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N.M. Stat. § 30-52-1.1 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 52 / Section 30-52-1.1
§ 30-52-1.1. Human trafficking; civil remedy for human trafficking victims
Status: in_force

A. A human trafficking victim may bring a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction against an alleged human trafficker for actual damages, compensatory damages, punitive damages, injunctive relief or any other appropriate relief. Where the court finds that a defendant's actions were willful and malicious, the court may award treble damages to the plaintiff. A prevailing plaintiff is also entitled to recover reasonable attorney fees and costs.

B. A civil action pursuant to this section shall be forever barred unless the action is filed within ten years from the date on which:

(1) the defendant's human trafficking actions occurred; or

(2) the victim attains eighteen years of age if the victim was a minor when the defendant's actions occurred.
N.M. Stat. § 3-12-4 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 12 / Section 3-12-4
§ 3-12-4. Governing body to provide for creation of certain appointive offices
Status: in_force

A. The governing body of each municipality shall provide for the office of clerk, treasurer and police officer. The offices of clerk and treasurer may be combined and one person appointed to perform both functions.

B. The governing body may also provide for the office of an attorney.

C. The governing body may provide for deputy appointed officials who may exercise the powers granted the appointed officials.
N.M. Stat. § 24-1H-1 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 1H / Section 24-1H-1
§ 24-1H-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Bernalillo County Off-Reservation Native American Health Commission Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 25-7A-17 — NM Code / Chapter 25 / Article 7A / Section 25-7A-17
§ 25-7A-17. Power of director to publish reports and disseminate information
Status: in_force

A. The director may cause to be published from time to time reports summarizing all judgments, decrees and court orders that have been rendered under the New Mexico Dairy Product Act, including the nature of the charge and the disposition of the charge.

B. The director may also cause to be disseminated such information regarding dairy products as he deems necessary in the interest of public health and the protection of the consumer against fraud. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the director from collecting, reporting and illustrating the results of his investigations.
N.M. Stat. § 3-50-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 50 / Section 3-50-7
§ 3-50-7. Planning, zoning and building laws
Status: in_force

All parking facilities of the city shall be subject to planning, zoning, sanitary and building laws, ordinances and regulations applicable to the locality in which the parking facility is situated.
N.M. Stat. § 3-30-6 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 30 / Section 3-30-6
§ 3-30-6. Bond election; qualifications of voters; separation of items; time; publication or posting; ballots
Status: in_force

A. Before bonds are issued, the governing body of the municipality shall submit to a vote of the qualified electors of the municipality the question of issuing the bonds. The election may be held at the same time as the regular local election or at any special election held pursuant to Article 9, Section 12 of the constitution of New Mexico .

B. The governing body of the municipality shall give notice of the time and place of holding the election and the purpose for which the bonds are to be issued. The election shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of the Local Election Act.

C. The question shall state the purpose for which the bonds are to be issued and the amount of the issue. If bonds are to be issued for more than one purpose, a separate question shall be submitted to the voter for each purpose to be voted upon. The ballots shall contain words indicating the purpose of the bond issue and a place for a vote “For ․․․ (designate type) bonds” and “Against ․․․ (designate type) bonds” for each bond issue. The ballots shall be deposited in a separate ballot box unless voting machines are used.
N.M. Stat. § 53-19-73 — NM Code / Chapter 53 / Article 19 / Section 53-19-73
§ 53-19-73. Reservation of power
Status: in_force

The legislature reserves power to amend, repeal or modify all or any part of the Limited Liability Company Act at any time and such changes shall be binding upon all limited liability companies and foreign limited liability companies subject to the provisions of the Limited Liability Company Act.
N.M. Stat. § 6-18-4 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 18 / Section 6-18-4
§ 6-18-4. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Public Securities Short-Term Interest Rate Act, unless the context otherwise requires:

A. “bond” means any bond, debenture, note, refunding or renewal bond or note, warrant or other security evidencing an obligation authorized to be issued by a public body pursuant to any provision of law of this state, including the Public Securities Short-Term Interest Rate Act;

B. “governing body” means the city council or other body or officer of a public body in which the legislative powers are vested;

C. “indebtedness” means any debt evidenced by a bond issued by a public body pursuant to any law of this state that constitutes a debt for the purposes of Section 12 or 13 of Article 9 of the constitution of New Mexico and the issuance of which must be submitted to a vote of the qualified electors of the public body pursuant to those sections and any bond issued for the purpose of paying or refunding any such bond;

D. “bond legislation” means an ordinance or a resolution or other appropriate enactment adopted by a governing body of a public body providing for the authorization or sale of bonds and any trust agreement, credit agreement, letter of credit, reimbursement agreement or other credit facility, dealer agreement, issuing or paying agent agreement, purchase commitment agreement, escrow agreement, remarketing agreement, index agent agreement or other agreement with respect to the bonds to which the public body or trustee for the bonds is a party; and

E. “public body” means any municipality, any county, any school district, any special district, any H class county located in New Mexico, the New Mexico hospital equipment loan council, state institutions enumerated in Section 6-13-2 NMSA 1978 , the water quality control commission, the state board of finance, the New Mexico finance authority or the state.
N.M. Stat. § 4-11-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 11 / Section 4-11-1
§ 4-11-1. County boundaries
Status: in_force

That the county of Harding is hereby created out of that portion of the state of New Mexico lying and being situate within the following metes and bounds, to wit:

beginning at a point on the present west boundary of the county of Union, the same being the township corner of townships 22 and 23 north, ranges 27 and 28 east, thence north 3 miles along the range line between ranges 27 and 28 east to the section corner, and point where the present north boundary of Mora county intersects the present west boundary of Union county; thence west along the present north boundary of Mora county to a point where said north boundary intersects the center of the main channel of Red river; thence southerly meandering the center of the main channel of said Red river to a point where the said center of the main channel of Red river intersects the present south boundary of the county of Mora; thence east along the present south boundary of the county of Mora to a point where said line intersects the present west boundary of the county of Union; thence southerly and southeasterly along the present west boundary of Union county and along the northeast boundary of the Pablo Montoya grant to a point where said eastern boundary intersects the north line of the Baca location no. 2; thence east along the north line of the Baca location no. 2 to the northeast corner of said Baca location no. 2; thence south along the east line of the Baca location no. 2 to a point where said line intersects the township line between townships 13 and 14 north being the third standard parallel north [sic]; thence east along said third standard parallel north [township line] to a point where the same intersects the northwesterly boundary line of the right-of-way of the Rock Island railroad; thence northeasterly along the said north line of said right-of-way to a point where said line intersects the range line between ranges 33 and 34 east; thence north along the range line between ranges 33 and 34 east to a point where said range line intersects the township line between townships 21 and 22 north; thence west along the township line between [townships] 21 and 22 north to its intersection with range line between ranges 29 and 30 east; thence north along the range line between 29 and 30 east to the intersection of said range line with the township line between townships 22 and 23 north; thence west to the intersection of the same with the range line between ranges 27 and 28 east and the point of beginning.
N.M. Stat. § 27-2-7.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 27 / Article 2 / Section 27-2-7.1
§ 27-2-7.1. Eligible person entitled to information
Status: in_force

A recipient shall be provided with information about expiration of medicaid or general assistance benefits when the recipient or the recipient's guardian, custodian or other authorized representative files a request for such information with the human services [health care authority] department. The department shall respond to the request within five business days of receipt of the request made on a form the department shall devise and make available to a recipient. The response shall be by physical mail, electronic mail or facsimile or by access into a department-authorized web site.
N.M. Stat. § 42-3-13 — NM Code / Chapter 42 / Article 3 / Section 42-3-13
§ 42-3-13. Implementing regulations
Status: in_force

The displacing agency may adopt regulations that it deems necessary or appropriate to implement the provisions of the Relocation Assistance Act, including but not limited to regulations necessary to assure that:

A. the payments and assistance authorized shall be administered in as fair, reasonable and uniform a manner as practicable;

B. a displaced person who makes proper application for a payment authorized shall be paid promptly after a move or, in hardship cases, be paid in advance; and

C. any person aggrieved by a determination as to eligibility for relocation payments or the amount of payment under that act may have his application reviewed at a formal hearing before the head of the displacing agency or a hearing officer designated by the head of the displacing agency.
N.M. Stat. § 24-1C-10 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 1C / Section 24-1C-10
§ 24-1C-10. Report
Status: in_force

The department and the authority shall report jointly to the governor and the legislature by December 1 of each year on the primary care capital funding program.
N.M. Stat. § 9-7A-14 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 7A / Section 9-7A-14
§ 9-7A-14. Occupational health and safety review commission; exemptions from authority of secretary of environment
Status: in_force

The occupational health and safety review commission shall receive staff support from the department of environment. All powers, duties and responsibilities of the occupational health and safety review commission under Sections 50-9-9 , 50-9-17 and 50-9-24 NMSA 1978 are hereby explicitly exempted from the authority of the secretary under provisions of Subsection B of Section 6 of The Department of Environment Act.
N.M. Stat. § 4-48A-15 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 48A / Section 4-48A-15
§ 4-48A-15. Refunding bonds
Status: in_force

A. The board of trustees may issue bonds in such form as the board of trustees may determine for the purpose of refunding any of the general obligation bonded indebtedness of the special hospital district which has or may hereafter become due and payable, or which has or may hereafter become payable at the option of the special hospital district or by consent of the bondholder, or by any lawful means.

B. The procedures set forth in Sections 6-15-12 through 6-15-22 NMSA 1978 shall govern the board of trustees with respect to the issuance, sale and payment of principal and interest on refunding bonds of the special hospital district.
N.M. Stat. § 30-4-3 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 4 / Section 30-4-3
§ 30-4-3. False imprisonment
Status: in_force

False imprisonment consists of intentionally confining or restraining another person without his consent and with knowledge that he has no lawful authority to do so.

Whoever commits false imprisonment is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
N.M. Stat. § 3-36-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 36 / Section 3-36-7
§ 3-36-7. Application of proceeds from sale of property
Status: in_force

The proceeds of the sale of the property by the municipality pursuant to a foreclosure sale on a municipal lien under the provisions of Section 3-36-4 or 3-36-6 NMSA 1978 shall be applied as follows:

A. first, to the payment of costs in giving notice of the sale and of conducting the sale;

B. second, to the indebtedness claimed under the lien and thence to ad valorem taxes and other special assessments having a lien of the property which are coequal with the lien for ad valorem taxes; and

C. third, after all such costs, liens, assessments and taxes are paid, to the former owner, mortgage holder or other parties having an interest in the tract or parcel, upon such person providing satisfactory proof to the court of such interest and upon approval of the court.
N.M. Stat. § 40-4B-4 — NM Code / Chapter 40 / Article 4B / Section 40-4B-4
§ 40-4B-4. Child support hearing officers; appointment; terms; qualifications; compensation
Status: in_force

A. Child support hearing officers shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the judges of the judicial districts determined pursuant to Subsection D of this section. Each hearing officer shall be selected by a majority of the district court judges in the judicial district to which he is assigned. The child support hearing officers shall be paid pursuant to a cooperative agreement between the human services department [health care authority department] and the judicial districts.

B. Child support hearing officers shall be lawyers who are licensed to practice law in this state and who have a minimum of five years experience in the practice of law, with at least twenty percent of that practice having been in family law or domestic relations matters. Child support hearing officers shall devote full time to their duties under the Child Support Hearing Officer Act and shall not engage in the private practice of law or in any employment, occupation or business interfering with or inconsistent with the discharge of their duties as a full-time child support hearing officer.

C. A child support hearing officer is required to conform to Canons 21-100 through 21-500 and 21-700 [FN1] of the Code of Judicial Conduct as adopted by the supreme court. Violation of any such canon shall be grounds for dismissal of any child support hearing officer. Child support hearing officers shall be employees of the judicial branch of government and shall not be subject to the Personnel Act. 2 Their compensation shall be set by the judges who appoint them, but such compensation shall not exceed eighty percent of the current salary for district court judges.

D. Child support hearing officers shall serve in such judicial districts as the secretary deems appropriate considering the case loads and case needs of the state's Title IV D program.
N.M. Stat. § 7-14A-7 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 14A / Section 7-14A-7
§ 7-14A-7. Deduction; transactions in interstate commerce
Status: in_force

Receipts from transactions in interstate commerce may be deducted from gross receipts to the extent that the imposition of the leased vehicle gross receipts tax would be unlawful under the United States constitution.
N.M. Stat. § 28-16A-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 28 / Article 16A / Section 28-16A-6
§ 28-16A-6. Eligibility
Status: in_force

A. For purposes of eligibility for support and services, “ developmental disability ” means a severe chronic disability of a person, which disability:

(1) is attributable to a mental or physical impairment, including the result from trauma to the brain, or combination of mental and physical impairments;

(2) is manifested before the person reaches the age of twenty-two years;

(3) is expected to continue indefinitely;

(4) results in substantial functional limitations in three or more of the following areas of major life activity:

(a) self-care;

(b) receptive and expressive language;

(c) learning;

(d) mobility;

(e) self-direction;

(f) capacity for independent living; and

(g) economic self-sufficiency; and

(5) reflects the person's need for a combination and sequence of special, interdisciplinary or generic care treatment or other support and services that are of lifelong or extended duration and are individually planned and coordinated.

B. A child, from birth through two years of age, who is at risk for or who has a developmental delay as defined by rules of the early childhood education and care department is eligible for early intervention services.

C. A person who is eligible for developmental disability supports and services based on any previous definition of developmental disability used by the state and was receiving services on June 15, 1993 shall remain eligible for developmental disability supports and services. However, a child, from birth through age two, who is determined to be at risk for or who has a developmental delay shall be eligible for early intervention services only, unless the child meets the criteria set forth in Subsection A of this section.
N.M. Stat. § 76-12-2 — NM Code / Chapter 76 / Article 12 / Section 76-12-2
§ 76-12-2. Declaration of policy
Status: in_force

In order to promote, foster and encourage the intelligent handling, processing and orderly marketing of agricultural products and the organization and incorporation of cooperative marketing associations of agricultural producers, this act is passed. It is the declared policy of this state that this act be liberally construed.
N.M. Stat. § 28-16B-1 — NM Code / Chapter 28 / Article 16B / Section 28-16B-1
§ 28-16B-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 28, Article 16B NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Office of Guardianship Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 40-3A-6 — NM Code / Chapter 40 / Article 3A / Section 40-3A-6
§ 40-3A-6. Amendment; revocation
Status: in_force

After marriage, a premarital agreement may be amended or revoked only by a written agreement signed and acknowledged by the parties or by a consistent and mutual course of conduct, which evidences an amendment to or revocation of the premarital agreement. The amended agreement or the revocation is enforceable without consideration.
N.M. Stat. § 25-5-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 25 / Article 5 / Section 25-5-3
§ 25-5-3. Manufacture or sale of bread and rolls from unenriched flour unlawful
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, bake, sell or offer for sale, for human consumption in this state, any white bread or rolls (as defined in Section 1) unless the following vitamins and minerals are contained in each pound of such bread or rolls: not less than one and one-tenth milligrams and not more than one and eight-tenths milligrams of thiamine; not less than seven-tenths milligrams and not more than one and six-tenths milligrams of riboflavin; not less than ten milligrams and not more than fifteen milligrams of niacin; not less than eight milligrams and not more than twelve and one-half milligrams of iron (Fe).
N.M. Stat. § 73-9-42 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 9 / Section 73-9-42
§ 73-9-42. Decision on petition; survey; allowance nullified by protests within thirty days
Status: in_force

The board of directors, if they deem it not for the best interests of the district to include therein the lands mentioned in the petition, shall by order reject the said petition, but if they deem it for the best interests of the district that said lands be included the board may order that the district be so changed as to include therein the lands mentioned in the said petition. The order shall describe the entire boundaries of the district with the lands so included, if the district boundaries be changed thereby, and for that purpose the board may cause a survey to be made of such portion of such boundaries as may be deemed necessary: provided, if within thirty days from the making of such order a majority of the qualified electors of the district protest in writing to said board against the inclusion of such lands in said district, said order shall be held for naught and said lands shall not be included therein.
N.M. Stat. § 17-2-15 — NM Code / Chapter 17 / Article 2 / Section 17-2-15
§ 17-2-15. Horned toads; killing, selling or shipping from state unlawful
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully kill or to sell horned toads within the state of New Mexico, or to ship them from the state.
N.M. Stat. § 53-13-7 — NM Code / Chapter 53 / Article 13 / Section 53-13-7
§ 53-13-7. Restated articles of incorporation
Status: in_force

A. A domestic corporation may at any time restate its articles of incorporation, as amended, by a resolution adopted by the board of directors.

B. Upon the adoption of such resolution, restated articles of incorporation shall be executed by the corporation by an authorized officer and shall set forth all of the operative provisions of the articles of incorporation as amended together with a statement that the restated articles of incorporation correctly set forth without change the corresponding provisions of the articles of incorporation as amended and that the restated articles of incorporation supersede the original articles of incorporation and all previous amendments.

C. The original of the restated articles of incorporation together with a copy, which may be signed, photocopied or conformed, shall be delivered to the commission [secretary of state]. If the commission [secretary of state] finds that the restated articles of incorporation conform to law, it shall, when all fees have been paid:

(1) endorse on the original and a copy the word “filed” and the month, day and year of the filing;

(2) file the original in its office; and

(3) issue a restated certificate of incorporation to which it shall affix the file-stamped copy.

D. The restated certificate of incorporation, together with the file-stamped copy of the restated articles of incorporation affixed to it shall be returned by the commission [secretary of state] to the corporation or its representative. Unless the commission [secretary of state] disapproves pursuant to Subsection A of Section 53-18-2 NMSA 1978 , upon delivery of the restated articles of incorporation to the commission [secretary of state], the restated articles of incorporation shall become effective and shall supersede the original articles of incorporation and all previous amendments.
N.M. Stat. § 67-3-76 — NM Code / Chapter 67 / Article 3 / Section 67-3-76
§ 67-3-76. Transportation bonds; exemption from taxation
Status: in_force

The construction, operation and maintenance of a transportation project by the state transportation commission shall constitute the performance of an essential governmental function. As such, the income from the transportation bonds issued pursuant to Chapter 67, Article 3 NMSA 1978 shall at all times be free from taxation by the state and by its political subdivisions.
N.M. Stat. § 21-8-26 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 8 / Section 21-8-26
§ 21-8-26. Bonds exempt from taxation
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under the provisions of this act, being for the sole purposes specified in Section 1 hereof, shall forever be and remain free and exempt from taxation by this state or any subdivision thereof. Such bonds may be deposited as security for public monies by depositaries thereof within the state of New Mexico.