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N.M. Stat. § 67-3-63 — NM Code / Chapter 67 / Article 3 / Section 67-3-63
§ 67-3-63. Construction and maintenance of footpaths, bicycle lanes and bridle paths; expenditure of funds authorized
Status: in_force

A. The state transportation commission is authorized to expend as necessary matching state road funds and federal aid highway funds administered by the department for the construction and maintenance of footpaths, bridle paths or bicycle lanes along and across state, county and municipal roads, streets or highways.

B. In administering Sections 67-3-62 and 67-3-63 NMSA 1978 , the state transportation commission shall promulgate regulations setting forth guidelines by which the state transportation commission shall determine whether the establishment of any proposed bicycle lanes, footpaths or bridle paths is contrary to public safety or the cost thereof is disproportionate to the need or probable usage within the meaning of Section 67-3-62 NMSA 1978 . The commission shall recommend construction standards for footpaths, bicycle lanes and bridle paths and shall provide a uniform system of signs that shall apply to all such paths or lanes under the jurisdiction of the commission and all counties and municipalities. The commission may restrict the use of footpaths, bicycle lanes or bridle paths under its jurisdiction to pedestrian, equestrian or nonmotorized vehicle use.

C. As used in this section, “ bicycle lane ” means a publicly owned and maintained paved path, way or trail designated and signed as a bicycle route, and “bridle path” includes equestrian trails or ways.

D. In the event that any of the provisions of this section or of Section 67-3-62 NMSA 1978 conflict with provisions of federal law or regulations relating to highway construction funds and such conflict jeopardizes the receipt of funds by the state, then the conflicting provisions of the specified sections of state law shall be suspended and not effective.
N.M. Stat. § 57-12C-2 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 12C / Section 57-12C-2
§ 57-12C-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Data Breach Notification Act:

A. “ biometric data ” means a record generated by automatic measurements of an identified individual's fingerprints, voice print, iris or retina patterns, facial characteristics or hand geometry that is used to uniquely and durably authenticate an individual's identity when the individual accesses a physical location, device, system or account;

B. “ encrypted ” means rendered unusable, unreadable or indecipherable to an unauthorized person through a security technology or methodology generally accepted in the field of information security;

C. “ personal identifying information ”:

(1) means an individual's first name or first initial and last name in combination with one or more of the following data elements that relate to the individual, when the data elements are not protected through encryption or redaction or otherwise rendered unreadable or unusable:

(a) social security number;

(b) driver's license number;

(c) government-issued identification number;

(d) account number, credit card number or debit card number in combination with any required security code, access code or password that would permit access to a person's financial account; or

(e) biometric data; and

(2) does not mean information that is lawfully obtained from publicly available sources or from federal, state or local government records lawfully made available to the general public;

D. “ security breach ” means the unauthorized acquisition of unencrypted computerized data, or of encrypted computerized data and the confidential process or key used to decrypt the encrypted computerized data, that compromises the security, confidentiality or integrity of personal identifying information maintained by a person. “Security breach” does not include the good-faith acquisition of personal identifying information by an employee or agent of a person for a legitimate business purpose of the person; provided that the personal identifying information is not subject to further unauthorized disclosure; and

E. “ service provider ” means any person that receives, stores, maintains, licenses, processes or otherwise is permitted access to personal identifying information through its provision of services directly to a person that is subject to regulation.
N.M. Stat. § 21-28-11 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 28 / Section 21-28-11
§ 21-28-11. Trust agreements authorized
Status: in_force

In the discretion of the research park corporation, any bonds issued under the provisions of the University Research Park and Economic Development Act may be secured by a trust agreement by and between the research park corporation and a corporate trustee, which may be a bank or trust company having trust powers within or without the state. The trust agreement or the resolution providing for the issuance of bonds may pledge or assign all or any part of the revenues or assets of the research park corporation. The trust agreement or resolution may contain provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the holders of any bonds as may be reasonable and proper and not in violation of law, including covenants setting forth the duties of the research park corporation in relation to the purposes to which bond proceeds may be applied, the disposition or pledging of the revenues or assets of the research park corporation and the custody, safeguarding and application of all money. It is lawful for any bank or trust company incorporated under the laws of the state that may act as depository of the proceeds of bond revenues or other money hereunder to furnish indemnifying bonds or to pledge securities that may be required by the research park corporation. Any trust agreement or resolution may set forth the rights and remedies of the holders of any bonds and of the trustee and may restrict the individual right of action by any holders. In addition, any trust agreement or resolution may contain other provisions as the research park corporation may deem reasonable and proper for the security of the holders of any bonds. All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of a trust agreement or resolution may be paid from the revenues or assets pledged or assigned to the payment of the principal of and the interest on bonds or from any other funds available to the research park corporation.
N.M. Stat. § 24-2B-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 2B / Section 24-2B-9
§ 24-2B-9. Penalty
Status: in_force

A person who makes an unauthorized disclosure of the results of a test designed to identify the human immunodeficiency virus or its antigen or antibody is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and shall be sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail for a definite term not to exceed six months or the payment of a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or both.
N.M. Stat. § 9-3-5.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 9-3-5.1
§ 9-3-5.1. Secretary of corrections; additional powers; corrections education scholarship program
Status: in_force

A. The secretary of corrections may enter into an agreement with the board of regents of the New Mexico military institute under which the institute would offer corrections education scholarships to New Mexico residents interested in careers in corrections. The agreement may provide criteria for recruiting scholarship applicants and awarding scholarships and for internship programs at corrections department facilities for scholarship recipients.

B. Subject to available appropriations, the secretary of corrections may transfer funds each fiscal year to the board of regents of the New Mexico military institute for the scholarship program for New Mexico residents interested in careers in corrections.
N.M. Stat. § 28-7-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 28 / Article 7 / Section 28-7-4
§ 28-7-4. Driver to take precautions approaching blind; liability for damage
Status: in_force

The driver of a vehicle approaching a totally or partially blind pedestrian who is carrying a cane predominantly white or metallic in color, with or without a red tip, or using a guide dog shall take all necessary precautions to avoid injury to such blind pedestrian, and any driver who fails to take such precautions shall be liable in damages for any injury caused to such pedestrian; provided that a totally blind or partially blind pedestrian not carrying such a cane or using a guide dog in any of the places, accommodations or conveyances listed herein, shall have all the rights and privileges conferred by law upon other persons, and the failure of a totally blind pedestrian to carry such a cane or to use a guide dog in any such places, accommodations or conveyances shall not be held to constitute nor be evidence of contributory negligence.
N.M. Stat. § 60-1A-16 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 1A / Section 60-1A-16
§ 60-1A-16. Simulcasting
Status: in_force

A. All simulcasting of horse races shall have prior approval of the commission, and the commission shall adopt rules concerning the simulcasting of horse races as provided in this section.

B. A racetrack licensee shall not be allowed to simulcast horse races unless that racetrack licensee offers at least seventeen days per year of pari-mutuel wagering on live horse races run on the premises of the racetrack licensee.

C. The commission may permit exporting of a horse race being run by a racetrack licensee to another racetrack licensee within New Mexico or exporting of a horse race from a racetrack licensee to another location holding a pari-mutuel or gaming license that allows simulcasting of a horse race from outside of the state or jurisdiction that licenses that out-of-state facility.

D. The commission may permit importing by a racetrack licensee of horse races that are being run at racetracks outside of the state licensed by a host state.

E. Pari-mutuel wagering on simulcast horse races shall be prohibited except on the licensed premises of a racetrack licensee during the licensee's race meet at the horse racetrack or when the racetrack licensee is importing a race meet from another New Mexico-licensed horse racetrack.

F. A New Mexico-licensed horse racetrack that is within a radius of eighty miles of any other New Mexico-licensed horse racetrack with a race meet in progress may only conduct pari-mutuel wagering on imported horse races if there is a written agreement between the two racetrack licensees allowing pari-mutuel wagering on imported horse races during the period of time that the live horse races are taking place.
N.M. Stat. § 20-5-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 20 / Article 5 / Section 20-5-7
§ 20-5-7. Discipline
Status: in_force

A. The discipline of the state defense force shall, to the extent practicable, conform to that of the army national guard.

B. When performing militia duty, members of the state defense force are subject to the Code of Military Justice, Chapter 20, Article 12 NMSA 1978 .

C. Standards of conduct applicable to the army national guard are applicable to members of the state defense force when performing militia duty or cadre duty.
N.M. Stat. § 27-2-27 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 27 / Article 2 / Section 27-2-27
§ 27-2-27. Single state agency; powers and duties
Status: in_force

A. The department is designated as the single state agency for the enforcement of child and spousal support obligations pursuant to Title IV D of the federal act with the following duties and powers to:

(1) establish the paternity of a child in the case of the child born out of wedlock with respect to whom an assignment of support rights has been executed in favor of the department;

(2) establish an order of support for children receiving aid to families with dependent children and, at the option of the department, for the spouse or former spouse with whom such children are living, but only if a support obligation has been established with respect to such spouse or former spouse, for whom no order of support currently exists and seek modification, based upon the noncustodial parent's ability to pay, of existing orders in which the support order is inadequate to properly care for the child and the spouse or former spouse with whom the child is living;

(3) enforce as the real party in interest any existing order for the support of children who are receiving aid to families with dependent children or of the spouse or former spouse with whom such children are living;

(4) provide services to non-aid families with dependent children in the establishment and enforcement of paternity and child support obligations, including locating the absent parent. For these services, the department is authorized to establish and collect fees, costs and charges permitted or required by federal law or by regulations adopted pursuant to that federal law; and

(5) adopt regulations for the disposition of unclaimed child, spousal or medical support payments.

B. In all cases handled by the department pursuant to the provisions of this section, the child support enforcement division or an attorney employed by the division represent the department, to the exclusion of any other party, in establishing, modifying and enforcing support obligations.

C. An attorney employed to provide the Title IV D services represents only the department's interests and no attorney-client relationship shall exist between the attorney and another party.

D. The department shall, at the time an application for child support services is made, inform the applicant that neither the Title IV D agency nor the attorney who provides services under this section is the applicant's attorney and that the attorney who provides services under this section shall not provide legal representation to the applicant.

E. The department may initiate an action or may intervene in an action involving child support.

F. The attorney employed by the department pursuant to this section shall not act as a guardian ad litem for the applicant.

G. A court shall not disqualify the department in a legal action filed pursuant to the Support Enforcement Act of the federal Social Security Act because the department has previously provided services to a party whose interests are now adverse to the relief requested.
N.M. Stat. § 63-9C-6 — NM Code / Chapter 63 / Article 9C / Section 63-9C-6
§ 63-9C-6. Department cooperation
Status: in_force

Subject to state and federal statutes and regulations governing the sharing of confidential information, the department shall cooperate with the commission and the local exchange companies in identifying those persons eligible for assistance pursuant to the Low Income Telephone Service Assistance Act.
N.M. Stat. § 7-42-2 — NM_STATUTES 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. § 21-2A-7 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 2A / Section 21-2A-7
§ 21-2A-7. Payment of general obligation bonds; bond provisions
Status: in_force

A. The principal of and interest on general obligation bonds authorized in the College District Tax Act to be issued, and any prior redemption premiums, shall be payable from the proceeds of general property taxes levied without limitation as to rate or amount, except for the limitation for general obligation bond issuances established in the College District Tax Act, and except to the extent other revenues are made available for that purpose. All bonds shall be the general obligations of the college district, and the full faith and credit of the college district shall be pledged for the payments of the bonds.

B. It may be provided in any proceedings authorizing any bonds under the College District Tax Act that the bond shall recite that it is issued under authority of the College District Tax Act. The recital shall conclusively impart full compliance with all of the provisions of the College District Tax Act, and all bonds issued containing the recital shall be incontestable for any cause whatsoever after their delivery for value.

C. All bonds issued by a college district shall be fully negotiable and constitute negotiable instruments within the meaning of and for all the purposes of the Uniform Commercial Code 1 as that law is now or may hereafter be in force in this state. If lost or completely destroyed, any bond may be reissued in the form and tenor of the lost or destroyed bond upon the owner furnishing to the satisfaction of the board:

(1) proof of ownership;

(2) proof of loss or destruction;

(3) a surety bond in twice the face amount of the bond and coupons; and

(4) payment of the cost of preparing and issuing the new bond and coupons.

D. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board may in any proceedings authorizing bonds under the College District Tax Act provide for the initial issuance of one or more bonds, in this section called “bond”, aggregating the amount of the entire issue, may make such provision for installment payments of the principal amount of any bond as it may consider desirable and may provide for the making of any bond payable to bearer or otherwise, registrable as to principal or as to both principal and interest and, where interest accruing on the bond is not represented by interest coupons, for the endorsing of payments of interest on the bond. The board may further make provisions in any such resolution for the manner and circumstances in and under which any bond may, at the request of the holder of the bond, be converted into bonds of smaller denominations, which bonds of smaller denominations may in turn be either coupon bonds or bonds registrable as to principal or principal and interest.
N.M. Stat. § 22-7-1 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 7 / Section 22-7-1
§ 22-7-1. New Mexico Statutes Chapter 22. Public Schools § 159, eff. April 3, 2019
Status: in_force

Chapter 22, Article 7 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Local School Board Member Recall Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 4-55A-17 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 55A / Section 4-55A-17
§ 4-55A-17. Improvement district; assessment roll; notice of assessment hearing
Status: in_force

A. After the contract has been awarded and the board determines the total cost of the improvement to the county, the board shall determine what portion of the total cost of the improvement shall be assessed against the benefited tract or parcel of land. The assessment, including the cost of the improvement at an intersection, shall not exceed the estimated benefit to the tract or parcel of land assessed.

B. With the engineer, the board shall prepare and cause to be filed in the office of the county clerk an assessment roll containing, among other things:

(1) the name of the last known owner of the tract or parcel of land to be assessed, or if his name is unknown, state “unknown”;

(2) a description of the tract or parcel of land to be assessed; and

(3) the amount of the assessment against each tract or parcel of land.

C. After the filing of the assessment roll, the board shall, by resolution, set a time and place for the assessment hearing when an owner may object to the amount of the assessment.

D. Not more than thirty days nor less than ten days before the day of the hearing, the county clerk, his deputy or the engineer shall mail the notice of the hearing on the assessment roll to the owner of the tract or parcel of land being assessed the cost of the improvement at his last known address. The name and address of the owner of each tract of land shall be obtained from the records of the county assessor or any other source the county clerk or engineer deems reliable. Proof of the mailing is to be made by affidavit of the county clerk, his deputy or the engineer and shall be filed in the office of the county clerk. Failure to mail any notice shall not invalidate any of the proceedings authorized in the County Improvement District Act. The notice of the hearing shall also be published once each week for three consecutive weeks and the last publication shall be at least one week prior to the day of the hearing. Such service by publication shall be verified by an affidavit of the publisher which is to be filed in the office of the county clerk.
N.M. Stat. § 76-9-3 — NM Code / Chapter 76 / Article 9 / Section 76-9-3
§ 76-9-3. Powers of board and department
Status: in_force

A. The board shall adopt regulations necessary for the administration and enforcement of the Bee Act and through the department shall administer and enforce the Bee Act and regulations adopted by the board.

B. The department has full power to deal with any contagious disease of bees which, in the opinion of the department, may be prevented, controlled or eradicated and shall perform such acts as, in the judgment of the department, may be necessary to control, eradicate or prevent the introduction, spread or dissemination of contagious diseases of bees.

C. The department has authority to prohibit the shipment or bringing into the state [of] colonies or equipment capable of transmitting contagious disease from any state, territory or foreign country.
N.M. Stat. § 30-31A-4 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 31A / Section 30-31A-4
§ 30-31A-4. Manufacture, distribution or possession of imitation controlled substance
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to manufacture, distribute or possess with intent to distribute an imitation controlled substance. Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a fourth degree felony and upon conviction shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 1-8-6 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 1-8-6
§ 1-8-6. Vacancy on primary ballot
Status: in_force

Regardless of the cause, no vacancy on the primary election ballot occurring after the period for filing a declaration of candidacy or the date of filing with the secretary of state a certificate of designation by state convention, whichever the case may be, shall be filled.