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N.M. Stat. § 18-3-14 — NM Code / Chapter 18 / Article 3 / Section 18-3-14
§ 18-3-14. Museum of international folk art division created; location; board of regents
Status: in_force

A. The “museum of international folk art division” is created in the cultural affairs department. The museum of international folk art located in Santa Fe shall be operated as a division of the cultural affairs department under the imprimatur of the museum of New Mexico. The museum of New Mexico board of regents shall exercise trusteeship over the museum of international folk art.

B. 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.

C. 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. § 12-12A-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 12 / Article 12A / Section 12-12A-9
§ 12-12A-9. Relation to other laws
Status: in_force

A. The Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act does not limit rights, privileges or immunities provided to volunteer health practitioners by laws other than the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of this section, the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act does not affect requirements for the use of health practitioners pursuant to the Emergency Management Assistance Compact.

B. The homeland security and emergency management department, pursuant to the provisions of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, may incorporate into the emergency forces of this state volunteer health practitioners who are not officers or employees of this state, a political subdivision of this state or a municipality or other local government within this state.
N.M. Stat. § 27-2E-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 27 / Article 2E / Section 27-2E-2
§ 27-2E-2. Unlawful disclosure; penalties
Status: in_force

A. It is unlawful for an employee, former employee, contractor or former contractor of the human services [health care authority] department to reveal to another person, except to another employee or contractor of the department as required by the employee's or contractor's duties or responsibilities or by state or federal court order, information acquired pursuant to Section 1 of this act or any other information about a prescription drug manufacturer acquired as a result of his employment or contract by the department and not available from public sources.

B. An employee, former employee, contractor or former contractor of the human services [health care authority] department who reveals to another person information that he is prohibited from lawfully revealing is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisoned not more than one year, or both, together with costs of prosecution, and shall not be employed by the state for a period of five years after the date of the conviction.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-20-6 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 20 / Section 59A-20-6
§ 59A-20-6. Entire contract
Status: in_force

There shall be a provision that the policy, or the policy and the application therefor if a copy of such application is endorsed upon or attached to the policy when issued, shall constitute the entire contract between the parties and that statements contained in such an application shall, in the absence of fraud, be deemed representations and not warranties.
N.M. Stat. § 35-15-14 — NM Code / Chapter 35 / Article 15 / Section 35-15-14
§ 35-15-14. Suspension of sentence; probation
Status: in_force

A. The governing body of any municipality may provide by ordinance that the municipal court may, upon entry of a plea of guilty or judgment of conviction:

(1) suspend in whole or part the execution of sentence; or

(2) place the defendant on probation for a period not exceeding one year on terms and conditions the court deems best; or both. The ordinance shall provide that the court may as a condition of probation require the defendant to serve a period of time in volunteer labor to be known as community service. The type of labor and period of service shall be at the sole discretion of the court; provided that any person receiving community service shall be immune from any civil liability other than gross negligence arising out of the community service, and any person who performs community service pursuant to court order or any criminal diversion program shall not be entitled to any wages, shall not be considered an employee for any purpose and shall not be entitled to workmen's compensation, unemployment benefits or any other benefits otherwise provided by law. As used in this paragraph, “community service” means any labor that benefits the public at large or any public, charitable or educational entity or institution.

B. The ordinance shall provide that suspension of execution of the sentence or probation, or both, shall be granted only when the municipal judge is satisfied it will serve the ends of justice and of the public, and that the defendant's liability for any fine or other punishment imposed is fully discharged upon successful completion of the terms and conditions of probation.
N.M. Stat. § 24-5-13 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 5 / Section 24-5-13
§ 24-5-13. Rights
Status: in_force

Nothing in the Immunization Act shall preclude the right of the patient, or the patient's parent or guardian if the patient is a minor, to claim exemption from immunization as defined in Section 24-5-3 NMSA 1978; nor shall anything in the Immunization Act require such patient to be included in the immunization registry if the patient, or the patient's parent or guardian if the patient is a minor, objects on any grounds, including that such registry conflicts with the religious belief of the patient, or the patient's parent or guardian if the patient is a minor.
N.M. Stat. § 52-1-15 — NM Code / Chapter 52 / Article 1 / Section 52-1-15
§ 52-1-15. Employer
Status: in_force

As used in the Workers' Compensation Act, unless the context otherwise requires, “employer” includes any person or body of persons, corporate or incorporate, and the legal representative of a deceased employer or the receiver or trustee of a person, corporation, association or partnership engaged in or carrying on for the purpose of business or trade, charitable organizations, except as provided in Section 52-1-6 NMSA 1978 , and also includes the state and each county, municipality, school district, drainage, irrigation or conservancy district and public institution and administrative board thereof employing workers under the terms of the Workers' Compensation Act.
N.M. Stat. § 73-21-48 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 21 / Section 73-21-48
§ 73-21-48. Refunding bonds; detail; form
Status: in_force

Refunding bonds shall bear interest payable annually or semiannually, and the refunding bonds shall be due and payable either as term or serial bonds as determined by the board; provided that no refunding bond shall mature more than twenty-five years from the date of the refunding bond. The form and terms of the refunding bonds, including provisions for their payment and redemption, shall be determined by the board. If the board so determines in the authorizing resolution, the refunding bonds may be redeemable prior to maturity without or with the payment of a premium, which may be in any amount determined by the board.
N.M. Stat. § 3-14-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 14 / Section 3-14-8
§ 3-14-8. Commissioners; special election; terms
Status: in_force

A. Within ten days after the adoption of the commission-manager form of government, the governing body shall adopt an election resolution calling for the holding of an election for the purpose of electing five commissioners at the first regular or local or general election following adoption of the resolution. The election shall be conducted in the same manner as are regular local elections pursuant to the terms of the Local Election Act. The commissioners so elected shall determine their terms of office by lot, so that three commissioners shall serve until the next regular local election and two commissioners shall serve until the succeeding regular local election.

B. Their respective successors shall hold office for staggered periods of four years and until their successors are elected and take office as provided in the Local Election Act.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-29-9 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 29 / Section 59A-29-9
§ 59A-29-9. Retroactive application
Status: in_force

The FAIR Plan Act shall be effective and shall apply retroactively to April 30, 1981, to validate action taken under the New Mexico interim uniform basic property insurance and placement program promulgated by the superintendent of insurance.
N.M. Stat. § 6-13-9 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 6-13-9
§ 6-13-9. Pledge of income from permanent funds of state institutions
Status: in_force

That for the faithful and prompt payment of all interest and principal of said bonds as and when the same shall mature according to the tenor thereof, the issue thereof shall constitute an irrevocable pledge by said board of so much of each year's income from the permanent funds of such state institution, so issuing bonds hereunder, in the hands of the treasurer as shall be needed to provide the “interest and retirement fund” herein mentioned, for the ensuing year, and at all times fully and faithfully to keep the same in not less than the amount necessary to pay the interest and principal maturing as aforesaid; and in addition thereto the issue of said bonds shall constitute an irrevocable pledge by said board of so much of each year's income from the income and current fund derived from the lease of such of said institution's lands as remain unsold, as may be necessary to fully protect the “interest and retirement fund” for the ensuing year, and keep the same at all times in proper amount as herein provided.
N.M. Stat. § 61-27B-17 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 27B / Section 61-27B-17
§ 61-27B-17. Security guard; level two; registration; requirements
Status: in_force

A. On or after July 1, 2007, every individual seeking employment or employed as a level two security guard shall file an application for registration with the department.

B. The department shall issue a registration for a level two security guard to an individual who files a completed application accompanied by the required fees and who submits satisfactory evidence that the applicant:

(1) meets the requirements to be granted registration as a level one security guard and maintains in good standing a current registration as a level one security guard;

(2) has successfully completed an examination as required by department rule;

(3) possesses a high school diploma or its equivalent;

(4) in addition to the training required to be registered as a level one security guard, has completed a curriculum approved in department rule of level two security guard training prior to being placed on a guard post for the first time as a level two security guard; that training may be provided by:

(a) a public educational institution in New Mexico or an educational institution licensed by the higher education department pursuant to the Post-Secondary Educational Institution Act;

(b) an in-house training program provided by a licensed private patrol company using a curriculum approved by the department;

(c) the New Mexico law enforcement academy; or

(d) any other department-approved educational institution using a curriculum approved by the department and complying with department standards set forth in department rules;

(5) is employed by a private patrol company under the direct supervision of a licensed private patrol operator, a level three security guard or a private patrol operations manager; and

(6) meets other requirements set forth in department rules.

C. A private patrol company shall notify the department within thirty days from the date of termination of a level two security guard of the employment termination.
N.M. Stat. § 66-3-1101 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 3 / Section 66-3-1101
§ 66-3-1101. Mopeds; standards; operator requirements; application of Motor Vehicle Code
Status: in_force

A. Mopeds shall comply with those motor vehicle safety standards deemed necessary and prescribed by the director of motor vehicles.

B. Operators of mopeds shall have in their possession while operating a moped a valid driver's license of any class or permit, issued to them.

C. Except as provided in Subsections A and B of this section, none of the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Code relating to motor vehicles or motorcycles as defined in that code shall apply to a moped.

D. As used in this section, “moped” means a two-wheeled or three-wheeled vehicle with an automatic transmission and a motor having a piston displacement of less than fifty cubic centimeters, which is capable of propelling the vehicle at a maximum speed of not more than thirty miles per hour on level ground at sea level.
N.M. Stat. § 14-6-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 14 / Article 6 / Section 14-6-3
§ 14-6-3. Access to medical records by applicants for disability benefits; violations
Status: in_force

A. Within thirty days of receiving a request from a patient or former patient who is applying for benefits based on social security disability or who is appealing a denial of such benefits or from an authorized representative of such a patient or former patient, a health care provider shall furnish the requestor with a copy of that patient's medical records. A fee as established by the department of health, may be charged by the health care provider to the requestor for the copies or for the service in obtaining the records.

B. A request made pursuant to Subsection A of this section shall include a statement or document from the agency that administers the benefits that confirms the application or appeal.

C. As used in this section:

(1) “ health care provider ” means a person who is licensed, certified or otherwise authorized by law to provide or render health care in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession and includes a facility employing, or contracting with, such a person; and

(2) “ medical records ” means information in a medical or mental health patient file, including drug or alcohol treatment records, medical reports, clinical notes, nurses' notes, history of injury, subjective and objective complaints, test contents and results, interpretations of tests, reports and summaries of interpretations of tests and other reports, diagnoses and prognoses, bills, invoices, referral requests, consultative reports and reports of services requested by the health care provider.

D. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to grant access for a patient or patient's representative to medical records that are otherwise protected by law.

E. The department of health shall enforce the provisions of this section and may impose a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for a violation of this section. The department may promulgate rules necessary for the implementation and enforcement of the provisions of this section, including a fee schedule by obtaining records as provided in Subsection A of this section for a patient who has a financial ability to pay.
N.M. Stat. § 33-3-16 — NM Code / Chapter 33 / Article 3 / Section 33-3-16
§ 33-3-16. United States prisoners
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the sheriff of each county, his deputy, jailer, jail administrator or independent contractor, to whom any person shall be remitted in conformity with a legal process issued by or under the authority of the United States, and he is hereby required, to receive such person or persons into his custody and keep them safely until they shall be placed at liberty according to the laws of the United States; provided that the United States shall be responsible for the payment of the fee which shall be established from time to time by the sheriff, jail administrator or independent contractor in charge of the operation of a jail.
N.M. Stat. § 11-6-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 11 / Article 6 / Section 11-6-3
§ 11-6-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the New Mexico Community Assistance Act:

A. “council” means the New Mexico community development council;

B. “project” means, except as limited by the state constitution, the purchase, construction, lease, gift, grant, reconstruction, improvement, option to purchase or other acquisition of educational, cultural, recreational, community, municipal, social service or other facilities by a political subdivision, including but not limited to publicly owned water systems, sewer systems, municipal utilities, roads, streets, highways, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, storm sewers, street lighting, traffic control devices, parking facilities, vocational training and rehabilitation facilities, airports, hospitals, nursing homes, publicly owned mental health, alcohol and drug abuse, child abuse and family counseling facilities, juvenile detention homes, swimming pools, parks, auditoriums, public buildings, libraries, fire and police stations, jails, waste disposal systems and sites, special assessment district improvements and all necessary real and personal property therefor, but does not include facilities for the public schools;

C. “community assistance program” means a program to assist political subdivisions with infrastructure development, which may include but is not limited to:

(1) a grant or loan of funds to the political subdivisions;

(2) gathering data about the political subdivisions;

(3) providing technical assistance to analyze the needs and seek solutions to problems related to infrastructure development in political subdivisions; and

(4) providing technical assistance in seeking funds from sources other than the council;

D. “division” means the local government division of the department of finance and administration; and

E. “political subdivision” means any county; incorporated city, town or village; drainage, conservancy, irrigation, water and sanitation or other district; mutual domestic association; public water cooperative association; or community ditch association.
N.M. Stat. § 11-2-1 — NM Code / Chapter 11 / Article 2 / Section 11-2-1
§ 11-2-1. Commission on intergovernmental cooperation
Status: in_force

There is created the “commission on intergovernmental cooperation.” The members and officers of the legislative council are ex-officio members and officers of the commission, and the director of the legislative council service is ex-officio executive secretary of the commission.
N.M. Stat. § 77-2-7.5 — NM Code / Chapter 77 / Article 2 / Section 77-2-7.5
§ 77-2-7.5. Fees; disposition
Status: in_force

The fees for recording or researching brands and for furnishing certified copies of the recording or research shall be placed to the credit of the New Mexico livestock board interim receipts and disbursements fund.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-1-11 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 32A / Article 1 / Section 32A-1-11
§ 32A-1-11. Petition; form and content
Status: in_force

A petition initiating proceedings pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 32A, Article 2 , 3B , 4 or 6 NMSA 1978 shall be entitled, “In the Matter of ․․․․․․․․․․, a child”, and shall set forth with specificity:

A. the facts necessary to invoke the jurisdiction of the court;

B. if violation of a criminal statute or other law or ordinance is alleged, the citation to the appropriate law;

C. the name, birth date and residence address of the child;

D. the name and residence address of the parents, guardian, custodian or spouse, if any, of the child; and if no parent, guardian, custodian or spouse, if any, resides or can be found within the state or if a residence address is unknown, the name of any known adult relative residing within the state or, if there be none, the known adult relative residing nearest to the court;

E. whether the child is in custody or detention pursuant to the Delinquency Act and, if so, the place of custody or detention and the time the child was taken into custody;

F. whether the child is an Indian child and, if so, any additional information required pursuant to the Indian Family Protection Act; and

G. if any of the matters required to be set forth by this section are not known, a statement of those matters and the fact that they are not known.
N.M. Stat. § 1-26-4 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 26 / Section 1-26-4
§ 1-26-4. Judicial retention; appeals court judges
Status: in_force

A. Each eligible judge of the court of appeals shall be subject to retention or rejection at the general election in the last year of the eight-year term of office for the position in which the judge is serving.

B. Terms of office for positions on the court of appeals shall be staggered so that at least two terms of office shall expire each even-numbered year; provided that no more than three terms of office shall expire in the same year.

C. The administrative office of the courts shall maintain current on its website a list of the names of the currently serving judges of the court of appeals and the year in which the term of office for each position on the court of appeals expires.
N.M. Stat. § 72-12A-9 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 12A / Section 72-12A-9
§ 72-12A-9. Plan of replacement; implementation and maintenance; amendment
Status: in_force

A. Upon approval of replacement, the permittee shall implement the plan with all deliberate speed and within such time as will prevent impairment of existing water rights.

B. If the owner of a water right protected by a plan of replacement asserts that the permittee has failed or refused to implement or maintain the plan, such owner shall file a written notice with the state engineer specifying the manner or method by which the permittee has failed or refused to implement or maintain the plan. Upon the filing of such notice, the state engineer may require the permittee to show cause why the permit should not be suspended or terminated.

C. If the owner of a prior water right not previously protected by a plan of replacement asserts that his water right is or may be impaired by the permittee's mine dewatering, such owner shall file a written notice with the state engineer specifying the manner or method by which the permittee's mine dewatering is or may impair his water right. Upon the filing of such notice, the state engineer may require the permittee to show cause why the permit should not be suspended or terminated pending submission or amendment of a plan of replacement to provide protection against the claimed impairment.
N.M. Stat. § 21-21A-13 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 21A / Section 21-21A-13
§ 21-21A-13. All money received deemed trust funds
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, all money received by the foundation under the provisions of the Educational Assistance Act shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in that act. The resolution authorizing any obligations or the trust agreement securing the obligations may provide that any of the money may be temporarily invested pending disbursement and shall provide that any officer with whom or any bank or trust company with which the money is deposited shall act as trustee of the money and shall hold and apply the money for the purposes of the Educational Assistance Act pursuant to the resolution or trust agreement.
N.M. Stat. § 24-1G-1 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 1G / Section 24-1G-1
§ 24-1G-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 24, Article 1G NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “New Mexico Telehealth and Health Information Technology Commission Act”.