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N.M. Stat. § 24-10C-7 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 10C / Section 24-10C-7
§ 24-10C-7. Limited liability protections
Status: in_force

A. The following persons who render emergency care or treatment by the use of an automated external defibrillator pursuant to the provisions of the Cardiac Arrest Response Act shall not be subject to civil liability, provided that they have acted with reasonable care and in compliance with the requirements of that act:

(1) a trained targeted responder who provides supervisory services pursuant to the Cardiac Arrest Response Act;

(2) a person that provides training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of automated external defibrillation;

(3) a person that acquires, provides or makes available to the public an automated external defibrillator pursuant to the Cardiac Arrest Response Act;

(4) the owner, manager or operator of the property or facility where the automated external defibrillator is located;

(5) a person that authorizes, directs or supervises the installation or placement of an automated external defibrillator; and

(6) the trained targeted responder.

B. A good Samaritan who renders emergency care or treatment by the use of an automated external defibrillator pursuant to the provisions of the Cardiac Arrest Response Act shall not be subject to civil liability; provided that the good Samaritan has acted without willful, wanton or reckless behavior that is the cause of injury or death and in compliance with the requirements of that act.
N.M. Stat. § 27-13-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 27 / Article 13 / Section 27-13-1
§ 27-13-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Consumer Direction Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 30-16-29 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 30 / Article 16 / Section 30-16-29
§ 30-16-29. Fraudulent taking, receiving or transferring credit cards
Status: in_force

Any person who, with intent to defraud, receives, sells or transfers a credit card by making, directly or indirectly, any false statement of a material fact, either orally or in writing, respecting his identity or financial condition or that of any other person, firm or corporation, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
N.M. Stat. § 7-38-43 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 38 / Section 7-38-43
§ 7-38-43. Distribution of receipts from collected property taxes, penalties and interest
Status: in_force

The county treasurer shall distribute the receipts from collected property taxes to each governmental unit in an amount and in a manner determined in accordance with the law and with the regulations of the department of finance and administration. Penalties and interest collected by the county treasurer, other than as an agent of the department under Section 7-38-62 NMSA 1978 and other than penalties and interest on assessments levied by a conservancy district organized under the provisions of The Conservancy Act of New Mexico, created prior to 1930 and embracing land situate in four or more counties, shall be deposited in the county general fund at the times and in the manner required by regulations of the department of finance and administration. Penalties and interest collected by the county treasurer as agent of the department under Section 7-38-62 NMSA 1978 shall be remitted to the department at the times and in the manner required by regulations of the department of finance and administration.
N.M. Stat. § 30-9-7 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 9 / Section 30-9-7
§ 30-9-7. Evidence
Status: in_force

In any proceeding under Article 9 or action to abate a public nuisance under Article 8, testimony about the following circumstances is admissible in evidence:

A. the general reputation of the place;

B. the reputation of the persons who reside in or frequent the place;

C. the frequency, timing and length of visits by nonresidents; and

D. prior convictions of the defendant or persons who reside in or frequent the place under Sections 9-11, 9-12 and 9-13 of this article or Sections 40-34-1 through 40-34-5 New Mexico Statutes Annotated, 1953 Compilation, or of any other offense of like nature wherever committed.
N.M. Stat. § 6-18-16 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 18 / Section 6-18-16
§ 6-18-16. No action maintainable
Status: in_force

No action or proceeding, at law or in equity, to review any bond legislation, or to question the validity or enjoin the performance of any bond legislation, bond or act, or the issuance of any bond authorized by the Public Securities Short-Term Interest Rate Act, or for any other relief against the public body, the owners or holders of bonds or any party to any bond legislation, or against any acts or proceedings done or had under that act, whether based upon irregularities or jurisdictional defects, shall be maintained, unless commenced within thirty days after the initial authorization by the governing body of the bonds, or else be thereafter perpetually barred.
N.M. Stat. § 24-11-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 11 / Section 24-11-5
§ 24-11-5. Reports of violent death
Status: in_force

When any person comes to a sudden, violent or untimely death or is found dead and the cause of death is unknown, anyone who becomes aware of the death shall report it immediately to law enforcement authorities or the office of the state or district medical investigator. The public official so notified, shall in turn notify either, or both, the appropriate law enforcement authorities or the office of the state or district medical investigator. The state or district medical investigator, or a deputy medical investigator under his direction, shall, without delay, view and take legal custody of the body.
N.M. Stat. § 61-37-16 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 37 / Section 61-37-16
§ 61-37-16. Distribution of tobacco products as free samples prohibited
Status: in_force

A. A person shall not provide free samples of tobacco products without the express written approval of the director.

B. The provisions of Subsection A of this section shall not apply to an individual who provides free samples of tobacco products, e-cigarettes or nicotine liquid containers in connection with the practice of cultural or ceremonial activities in accordance with the federal American Indian Religious Freedom Act or its successor act.
N.M. Stat. § 22-10A-11.2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 10A / Section 22-10A-11.2
§ 22-10A-11.2. Deaf and hard-of-hearing teachers; alternative licensure assessment; saving provision
Status: in_force

A. A person who has a degree from an accredited teacher education program and who is deaf or hard of hearing may elect to demonstrate competency for a level one, two or three license through a portfolio assessment in lieu of all or part of the New Mexico teacher assessment. A person who is deaf or hard of hearing may apply for a lower level of licensure if the person's portfolio assessment does not qualify the person for a higher level. The department shall promulgate rules on the requirements for the portfolio assessment and for who is eligible for licensure pursuant to this section. The department shall provide a process for portfolio review that includes the designation of a review committee consisting of:

(1) a teacher of deaf and hard-of-hearing students;

(2) a sign language interpreter;

(3) a school administrator from the New Mexico school for the deaf;

(4) the parent of a deaf or hard-of-hearing student;

(5) a deaf or hard-of-hearing teacher, if one is available; and

(6) other appropriate persons as determined by the department.

B. Until the rules have been effective for a period deemed sufficient by the department for a deaf or hard-of-hearing person to submit a portfolio, any eligible deaf or hard-of-hearing person who has a degree from an accredited teacher education program shall be granted a temporary teaching license for the level of licensure for which the person will likely qualify when the person's portfolio is submitted to the department. The temporary teaching license shall be effective for no longer than two school years.
N.M. Stat. § 42-4-25 — NM Code / Chapter 42 / Article 4 / Section 42-4-25
§ 42-4-25. Effect of performing assessment work pending suit
Status: in_force

Upon the doing of any assessment work, as provided in Section 42-4-24 NMSA 1978 , the said mining claim or claims shall not be subject to relocation for failure to do the annual assessment work, as against any of the parties to such suit or action.
N.M. Stat. § 21-8-27 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 8 / Section 21-8-27
§ 21-8-27. Board constituted custodian for grave of Eugene Manlove Rhodes
Status: in_force

That the board of regents of the New Mexico college of agriculture and mechanic arts [New Mexico state university] shall be and hereby is designated and declared to be custodian of the grave of Eugene Manlove Rhodes, and shall be and hereby is given all lawful authority to enter upon the lot and assume responsibility therefor, and to expend such sum or sums of money from the general funds of the college [university] as shall be necessary or required from time to time to cause the grave, the fence surrounding it, and the monument erected thereon, in his memory, by the artists and writers of New Mexico, to be maintained in good order and condition, all to the end that the last resting place of one of New Mexico's most valiant souls shall not suffer decay from wind, rain and the passage of time after the family and friends of 'Gene Rhodes have gone to be with him in the great beyond.
N.M. Stat. § 3-19-11 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 19 / Section 3-19-11
§ 3-19-11. Legal status of master plan
Status: in_force

A. After a master plan or any part thereof has been approved and within the area of the master plan or any part thereof so approved, the approval of the planning commission is necessary to construct, authorize, accept, widen, narrow, remove, extend, relocate, vacate, abandon, acquire or change the use of any:

(1) park, street or other public way, ground, place or space;

(2) public building or structure; or

(3) utility, whether publicly or privately owned.

B. The failure of the planning commission to act within sixty-five days after the submission of a proposal to it constitutes approval of the proposal unless the proponent agrees to an extension of time. If the planning commission disapproves a proposal, it must state its reasons to the governing body. The governing body may overrule the planning commission and approve the proposal by a two-thirds vote of all its members.

C. None of the provisions of Chapter 3, Article 19 NMSA 1978 shall apply to any existing building, structure, plant or other equipment owned or used by any public utility or the right to its continued use or its reasonable repair or alteration for the purpose for which it was used at the time the master plan or any part thereof affecting the property takes effect. After the adoption of the master plan or any part thereof affecting the property, all extensions, betterments or additions to buildings, structures, plants or other equipment of any public utility shall be made in conformity with the master plan or any part thereof affecting the property and upon the approval of the planning commission. After a public hearing, the state corporation commission [public regulation commission] or the New Mexico public utility commission or the regulatory agency having jurisdiction or their successors having jurisdiction, as the case may be, may order that the extensions, betterments or additions to buildings, structures, plants or other equipment are reasonable and that the extensions, betterments or additions may be made even though they conflict with the adopted master plan or any part thereof affecting the property.

D. Any public agency or official, not under the jurisdiction of the governing body of the municipality, authorizing or financing a public way, ground, place, space, building, structure or utility shall submit the proposal to the planning commission. If the planning commission disapproves the proposal, the board of the public agency by a two-thirds vote of all its members or the official may overrule the planning commission and proceed with the proposal subject to the provisions of Subsection C of this section.
N.M. Stat. § 61-7-4 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 7 / Section 61-7-4
§ 61-7-4. Health care provider boards; additional powers and duties
Status: in_force

A. If the board has reasonable cause to believe that a health care provider licensed, registered or certified to practice in this state is unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety to patients because of a condition described in Section 61-7-3 NMSA 1978 , the board shall appoint an examining committee as described in Subsection B of this section to examine the health care provider and shall, following the examination, take appropriate action within the provisions of the Impaired Health Care Provider Act.

B. The appropriate board shall designate three licensed health care providers to be members of an examining committee.
N.M. Stat. § 9-3-10.3 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 9-3-10.3
§ 9-3-10.3. Legislation to increase, decrease or create periods of imprisonment; fiscal impact statements; procedure
Status: in_force

A. The New Mexico sentencing commission shall prepare a fiscal impact statement as provided in this section for a bill that:

(1) creates a new crime or repeals an existing crime for which imprisonment is authorized;

(2) increases or decreases the period of imprisonment authorized for an existing crime;

(3) imposes or removes mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment; or

(4) modifies the law governing release of inmates in such a way that the time served in prison will increase or decrease.

B. A fiscal impact statement shall reflect the estimated change in annual operating costs for the corrections department attributable to the bill if it becomes law. The estimated change in annual operating costs shall reflect the largest annual change from the projected change for the six fiscal years following the effective date of the law and shall be calculated in current dollars. The fiscal impact statement shall include details concerning any increase or decrease in the inmate population.

C. If the New Mexico sentencing commission does not have sufficient information to project the fiscal impact, the fiscal impact statement shall state that there is insufficient information to estimate the fiscal impact.

D. The corrections department shall annually provide the New Mexico sentencing commission with:

(1) the average operating costs per inmate and the number of inmates in adult correctional facilities; and

(2) admissions and release data for all inmates in adult correctional facilities.

E. The judiciary shall annually provide the New Mexico sentencing commission with requested data necessary to prepare fiscal impact statements.

F. As used in this section, “ operating costs ” means all costs other than capital outlay costs for state-operated adult correctional facilities and privately operated adult correctional facilities.
N.M. Stat. § 1-17-11 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 17 / Section 1-17-11
§ 1-17-11. Referendum petitions; sufficiency of petition; burden of proof
Status: in_force

A. In considering the sufficiency of a referendum petition the burden of proving that all signatures appearing on the page are genuine and that the signers are qualified electors of the county named on the page and are in all respects entitled to sign the petition shall be upon the sponsors of the petition, if it is apparent beyond a reasonable doubt to the secretary of state that twenty percent or more of the signatures on any one page thereof are fictitious, forged or otherwise clouded, or that the challenged petitioners were ineligible to sign the petition, which fact was known or could have been ascertained by the exercise of reasonable diligence on the part of the person soliciting the signatures on that page.

B. If the sponsors of the referendum petition refuse or fail to assume and meet such burden, the secretary of state shall reject the entire page and shall not count as petitioners any of the names appearing thereon.
N.M. Stat. § 6-10-13 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 10 / Section 6-10-13
§ 6-10-13. Limitation on investment of special road fund
Status: in_force

Investments mentioned in Section one of this act shall not be made until after funds due the highway department for expenses incurred against such balance, are deducted nor shall such investments be made if the balance in such fund is to be expended by the state highway department within one year from the date that investment may be made.
N.M. Stat. § 1-20-23 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 20 / Section 1-20-23
§ 1-20-23. Violation of code by officers
Status: in_force

Violation of the Election Code by officers consists of the willful violation of the Election Code by any state or county officer or by any deputy or assistant thereto, or the willful failure or refusal of any such person to perform any act or duty required of him by the Election Code.

Any officer, deputy or assistant who commits such willful violation of the Election Code is guilty of a fourth degree felony and, in addition, violation is sufficient cause for removal from office in a proceeding instituted for that purpose as provided by law.
N.M. Stat. § 72-2-9.1 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 2 / Section 72-2-9.1
§ 72-2-9.1. Priority administration; expedited water marketing and leasing; state engineer
Status: in_force

A. The legislature recognizes that the adjudication process is slow, the need for water administration is urgent, compliance with interstate compacts is imperative and the state engineer has authority to administer water allocations in accordance with the water right priorities recorded with or declared or otherwise available to the state engineer.

B. The state engineer shall adopt rules for priority administration to ensure that authority is exercised:

(1) so as not to interfere with a future or pending adjudication;

(2) so as to create no impairment of water rights, other than what is required to enforce priorities; and

(3) so as to create no increased depletions.

C. The state engineer shall adopt rules based on the appropriate hydrologic models to promote expedited marketing and leasing of water in those areas affected by priority administration. The rules shall be consistent with the rights, remedies and criteria established by law for proceedings for water use leasing and for changes in point of diversion, place of use and purpose of use of water rights. The rules shall not apply to acequias or community ditches or to water rights served by an acequia or community ditch.

D. Nothing in this section shall affect the partial final decree and settlement agreement as may be entered in the Carlsbad irrigation district project offer phase of State of New Mexico ex rel. State Engineer v. Lewis, et al. , Nos. 20294 and 22600 (N.M. 5th Jud. Dist.).
N.M. Stat. § 20-1-9 — NM Code / Chapter 20 / Article 1 / Section 20-1-9
§ 20-1-9. Onate training center complex; morale, welfare and recreation facility; establishment; powers and duties; proceeds; audits
Status: in_force

A. As used in this section:

(1) “ department ” means the department of military affairs; and

(2) “ facilities ” means a post exchange, canteen, barber shop, fitness center, snack bar, transient housing, billeting operation, laundry or similar facility, the purpose of which is to enhance the morale and welfare of military personnel.

B. The department may establish “morale, welfare and recreation facilities” at the Onate training center complex in Santa Fe for use by:

(1) active and reserve component members of the armed forces of the United States;

(2) persons retired from the armed forces of the United States; and

(3) state and federal civilian employees assigned to the department.

C. The facilities shall be established in accordance with rules of the federal departments of the army and air force and the national guard governing nonappropriated fund morale, welfare and recreation activities. The department of military affairs shall adopt and promulgate rules to carry out the provisions of this section.

D. The facilities shall be:

(1) separate and apart from the state; and

(2) self-sufficient and shall not receive any appropriations from the legislature.

E. The department shall establish a system of bookkeeping and accounting for the proper handling of money derived from the operation of the facilities. The department shall establish bank accounts as necessary for the deposit of revenue from operation of the facilities. Money derived from operation of the facilities is not state money and shall not be commingled with money received by the department from state sources.

F. The department may contract for the operation of the facilities. Employees of the facilities are not state employees for any purpose.

G. No obligations or contracts of the facilities shall be considered to be obligations or contracts of the state.

H. The department shall require an annual independent audit each year of the facilities' operations and may require other audits as necessary. Audits shall be submitted to the state auditor and the legislative finance committee within ten days of receipt by the department.

I. Money derived from the operation of the facilities is appropriated to the department for the continued operation of the facilities and for the general welfare of members of the New Mexico national guard.
N.M. Stat. § 25-7-6 — NM Code / Chapter 25 / Article 7 / Section 25-7-6
§ 25-7-6. Adulterated or mislabeled products and stop-sale orders
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale adulterated or mislabeled milk or dairy products. Milk or dairy products that contain any unwholesome substance or fail to conform in physical or chemical composition to the definitions or standards prescribed by the Dairy Act or by regulation of the board shall be deemed adulterated. Milk or dairy products as defined by the Dairy Act or by regulation of the board that are labeled with an identifying name other than those so defined, or bear a name that has been defined but contains a food product that does not conform in physical or chemical composition with the definition provided by the Dairy Act or regulation of the board, shall be deemed adulterated. Any milk or dairy product which contains a product differing in content from the product described on its label, or bears an identifying name other than those defined by the Dairy Act or by regulation of the board shall be deemed mislabeled. The department may issue and enforce a stop-sale order on any adulterated or mislabeled product.
N.M. Stat. § 10-4-13 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 4 / Section 10-4-13
§ 10-4-13. Verdict; form
Status: in_force

The form of verdict of the jury in such cases shall be “guilty” or “not guilty”.
N.M. Stat. § 74-10-40 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 10 / Section 74-10-40
§ 74-10-40. Maturities of notes and warrants
Status: in_force

Notes and warrants may mature at such time not exceeding one year from the respective dates of their issuance as the board may determine. They shall not be extended or funded except by the issuance of bonds or interim debentures in compliance with Sections 41 and 43 of the Solid Waste Authority Act.
N.M. Stat. § 39-4-8 — NM Code / Chapter 39 / Article 4 / Section 39-4-8
§ 39-4-8. Failure to return bond; insufficient bond; liability of officer
Status: in_force

Upon the failure of the officer to return such bond, or in case of its insufficiency, the officer shall be subjected to the same liability as is provided in the case of similar bonds in suits commenced by attachment.