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N.M. Stat. § 35-12-10 — NM Code / Chapter 35 / Article 12 / Section 35-12-10
§ 35-12-10. Garnishment; public officer as garnishee
Status: in_force

A. No public officer of the state or any of its political subdivisions shall be summoned in his official capacity as a garnishee in a civil action in the magistrate court to answer for wages or salaries due to a public officer or employee unless the plaintiff has a judgment in the action against the defendant. Under this condition, wages and salaries due public officials and employees are subject to garnishment.

B. This section does not prevent any available claim of exemption from garnishment.

C. As provided in this section, when any public officer is summoned as garnishee in a civil action in the magistrate court, his answer shall be by statement over his official signature of the amount due the defendant and the statement shall be filed in the action without cost.
N.M. Stat. § 22-10A-15 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 10A / Section 22-10A-15
§ 22-10A-15. Substitute teacher certificate
Status: in_force

The department shall provide by rule for the qualifications for a substitute teacher certificate. Substitute teacher certificates shall be issued by the department.
N.M. Stat. § 17-4-11 — NM Code / Chapter 17 / Article 4 / Section 17-4-11
§ 17-4-11. Licensing of private lakes and parks; ”proprietor” defined
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article in relation to private parks and lakes, the licensing thereof for the keeping and propagation of game and game fish therein, and permitting the same thereof, shall apply to every park or lake or such part thereof, as is on land held by private ownership, and to every lake, the water of which, or the right to use of such water, in whole or in part, has been or may hereafter be acquired under the laws of this state or of the United States, for irrigation purposes, and the owner of such land or water right shall be deemed the proprietor of such park or lake, and of the game or fish therein to the extent of his ownership of such land or water right.
N.M. Stat. § 4-48B-19 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 48B / Section 4-48B-19
§ 4-48B-19. Use of proceeds of bond issue
Status: in_force

It is unlawful to divert, use or expend any money received from the issuance of bonds for any purpose other than the purpose for which the bonds were issued.
N.M. Stat. § 22-13-15 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 13 / Section 22-13-15
§ 22-13-15. Public school instruction; prohibition; penalty
Status: in_force

A. No person shall teach sectarian doctrine in a public school.

B. Any person violating the provisions of this section by teaching sectarian doctrine in a public school shall be immediately discharged from further employment with a school district. The provisions of Sections 22-10-17 through 22-10-20 NMSA 1978 relating to the discharge of certified school personnel apply to this section.
N.M. Stat. § 58-22-23 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 22 / Section 58-22-23
§ 58-22-23. Additional business office locations
Status: in_force

Licensees under the Escrow Company Act shall be entitled to establish additional business office locations by compliance with all of the following:

A. filing with the director notice of the intended address; and

B. a showing that there will be an officer or manager possessing necessary escrow experience stationed in the proposed additional business location; and

C. payment of a branch fee to the director.
N.M. Stat. § 29-16-8.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 29 / Article 16 / Section 29-16-8.1
§ 29-16-8.1. DNA searches
Status: in_force

A. Searches of samples collected pursuant to the DNA Identification Act, for purposes of the missing persons DNA identification system, shall be limited to searches against DNA indexes consisting of:

(1) unidentified persons;

(2) unidentified human remains;

(3) relatives of, or known reference samples from, missing persons;

(4) covered offenders as defined by the DNA Identification Act and maintained by the DNA identification system; and

(5) persons arrested for the commission of a felony as provided in Section 1 of this 2006 act.

B. Searches of samples collected from unidentified persons or relatives of missing persons pursuant to the DNA Identification Act shall not be performed against DNA indexes consisting of evidentiary samples resulting from criminal investigations.
N.M. Stat. § 47-7D-8 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 7D / Section 47-7D-8
§ 47-7D-8. Purchaser's right to cancel
Status: in_force

A. A person required to deliver a disclosure statement pursuant to Subsection C of Section 54 of the Condominium Act shall provide a purchaser of a unit with a copy of the disclosure statement and all amendments thereto before conveyance of that unit and not later than the date of any contract of sale. Unless a purchaser is given the disclosure statement more than seven days before execution of a contract for the purchase of a unit, the purchaser, before conveyance, may cancel the contract within seven days after first receiving the disclosure statement.

B. If a purchaser elects to cancel a contract pursuant to Subsection A of this section, he may do so by hand-delivering notice thereof to the offerer or by mailing notice thereof by prepaid United States mail to the offerer or to his agent for service of process. Cancellation is without penalty, and all payments made by the purchaser before cancellation shall be refunded promptly.

C. If a person required to deliver a disclosure statement pursuant to Subsection C of Section 54 of the Condominium Act fails to provide a purchaser to whom a unit is conveyed with that disclosure statement and all amendments thereto as required by Subsection A of this section, the purchaser is entitled to rescind the purchase within six months from the date of conveyance upon delivery to the seller of a deed subject to no encumbrance attaching to the property suffered or caused by the purchaser.
N.M. Stat. § 30-7-21 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 7 / Section 30-7-21
§ 30-7-21. False report
Status: in_force

A. False report consists of knowingly conveying or causing to be conveyed to any police agency or fire department a false report concerning a fire or explosion or the placement of any explosives or explosive or incendiary device or any other destructive substance and includes, but is not limited to, setting off a fire alarm.

B. Any person who commits false report which causes death or great bodily harm to another is guilty of a fourth degree felony, but if such death or great bodily harm is not caused, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor.
N.M. Stat. § 77-11-9 — NM Code / Chapter 77 / Article 11 / Section 77-11-9
§ 77-11-9. Stray bulls in herd; rights of owner
Status: in_force

Whenever dangerous bulls of bad breed are found in any herd and remain there doing damage to the owner of said herd for the term of fifteen days, driving off or horning his own bulls, it shall be lawful for the owner or person in charge of said herd to geld any such dangerous, vicious, or low grade bull in order to avoid the damage which might be required from the owner of said herd: provided, that if the owner of said bull or bulls above mentioned is known, and it is within the power of the owner or herder of said herd, he shall notify the owner of said bull or bulls to take out or separate the same in order to avoid such damage.
N.M. Stat. § 58-24-8 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 24 / Section 58-24-8
§ 58-24-8. Rules and regulations of the board
Status: in_force

A. Subject to prior review by an interim committee designated by the New Mexico legislative council, the board shall adopt and may from time to time modify or repeal rules and regulations:

(1) for determining criteria for the classification and setting of priorities of commercial or agricultural industries in need of development, improvement or rehabilitation, which criteria may vary between different areas in the state and in accordance with the possible employment benefits; and

(2) for governing:

(a) the making of project loans;

(b) the making of lender loans; and

(c) the purchase of project loans, to implement the powers authorized and to achieve the purposes set forth in the Industrial and Agricultural Finance Authority Act.

B. The rules and regulations of the board relating to the making of lender or project loans or the purchase of project loans shall provide at least for the following:

(1) procedures for the submission by lenders to the board of:

(a) requests for loans; and

(b) offers to sell loans;

(2) written standards for allocating bond proceeds among lenders requesting lender loans from, or offering to sell project loans to, the authority;

(3) qualifications or characteristics of:

(a) commercial, industrial or agricultural facilities; and

(b) the sponsors or owners thereof; and

(4) requirements as to commitments and disbursements by lenders with respect to project loans.
N.M. Stat. § 73-11-49 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 11 / Section 73-11-49
§ 73-11-49. Payment of claims; warrants; register of warrants
Status: in_force

No claim, except as otherwise provided in Section 24, of said Chapter 20, shall be paid by the district treasurer until the same shall have been allowed by the board, and only upon warrants signed by the president and countersigned by the secretary, which warrants shall state the date authorized by the board and for what purpose; provided, however, warrants to pay current expenses, salaries, labor and material accounts may be drawn by an officer and an employe, designated by standing order of the directors, when such accounts have been contracted and ordered paid by the directors. Provided, also, no warrant shall be issued or obligation incurred unless the district treasurer has sufficient funds on hand to pay such warrant when it is presented for payment. The district treasurer shall keep a register in which he shall enter each warrant presented for payment, showing the date and amount of such warrant, to whom payable, the date of the presentation for payment, the date of payment, and all warrants shall be paid in the order of their presentation for payment to the district treasurer.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-19-1 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 19 / Section 32A-19-1
§ 32A-19-1. Quality assurance office
Status: in_force

A. The department shall maintain a quality assurance office under the office of the secretary of the children, youth, and families department.

B. The purpose of the quality assurance office shall be to facilitate department efforts to efficiently implement the purposes of the Children's Code.

C. In order to measure the quality of services provided, to facilitate satisfactory outcomes for children and families that receive services and to provide a continuing opportunity to improve service delivery, the quality assurance office shall:

(1) monitor the system for receiving and resolving complaints and grievances;

(2) perform periodic investigations and evaluations to assure compliance with the Children's Code and other applicable state and federal laws and regulations;

(3) facilitate monitoring of indicators of the department's performance to determine whether the department is:

(a) providing children and families with individualized, needs-based service plans;

(b) providing services in a timely manner; and

(c) in compliance with applicable state and federal laws and regulations;

(4) identify any deficiencies and recommend corrective action to the secretary of the department;

(5) have access to any records maintained by the department, including confidential information; and

(6) promote continuous improvement of all department processes serving children and families.

D. The quality assurance office shall contribute to and facilitate the publication of public reports assessing the performance of the department. The reports shall not disclose the identity of any individual mentioned in the report, including children or families that receive or are eligible for services or any department employee.
N.M. Stat. § 74-4A-9 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 4A / Section 74-4A-9
§ 74-4A-9. Committee
Status: in_force

There is created a joint interim legislative committee which shall be known as the “radioactive and hazardous materials committee”. The committee shall function from the date of its appointment.
N.M. Stat. § 5-12-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 5 / Article 12 / Section 5-12-1
§ 5-12-1. Amateur radio antennas; limit on regulations
Status: in_force

A. Amateur radio antenna towers constructed prior to the effective date of this section are exempted from subsequent changes in zoning regulations by the municipality or county and may be repaired as required.

B. A municipality or county should reasonably accommodate amateur radio service communications by allowing antenna structures to be erected at heights and dimensions sufficient to accommodate amateur radio service communications, but a municipality or county may regulate amateur radio antennas by requiring amateur radio antennas or support structures to meet screening, setback and placement, construction and health and safety standards. However, the regulation should constitute the minimum practicable regulation to accomplish the local municipality's or county's purpose.

C. As used in this section, “ amateur radio antenna ” means an antenna structure operated by a federally licensed amateur radio operator for amateur radio activities and does not mean citizens band or commercial antennas.
N.M. Stat. § 14-1-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 14 / Article 1 / Section 14-1-4
§ 14-1-4. “Public officer” defined for purpose of microfilming records
Status: in_force

The term public officer means any officer of the legislative, executive and judicial departments of the state whether elected or appointed, including officers of the boards, commissions, bureaus and all other agencies of this state and the departments thereof, and including officers of the state legislature and the officers and clerks of the courts of this state and, in like manner, the county and municipal officers of the counties, cities, towns and villages of this state.
N.M. Stat. § 3-32-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 32 / Section 3-32-3
§ 3-32-3. Addition to definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Industrial Revenue Bond Act, “ project ” also means:

A. any land and buildings or other improvements thereon and all real and personal property deemed necessary in connection therewith whether or not now in existence which shall be suitable for use by any private institution of higher education or any nonprofit corporation engaged in health care services, including nursing homes, and, for any small municipality only, office facilities for physicians, any mass transit or other transportation activity involving the movement of passengers, any industrial park, any office headquarters and any research and development facility; or

B. urban transit buses, whether or not already in existence, that are:

(1) manufactured or assembled in New Mexico;

(2) equipped to hold at least thirty passengers; and

(3) suitable for use by a commercial enterprise for leasing.
N.M. Stat. § 22-8-37 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 8 / Section 22-8-37
§ 22-8-37. Public school funds
Status: in_force

Except for money received for a cafeteria or for an activity fund, all money for public school purposes distributed to a school district, or collected by a county, school district or public school authorities for a school district, shall be delivered to and kept by a county treasurer or a board of finance of a school district in funds approved by the division. Disbursements from these funds shall only be made for matured debts by voucher and warrants or checks of the local school board. In no event shall any money be expended or debts incurred except as authorized by the Public School Finance Act. Money for a cafeteria or for an activity fund shall be deposited in a bank, or in a savings and loan association whose deposits are insured by an agency of the United States, or may be deposited in a credit union, as long as the credit union deposit is insured by an agency of the United States, approved by the local school board. The local school board may deposit any cafeteria funds, any activity funds or any other funds in one or more accounts with any such bank or insured savings and loan association in its county, but no local school board, in any official capacity, shall deposit any cafeteria funds, any activity funds or any other funds in any one such savings and loan association the aggregate of which would exceed the amount of federal savings and loan insurance corporation insurance for a single public account. As used in this section, “deposit” includes share, share certificate and share draft.
N.M. Stat. § 63-2-8 — NM Code / Chapter 63 / Article 2 / Section 63-2-8
§ 63-2-8. Municipalities may grant use of streets
Status: in_force

Any county, city or town in this state is empowered, by vote of its governing body, to give, grant or donate to any such railroad corporation, the use of any of the streets or highways which may be necessary or convenient to enable such corporation to reach an accessible point for a depot or station in such county, city or town, or to pass through the same on as direct a route as possible so as to accommodate the traveling and commercial interests of such county, city or town.
N.M. Stat. § 2-3-2 — NM Code / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 2-3-2
§ 2-3-2. Legislative council service created
Status: in_force

There hereby is created a legislative council service for the use of the members of the legislature, the governor and the various departments, institutions and agencies of this state that may desire to avail themselves of its services. Notwithstanding the availability of the legislative council service to the various departments, institutions and agencies of this state, it is a part of the legislative branch of the government, and shall conduct itself with strict regard to the division of powers among the legislative, executive and judicial branches of the government of this state. Such legislative council service shall assist and cooperate with the legislative council and with any interim legislative committee or commission created by the legislature or appointed by the governor at their request.
N.M. Stat. § 4-52-14 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 52 / Section 4-52-14
§ 4-52-14. Discontinuance of districts
Status: in_force

A. Any time after five years from the organization of a district, fifty or more resident electors of a district, or, if less than one hundred resident electors are involved, a majority of the resident electors of the district, may file a petition with the board of county commissioners, praying that the existence of the district be discontinued. The petition shall state reasons for discontinuance and that all obligations of the district have been met.

B. After giving notice, as defined in Section 7, the board may conduct such hearings on the petition as may be necessary to assist it in making a determination.

C. Within sixty days after petition is filed, a referendum shall be held under supervision of the board. No informalities in the conduct of the referendum shall invalidate it or its results if notice of the referendum has been given substantially as provided in Subsection B of this section.

D. If a majority of votes cast in the referendum favor discontinuance of the district and it is found that all obligations have been met, the board shall make a determination that the district shall be discontinued. A copy of the determination shall be certified to the county clerk for recording.

E. Any funds remaining after discontinuance shall revert to the county general fund.
N.M. Stat. § 60-16-1 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 16 / Section 60-16-1
§ 60-16-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Pecan Buyers Licensure Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 14-14A-20 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 14 / Article 14A / Section 14-14A-20
§ 14-14A-20. Commission as notary public qualifications; no immunity or benefit
Status: in_force

A. An individual may apply to the secretary of state for a commission as a notary public. The applicant shall comply with and provide the information required by rules established by the secretary of state and pay any application fee.

B. To qualify for the commission as a notary public, an applicant:

(1) shall be at least eighteen years of age;

(2) shall be a resident of or have a place of employment in this state;

(3) shall be able to read and write English;

(4) shall not be disqualified to receive a commission under Section 14-14A-22 NMSA 1978;

(5) shall have passed the examination required pursuant to Subsection A of Section 14-14A-21 NMSA 1978; and

(6) if a judicial officer, the secretary of state or a full-time staff member of the secretary of state's office, county clerk or deputy county clerk who is not licensed to practice law, may also be commissioned as a notary public to perform notarial acts outside the individual's scope of duties as an automatic notarial officer.

C. Before issuance of a commission as a notary public, an applicant for the commission shall execute an oath of office pursuant to the laws of this state and submit it to the secretary of state.

D. Before issuance of a commission as a notary public, the notary public or applicant for a commission shall submit to the secretary of state an assurance in the form of a surety bond or its functional equivalent in the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000). The assurance must be issued by a surety or other entity licensed or authorized to do business in this state. The assurance must cover acts performed during the term of the notary public's commission and must be in the form prescribed by the secretary of state. If a notary public violates law with respect to notaries public in this state, the surety or issuing entity is liable under the assurance. The surety or issuing entity shall give thirty days notice to the secretary of state before canceling the assurance. The surety or issuing entity shall notify the secretary of state not later than thirty days after making a payment to a claimant under the assurance. A notary public may perform notarial acts in this state only during the period that a valid assurance is on file with the secretary of state.

E. On compliance with this section, the secretary of state shall issue a commission as a notary public to an applicant for a term of four years.

F. A commission to act as a notary public authorizes the notary public to perform notarial acts. The commission does not provide the notary public any immunity or benefit conferred by law of this state on public officials or employees.

G. At least thirty days before expiration of each notarial officer's commission, the secretary of state shall mail a notice of expiration to the notarial officer's mailing address of record. A notarial officer may be reappointed upon making an application in the same manner as required for an original application.
N.M. Stat. § 4-20-7 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 20 / Section 4-20-7
§ 4-20-7. Change of name
Status: in_force

The name of Washington county, heretofore created, is hereby changed to Quay county.