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N.M. Stat. § 7-27-5.4 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 27 / Section 7-27-5.4
§ 7-27-5.4. New Mexico business investments
Status: in_force

No more than twenty percent of the book value of the severance tax permanent fund may be invested in the following investments and in the following amounts:

A. no more than ten percent of the book value of the severance tax permanent fund may be invested in notes or obligations securing loans to New Mexico businesses made by farm credit entities, banks and savings and loan associations and mortgages approved by the department of housing and urban development pursuant to the act of congress of July 30, 1953 known as the Small Business Act of 1953, 1 as amended, and notes or obligations pursuant to the act of congress of August 14, 1946 known as the Farmers' Home Administration Act of 1946, 2 as amended, only to the extent that both principal and interest are guaranteed by the United States government. The effective yield of these loans shall be a market rate not less than the yield available on the planned amortized class tranche of collateralized mortgage obligations guaranteed by the federal national mortgage association or the federal home loan mortgage corporation with an average life comparable to the maturity of the loan. The state investment officer may enter into conventional agreements for the servicing of the loans and the administration of the receipts therefrom. Any servicing agreement may contain reasonable and customary provisions, including servicing fees not to exceed one hundred fifty basis points, as may be agreed upon; provided, in no event shall the rate paid by the borrower on the loan, together with servicing fees, exceed the maximum rate permitted by the applicable federal guarantee program; and

B. no more than ten percent of the book value of the fund may be invested in bonds, notes, debentures or other evidence of indebtedness, excluding commercial paper rated not less than Baa or BBB or the equivalent by a national rating service of any corporation organized and operating within the United States, excluding regulated public utility corporations, which as a condition of receiving the proceeds of such evidence of indebtedness will use such proceeds to establish or expand business outlets or ventures in New Mexico, provided that:

(1) the investment in the bonds, notes or debentures or other evidence of indebtedness of any one corporation shall not exceed one hundred percent of the cost of the expansion venture or new outlet or twenty million dollars ($20,000,000), whichever is less;

(2) the rate of interest to be paid on the bonds, notes or debentures or other evidence of indebtedness shall be established by the council, but shall not be less than the equivalent yield available on United States treasury issues of a comparable maturity plus one hundred basis points;

(3) the indebtedness shall be approved prior to purchase by the council; and

(4) the guidelines for initiation of the purchase by the council of the bonds, notes, debentures or other evidence of indebtedness and the terms thereof shall be established by the council.
N.M. Stat. § 61-11A-5 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 11A / Section 61-11A-5
§ 61-11A-5. Board referral
Status: in_force

A. The board shall inform each pharmacist referred to the program by board action of the procedures followed in the program, of the rights and responsibilities of the pharmacist in the program and of the possible consequences of noncompliance with the program.

B. Failure to comply with any treatment provision of a program may result in termination of the participation by the pharmacist in the program. The name and license number of a pharmacist who is terminated for failure to comply with the treatment provisions of a program shall be reported to the board.

C. Participation in a program under this section shall not be a defense to any disciplinary action which may be taken by the board. Further, no provision of this section shall preclude the board from commencing disciplinary action against a licensee who is terminated from a program pursuant to this section.
N.M. Stat. § 9-23-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 23 / Section 9-23-4
§ 9-23-4. Department created; divisions
Status: in_force

A. The “aging and long-term services department” is created. The department is a cabinet department and includes the following divisions:

(1) administrative services division;

(2) consumer and elder rights division;

(3) aging network services division;

(4) long-term care division; and

(5) adult protective services division.

B. The secretary may organize the department and the divisions specified in Subsection A of this section and may transfer or merge functions between divisions in the interest of efficiency and economy.
N.M. Stat. § 9-5B-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 5B / Section 9-5B-4
§ 9-5B-4. Project objectives
Status: in_force

Corps members shall generally be involved in projects in New Mexico that:

A. preserve, maintain and enhance natural resources;

B. rehabilitate and improve cultural, historical and agricultural resources;

C. benefit recreational areas and parks by improving their use and access;

D. assist in emergency operations, including fires, floods and rescue of lost or injured persons;

E. beautify, improve and restore urban areas; and

F. renovate community facilities, including those for the elderly or indigent.
N.M. Stat. § 58-1-35 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 1 / Section 58-1-35
§ 58-1-35. Examiners and clerks; designation of deputy
Status: in_force

The commissioner [director of the financial institutions division of the regulation and licensing department] may appoint and employ such examiners and clerks as the business of his office may require and as may be provided for by law at such salaries, payable out of the salary fund, as may be provided by law. In the event the business of the office shall require, the commissioner [director] may designate one or more of the examiners to act as his deputy with all the powers herein conferred upon the commissioner [director].
N.M. Stat. § 58-10-71 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 10 / Section 58-10-71
§ 58-10-71. Savings and loan supervisor
Status: in_force

There is created the “savings and loan bureau” in the financial institutions division of the commerce and industry department [regulation and licensing department]. The chief of the bureau shall be the “savings and loan supervisor.” The supervisor and any examiners shall not be interested in any association directly or indirectly, or be directors, officers, employees, borrowers, trustees or attorneys for any association, or received [receive], directly or indirectly, any payment or gratuity from any association.
N.M. Stat. § 47-1-18 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 1 / Section 47-1-18
§ 47-1-18. Reversion; “heirs” and “successors” defined
Status: in_force

When a balance or residue, in lands or tenements, goods or property, is limited by writing or otherwise to take effect after the decease of any person without heirs, or bodily heirs, or succession, the words heirs and successors shall be so construed as to mean heirs or successors living, at the time of the decease of the person styled ancestor.
N.M. Stat. § 21-8-42 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 8 / Section 21-8-42
§ 21-8-42. Regional educational technology assistance center created
Status: in_force

The “regional educational technology assistance center” is created as a professional development center at New Mexico state university's college of extended learning. The center shall provide technology integration training into teaching and learning; professional development dossier creation; use of data to drive instruction to improve student learning outcomes; internet safety, online teaching and learning and technical assistance; faculty development in integrating technology and distance learning tools; and implementing the New Mexico learning network. All of the services provided shall be available to pre-kindergarten through college throughout New Mexico. The regional educational technology assistance center shall prepare an annual report for the legislature detailing the activities and accomplishments of the center.
N.M. Stat. § 13-7-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 13 / Article 7 / Section 13-7-3
§ 13-7-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Health Care Purchasing Act:

A. “consolidated purchasing” means a single process for the procurement of all health care benefits by the publicly funded insurance agencies in compliance with the Procurement Code and includes associated activities related to the procurement such as actuarial, cost containment, benefits consultation and analysis; and

B. “publicly funded health care agency” means the:

(1) risk management division and the group benefits committee of the general services department;

(2) retiree health care authority;

(3) public school insurance authority; and

(4) publicly funded health care program of any public school district with a student enrollment in excess of sixty thousand students.
N.M. Stat. § 19-8-23 — NM Code / Chapter 19 / Article 8 / Section 19-8-23
§ 19-8-23. Covenants to market and develop
Status: in_force

All leases issued under the provisions of this act shall contain provisions requiring the lessees to market the mineral or minerals within a reasonable time after production is had. In addition, said leases shall contain provisions requiring the lessees to use reasonable diligence, after production is had, in prospecting for and developing all commercial deposits of mineral or minerals.

The commissioner may cancel leases for violation of such marketing and developing provisions only after notice and in the manner as provided in Section 12 of this act, and in all cases of controversy arising out of such cancellation the lessee shall have the burden of proof by a preponderance of the evidence that further development is not warranted, or is unreasonable, or that a market is not available, as the case may be.
N.M. Stat. § 74-6A-1 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 6A / Section 74-6A-1
§ 74-6A-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 74, Article 6A NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Wastewater Facility Construction Loan Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 73-21-4 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 21 / Section 73-21-4
§ 73-21-4. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Water and Sanitation District Act:

A. “ board ” means the board of directors of a district;

B. “ district ” means a water and sanitation district that is established pursuant to the Water and Sanitation District Act and that is either entirely within or partly within and partly without one or more counties; provided those parts or parcels of the district lying in two or more counties are contiguous with one another, and further provided, a district created pursuant to a petition signed by the board of county commissioners of a county shall be entirely within that county;

C. “ fee-for-service system ” means a garbage or refuse collection system established by a district to fully implement the purposes for which the district is created and for which a service is offered, a fee is established by the board and the fee is paid by the customers of the district;

D. “ proponents and opponents ” means residents or nonresidents of a district who pay or are liable for paying rates, tolls, fees and charges assessed by that district;

E. “ publication ” means giving notice once a week for three consecutive weeks in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the county in which all or the major portion of the district is located; however, it is not necessary that publication be made on the same day of the week in each of the three weeks, but not less than fourteen days, excluding the day of first publication, shall intervene between the first publication and the last publication, and publication shall be complete on the date of the last publication;

F. “ sewage system ” includes all constructions for collection, transportation, pumping, treatment and final disposition of sewage; and

G. “ utility ” means a water system, sewer system or other fee-for-service system implemented by the district.
N.M. Stat. § 7-2A-12 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 2A / Section 7-2A-12
§ 7-2A-12. Fiscal years permitted
Status: in_force

Any corporation which files income tax returns under the Internal Revenue Code on the basis of a fiscal year shall report income under the Corporate Income and Franchise Tax Act on the same basis.
N.M. Stat. § 39-4C-6 — NM Code / Chapter 39 / Article 4C / Section 39-4C-6
§ 39-4C-6. Determining amount of the money of certain contract claims
Status: in_force

A. If an amount contracted to be paid in a foreign money is measured by a specified amount of a different money, the amount to be paid is determined on the conversion date.

B. If an amount contracted to be paid in a foreign money is to be measured by a different money at the rate of exchange prevailing on a date before default, that rate of exchange applies only to payments made within a reasonable time after default, not exceeding thirty days. Thereafter, conversion is made at the bank-offered spot rate on the conversion date.

C. A monetary claim is neither usurious nor unconscionable because the agreement on which it is based provides that the amount of the debtor's obligation to be paid in the debtor's money, when received by the creditor, must equal a specified amount of the foreign money of the country of the creditor. If, because of unexcused delay in payment of a judgment or award, the amount received by the creditor does not equal the amount of the foreign money specified in the agreement, the court or arbitrator shall amend the judgment or award accordingly.
N.M. Stat. § 15-3B-14 — NM Code / Chapter 15 / Article 3B / Section 15-3B-14
§ 15-3B-14. Concessions
Status: in_force

A. The division may grant concession contracts in state buildings under its jurisdiction, except concession contracts authorized to be entered into by the state parks division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department pursuant to Section 16-2-9 NMSA 1978 or the commission for the blind pursuant to Section 22-14-24 NMSA 1978 , at such fees as the division prescribes.

B. Concessions shall be granted only under written contract, the faithful performance of which shall be secured by a bond prescribed by the division. All income from such concessions shall be deposited in the public buildings repair fund.
N.M. Stat. § 72-19-36 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 19 / Section 72-19-36
§ 72-19-36. Filing of dissolution resolution
Status: in_force

Within thirty days after the effective date of any resolution dissolving the authority, the secretary shall file a copy of the resolution in the office of the county clerk and shall file an additional copy of the resolution in the office of the secretary of state, which filings shall be without fee and be otherwise in the same manner as articles of incorporation are required to be filed under the laws of the state.
N.M. Stat. § 22-20-2 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 20 / Section 22-20-2
§ 22-20-2. School building construction; distance from highways
Status: in_force

A. No local school board or governing body of a charter school shall construct or cause the construction of any public school building within four hundred feet of any main artery of travel without the prior written approval of the department.

B. The district court may enforce the provisions of this section by any appropriate civil remedy in an action brought by an interested party.

C. As used in this section, “ main artery of travel ” means any designated state or federal-aid highway used primarily to accommodate transient motor traffic through a municipality and any type of public highway used primarily to accommodate transient motor traffic through a rural community or area.
N.M. Stat. § 62-14-9.1 — NM Code / Chapter 62 / Article 14 / Section 62-14-9.1
§ 62-14-9.1. Alternative dispute resolution
Status: in_force

The commission shall promulgate rules for voluntary alternative dispute resolution procedures available to owners or operators, excavators and other interested parties regarding disputes that cannot be resolved through consultation and negotiation arising from damage to underground facilities, including any cost or damage incurred by the owner or operator or the excavator as a result of any delay in an excavation project while an underground facility is restored, repaired or replaced. The alternative dispute resolution procedure shall not affect civil penalties levied pursuant to Section 62-14-8 NMSA 1978 or change the basis for civil liability for damages.
N.M. Stat. § 19-10-41 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 10 / Section 19-10-41
§ 19-10-41. Remitting moneys for oil and gas royalty suspense fund; investment of fund; disposition of investment income
Status: in_force

The commissioner of public lands is directed to remit all such royalties to the state treasurer, with the proper memorandum of distribution of such funds attached thereto and such moneys shall be placed in a special suspense fund by the state treasurer, to be known as “the oil and gas royalty suspense fund,” and such fund shall be segregated from all other funds in the hands of the state treasurer; all moneys of such fund shall from time to time be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as the permanent school fund is now required to be invested or such funds may be placed on time deposit in qualified state depositories under the provisions of Chapter 92 of the Session Laws of 1929. All income accruing from such investments or deposits shall likewise be held in said special suspense fund.
N.M. Stat. § 14-15-2 — NM Code / Chapter 14 / Article 15 / Section 14-15-2
§ 14-15-2. Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Electronic Authentication of Documents Act is to:

A. provide a centralized technical approach to authenticating electronic documents;

B. promote electronic commerce by eliminating barriers resulting from uncertainties over signature requirements and promoting the development of the legal and business infrastructure necessary to implement secure electronic commerce;

C. facilitate electronic filing of documents with government agencies and promote efficient delivery of government services by means of reliable, secure electronic records and document transactions;

D. establish a coherent approach to rules and standards regarding the authentication of electronic records; and

E. promote technological neutrality in electronic authentication.
N.M. Stat. § 16-6-26 — NM Code / Chapter 16 / Article 6 / Section 16-6-26
§ 16-6-26. Bi-state fair association
Status: in_force

The directors of the Curry county fair association, a nonprofit corporation organized and existing by virtue of the laws of the state of New Mexico, may by resolution accept the provisions of this act and upon filing with the secretary of state a certified copy of such resolution, is thereupon and is hereby constituted and designated as the bi-state fair association and entitled to all rights, benefits and privileges as such, and may change its corporate name to the bi-state fair association by amending its articles of incorporation in the manner now by law provided for such amendments.
N.M. Stat. § 3-23A-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 23A / Section 3-23A-6
§ 3-23A-6. Service charges
Status: in_force

A municipality owning or operating a cable television system may charge reasonable, nondiscriminatory usage fees to its cable system customers. A municipality may not charge fees based on whether the customer is located inside or outside the municipal boundaries of the municipality owning or operating the system.
N.M. Stat. § 72-19-103 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 19 / Section 72-19-103
§ 72-19-103. Liberal construction
Status: in_force

The Southern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act, being necessary to secure and preserve the public health, safety and general welfare, the rule of strict consideration shall have no application to that act, but it shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes and objects for which that act is intended.
N.M. Stat. § 12-12-11 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 12 / Article 12 / Section 12-12-11
§ 12-12-11. Purpose and findings
Status: in_force

The legislature hereby determines that:

A. shortages of petroleum products caused by discontinuance or significant reductions of normal and customary availability in New Mexico of petroleum supplies create severe economic dislocations and hardships, including loss of jobs, closing of factories and businesses, reduction of crop plantings and harvesting, and curtailment of vital public services, including the transportation of food and other essential goods;

B. such hardships and dislocations are a threat to the public health, safety and welfare and can be averted or minimized through the operation of the Emergency Petroleum Products Supply Act;

C. the purpose of the Emergency Petroleum Products Supply Act is to avert or minimize such threats to the public health, safety and welfare; and

D. the preservation of existing marketing and distribution facilities of petroleum products in the state is necessary to prevent chaos and promote the public health, safety and welfare.
N.M. Stat. § 61-8-15 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 8 / Section 61-8-15
§ 61-8-15. Privileged communications
Status: in_force

Medical and other health care-related information concerning a patient obtained by a podiatric physician or by an employee of a podiatric physician during the course of examination, diagnosis or treatment and advice, diagnosis, orders, prescriptions and other health care-related communications from a podiatric physician or an employee of a podiatric physician are confidential communications protected in courts of law and administrative proceedings by the physician-patient privilege.
N.M. Stat. § 1-1-23 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 1-1-23
§ 1-1-23. Unique identifier
Status: in_force

As used in the Election Code, “ unique identifier ” means a randomly generated series of numbers, letters or symbols assigned to a voter, which shall not be the voter's social security number or date of birth.
N.M. Stat. § 17-3-13.1 — NM Code / Chapter 17 / Article 3 / Section 17-3-13.1
§ 17-3-13.1. Disabled veteran; license fee exemption; lifetime license
Status: in_force

A. The director of the department of game and fish shall issue without a fee a general hunting and fishing license and class A trout stamp to any resident who was one hundred percent disabled as a result of having served in the armed forces of the United States, upon submission by the person of proof satisfactory to the commission that he was one hundred percent disabled as a result of having served in the armed forces of the United States.

B. Any license and stamp issued pursuant to the provisions of Subsection A of this section shall be issued only once, but shall be issued for the life of the licensee, provided the licensee is a resident of New Mexico and provided the licensee notifies the director of the department of game and fish promptly of any change of residence within or outside the state.

C. Any person holding a license and stamp under the provisions of this section shall be subject to all applicable hunting and fishing regulations, provisions and penalties of Chapter 17 NMSA 1978 .