “secretary” means the secretary of human services.
N.M. Stat. § 44-3-14 — NM Code / Chapter 44 / Article 3 / Section 44-3-14
§ 44-3-14. Judgment finding defendant guilty of usurpation of office; provisions concerning exclusion and costs
Status: in_force

When a defendant against whom such action shall have been brought shall be adjudged guilty of usurping or intruding into or unlawfully holding or exercising any office, franchise or privilege, judgment shall be rendered that such defendant be excluded from such office, franchise or privilege, and that the plaintiff recover costs against such defendant.
N.M. Stat. § 7-2A-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 2A / Section 7-2A-9
§ 7-2A-9. Taxpayer returns; payment of tax
Status: in_force

A. Every corporation deriving income from any business transaction, property or employment within this state, that is not exempt from tax under the Corporate Income and Franchise Tax Act and that is required by the laws of the United States to file a federal income tax return shall file a complete tax return with the department in form and content as prescribed by the secretary. Except as provided in Subsection C of this section, a corporation that is required by the provisions of the Corporate Income and Franchise Tax Act to file a return or pay a tax shall, on or before the due date of the corporation's federal corporate income tax return for the taxable year, file the return and pay the tax imposed for that year.

B. Every domestic or foreign corporation that is not exempt from tax under the Corporate Income and Franchise Tax Act, that is employed or engaged in the transaction of business in, into or from this state or that derives any income from property or employment within this state and every domestic or foreign corporation, regardless of whether it is engaged in active business, that has or exercises its corporate franchise in this state and that is not exempt from tax under the Corporate Income and Franchise Tax Act shall file a return in the form and content as prescribed by the secretary and pay the tax levied pursuant to Subsection B of Section 7-2A-3 NMSA 1978 in the amount for each corporation as specified in Section 7-2A-5.1 NMSA 1978 . Returns and payment of tax for corporate franchise tax for a taxable year shall be filed and paid on the date specified in Subsection A or C of this section for payment of corporate income tax for the preceding taxable year.

C. A corporation that is required by the provisions of the Corporate Income and Franchise Tax Act to file a return or pay a tax and that is approved by the department to use electronic media for filing and paying taxes shall, if using electronic media for filing and paying taxes, file the return and pay the tax levied for that taxable year on or before the last day of the month in which the corporation's federal corporate income tax return is originally due for the taxable year. The due date provided by this subsection does not apply to corporations that have received a filing extension from New Mexico or an extension from the federal internal revenue service for the same taxable year.
N.M. Stat. § 13-4-40 — NM Code / Chapter 13 / Article 4 / Section 13-4-40
§ 13-4-40. Emergency subcontracting
Status: in_force

Subcontracting any portion of the work in excess of the listing threshold as to which no subcontractor was designated in the original bid shall be permitted only in the case of public emergency or necessity and then only upon a written finding by the using agency setting forth the facts constituting the emergency or necessity.
N.M. Stat. § 35-1-32 — NM Code / Chapter 35 / Article 1 / Section 35-1-32
§ 35-1-32. Magistrate court; Taos district
Status: in_force

There shall be two magistrates in Taos magistrate district, divisions 1 and 2 operating as a single court in Taos.
N.M. Stat. § 72-17-25 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 17 / Section 72-17-25
§ 72-17-25. Sinking fund
Status: in_force

Whenever any indebtedness has been incurred by the authority, it shall be lawful for the board to levy taxes and to collect revenue for the purpose of creating a reserve fund in such amount as the board may determine, which may be used to meet the obligations of the authority, for maintenance and operating charges and depreciation, and to provide improvements for the authority.
N.M. Stat. § 29-1-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 29 / Article 1 / Section 29-1-2
§ 29-1-2. Stolen livestock and other property; duties
Status: in_force

That it shall be the duty of all sheriffs, deputy sheriffs and constables, in their respective counties, to employ all lawful means to immediately trace and discover all livestock and other property which may have been stolen or unlawfully taken from the possession of the true owner thereof.
N.M. Stat. § 72-19-45 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 19 / Section 72-19-45
§ 72-19-45. Issuance of temporary bonds
Status: in_force

The authority is authorized to issue temporary bonds, pending preparation of definitive bond or bonds and exchangeable for the definitive bond or bonds when prepared, as the board may determine. Each temporary bond shall set forth substantially the same conditions, terms and provisions as the definitive bond for which it is exchanged. Each holder of any such temporary security shall have all the rights and remedies which he would have as a holder of the definitive bond or bonds.
N.M. Stat. § 7-9-76.1 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 9 / Section 7-9-76.1
§ 7-9-76.1. Deduction; gross receipts tax; certain manufactured homes
Status: in_force

Receipts from the resale of a manufactured home may be deducted from gross receipts if the sale is made of a manufactured home that was subject to the gross receipts, compensating or motor vehicle excise tax upon its initial sale or use in New Mexico. The seller shall retain and furnish proof satisfactory to the department that a gross receipts, compensating or motor vehicle excise tax was paid upon the initial sale or use in New Mexico of a manufactured home, and in the absence of such proof, it is presumed that the tax was not paid. Proof that a New Mexico certificate of title was issued for a manufactured home in 1972 or a prior year or proof that a manufactured home for which a New Mexico certificate of title has been issued was manufactured in 1967 or a prior year is proof that a motor vehicle excise tax was paid on the initial sale or use in New Mexico of that manufactured home.