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N.M. Stat. § 57-5-2 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 5 / Section 57-5-2
§ 57-5-2. Purpose of act; violations; penalty
Status: in_force

The intent and purpose of this act is to eliminate and prevent monopolies, restraint of trade, unfair combinations, favoritism, discrimination, overbuying or preference of any kind on the part of producers, distributors or any other person or persons, in favor of any person, corporation, firm or association owning or operating any motion picture theater or theaters, to the detriment of competitive owned and/or operated picture theater or theaters, or for any competitive exhibitor being discriminated against in favor of another competitive exhibitor or exhibitors; also, to prevent any person, firm or corporation operating any motion picture theater or theaters from acquiring, overbuying or having a monopoly or the pick of the product of any producer or distributor or any other person. Any person, firm or corporation conspiring or entering into a conspiracy to in any way defeat, violate or avoid the purpose of this act, or any of the provisions hereof, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), and by imprisonment at hard labor of not less than or more than twelve months. It shall be the duty of the district attorney of the several judicial districts to enforce the collection of this and all other fines provided for in this act and otherwise prosecute those who violate the same.
N.M. Stat. § 73-6-2 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 6 / Section 73-6-2
§ 73-6-2. Petition amendment; consolidation
Status: in_force

The court may at any time permit the petition to be amended in form and substance to conform to the facts, if the facts justify the organization of a drainage district. Several similar petitions for the organization of the same district may be circulated, and when filed, shall together be regarded as one petition having as many signers as there are separate adult signers on the several petitions filed, who own lands within said proposed drainage district. All petitions for the organization of said district filed prior to the hearing on said petition shall be considered by the court, the same as if filed with the first petitions placed on file, and the signatures thereon contained shall be counted in determining whether sufficient landowners have signed said petition.
N.M. Stat. § 27-15-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 27 / Article 15 / Section 27-15-1
§ 27-15-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Money Follows the Person in New Mexico Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 67-13-8 — NM Code / Chapter 67 / Article 13 / Section 67-13-8
§ 67-13-8. Administrative powers of board
Status: in_force

The board may make and pass resolutions, regulations, ordinances and orders not repugnant to the provisions of the Scenic Highway Zoning Act, necessary or proper for the government and management of the affairs of a scenic highway zone, for the execution of the powers vested in the board and for carrying into effect the provisions of the Scenic Highway Zoning Act.
N.M. Stat. § 3-3-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 3-3-1
§ 3-3-1. Municipalities incorporated under special act; laws applicable
Status: in_force

Any municipality, incorporated by special act previous to April 1, 1884, which chooses to retain such organization and charter, shall, in the enforcement of the powers or the exercise of the duties conferred by the special act or charter, proceed in all respects as provided by the special act or charter.
N.M. Stat. § 6-10-46 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 10 / Section 6-10-46
§ 6-10-46. Disbursement of state funds; vouchers and warrants
Status: in_force

All payments and disbursements of public funds of the state shall be made upon warrants drawn by the secretary upon the treasury of the state based upon itemized vouchers in a form approved by the secretary.
N.M. Stat. § 74-4-4.5 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 4 / Section 74-4-4.5
§ 74-4-4.5. Hazardous waste fund created; appropriation
Status: in_force

A. There is created in the state treasury the “hazardous waste fund”, which shall be administered by the department. All balances in the fund are appropriated to the department for the sole purpose of meeting necessary expenses in the administration and operation of the hazardous waste program.

B. All fees collected pursuant to Section 74-4-4.2 NMSA 1978 shall be transmitted to the state treasurer for credit to the hazardous waste fund.
N.M. Stat. § 65-1-35 — NM Code / Chapter 65 / Article 1 / Section 65-1-35
§ 65-1-35. Duplicate records
Status: in_force

If the New Mexico state police division in carrying out any of the powers and duties granted or imposed on it by the Motor Transportation Act needs duplicates of any records not transferred to it by that act, all departments, agencies and commissions of this state shall, upon request, make the records available to the division for copying.
N.M. Stat. § 28-17-6 — NM Code / Chapter 28 / Article 17 / Section 28-17-6
§ 28-17-6. Regional and local long-term care ombudsman programs
Status: in_force

A. In carrying out the duties of the office, the state ombudsman may designate an entity as a regional or local ombudsman entity, and may designate an employee or volunteer to represent the entity. An individual so designated shall, in accordance with the policies and procedures established by the office and the agency:

(1) provide services to protect the health, safety, welfare and rights of residents;

(2) ensure that residents in the service area of the entity have regular, timely access to representatives of the program and timely responses to complaints and requests for assistance;

(3) identify, investigate and resolve complaints made by or on behalf of residents that relate to action, inaction or decisions that may adversely affect the health, safety, welfare or rights of the residents;

(4) represent the interests of residents before government agencies and seek administrative, legal and other remedies to protect the health, safety, welfare and rights of the residents;

(5) review and, if necessary, comment on any existing and proposed laws, regulations and other government policies and actions, that pertain to the rights and well-being of residents;

(6) facilitate the ability of the public to comment on the laws, regulations, policies and actions;

(7) support the development of resident and family councils; and

(8) carry out other activities that the ombudsman determines to be appropriate.

B. To be eligible to be designated as regional or local ombudsman entities, and individuals eligible to be designated as representatives of such entities, the entities shall:

(1) have demonstrated capability to carry out the responsibilities of the office;

(2) be free of conflicts of interest;

(3) in the case of the entities, be public or nonprofit private entities; and

(4) meet such additional requirements as the state ombudsman may specify.
N.M. Stat. § 44-10-6 — NM Code / Chapter 44 / Article 10 / Section 44-10-6
§ 44-10-6. Form of unsworn declaration
Status: in_force

An unsworn declaration pursuant to the Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act shall be in substantially the following form:

“I declare under penalty of perjury under the law of New Mexico that the foregoing is true and correct and that I am physically located outside the geographic boundaries of the United States, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands and any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

Executed on the _________________________

day of ______________________,

_______________, at

(date)

(month)

(year)

________________________________________________________________________________________________,

(city or other location, and state)

_______________.

(country)

_________________________________________

(printed name)

_________________________________________

(signature)”.
N.M. Stat. § 1-5-3 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 1-5-3
§ 1-5-3. Act is mandatory and supplemental to Election Code
Status: in_force

A. The Voter Records System Act is mandatory and supplemental to the provisions of the Election Code. The provisions of that act shall be implemented in all counties by order of the secretary of state in accordance with the provisions of the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002.

B. The secretary of state shall maintain the official state voter file based on county registers and shall provide access to the file to the county clerks. The secretary of state shall prescribe any rules, forms and instructions necessary to implement procedures required by the Voter Records System Act and federal law. The secretary of state shall maintain a log, which shall be public, containing all transactions regarding requests for current registration lists of state voters. The log shall indicate the requesting party, the date of the request, the date of fulfilling the request, charges made and any other information deemed advisable by the secretary of state. Requests for registration lists in printed or electronic form shall be fulfilled within a period of ten working days.

C. All registration records required by the Election Code shall be maintained for each of the precincts in addition to those records required by the Voter Records System Act and federal law.
N.M. Stat. § 7-34-3 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 34 / Section 7-34-3
§ 7-34-3. Method of determining assessed value
Status: in_force

A. Annually the commission shall compute the value of products of each production unit for the previous calendar year.

B. The taxable value of equipment of each production unit is an amount equal to twenty-seven percent of the value of products of each production unit.

C. The assessed value of equipment of each production unit shall be determined by applying the uniform assessment ratio to the taxable value of equipment of each production unit.
N.M. Stat. § 53-7B-1 — NM Code / Chapter 53 / Article 7B / Section 53-7B-1
§ 53-7B-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 1 through 10 of this act may be cited as the “New Mexico Research Applications Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 17-8-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 17 / Article 8 / Section 17-8-2
§ 17-8-2. Purpose of act
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Sport Shooting Range Act is to protect the normal operation and use of sport shooting ranges by establishing when a person who owns, operates or uses a sport shooting range is liable for civil penalties.
N.M. Stat. § 56-14-1 — NM Code / Chapter 56 / Article 14 / Section 56-14-1
§ 56-14-1. Civil action; damages
Status: in_force

A. In any civil action against a person for drawing any worthless check, the plaintiff may recover from the defendant damages in the amount equal to one hundred dollars ($100) or triple the amount for which the check is drawn, whichever is greater; provided that damages recovered under this section shall not exceed the amount of the check by more than five hundred dollars ($500) and may be awarded only if:

(1) the plaintiff made written demand of the defendant for payment of the amount of the check not less than ten days before commencing action; and

(2) the defendant failed to tender to the plaintiff prior to the commencement of the action an amount of money not less than the amount demanded.

B. The written demand by the plaintiff shall include notice that if the money is not paid within ten days, triple damages may be incurred by the defendant. The plaintiff shall provide the defendant written notice of demand for payment by certified mail at the last known address of the defendant with a request for a return receipt and marked “deliver to addressee only”.

C. Subsequent to the commencement of the civil action but prior to the hearing, the defendant may tender to the plaintiff as satisfaction of the claim, an amount of money equal to the sum of the amount of the check and the incurred court and service costs.

D. If the court or jury determines that the failure of the defendant to satisfy the worthless check was due to economic hardship resulting from an inevitable accident or act of God, the court or jury may waive all or part of the statutory damages; provided the court or jury shall render judgment against the defendant for not less than the amount of the worthless check plus incurred court and service costs.

E. As used in this section:

(1) “draw” means making, drawing, uttering or delivering a worthless check;

(2) “thing of value” includes money, property, services, goods, wares and lodging; and

(3) “worthless check” means a check, draft or order for payment drawn upon any bank or other depository and issued in exchange for anything of value with intent to defraud when the drawer knows at the time of the issuing that there are insufficient funds in or credit with the bank or depository for the payment of the check, draft or order in full upon presentation; but does not mean any check where the payee or holder knows or has been expressly notified prior to the drawing of the check, draft or order for payment or has reason to believe that the drawer did not have on deposit or to his credit with the drawee sufficient funds to insure payment on its presentation nor does it mean any postdated check.
N.M. Stat. § 53-14-2 — NM Code / Chapter 53 / Article 14 / Section 53-14-2
§ 53-14-2. Procedure for consolidation
Status: in_force

Any two or more domestic corporations may consolidate into a new corporation pursuant to a plan of consolidation approved in the manner provided in the Business Corporation Act. The board of directors of each corporation shall, by a resolution adopted by each such board, approve a plan of consolidation setting forth:

A. the names of the corporations proposing to consolidate, and the name of the new corporation into which they propose to consolidate, which is hereinafter designated as the “new corporation”;

B. the terms and conditions of the proposed consolidation;

C. the manner and basis of converting the shares of each corporation into shares, obligations or other securities of the new corporation or any other corporation or, in whole or in part, into cash or other property;

D. with respect to the new corporation, all of the statements required to be set forth in articles of incorporation for corporations organized under the Business Corporation Act; and

E. other provisions with respect to the proposed consolidation as deemed necessary or desirable.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-3B-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 32A / Article 3B / Section 32A-3B-2
§ 32A-3B-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in Chapter 32A, Article 3B NMSA 1978 , “ family in need of court-ordered services ” means the child or the family has refused family services or the department has exhausted appropriate and available family services and court intervention is necessary to provide family services to the child or family and it is a family:

A. whose child, subject to compulsory school attendance, is absent from school without an authorized excuse more than ten days during a school year;

B. whose child is absent from the child's place of residence for a time period of twelve hours or more without consent of the child's parent, guardian or custodian;

C. whose child refuses to return home and there is good cause to believe that the child will run away from home if forced to return to the parent, guardian or custodian;

D. in which the child's parent, guardian or custodian refuses to allow the child to return home and a petition alleging neglect of the child is not in the child's best interests; or

E. whose child is:

(1) alleged to be engaged in an act that would be designated as prostitution if committed by an adult; or

(2) a victim of human trafficking as defined in Section 30-52-1 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 6-25-10 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 25 / Section 6-25-10
§ 6-25-10. Use of project revenue bond proceeds
Status: in_force

The proceeds from the sale of project revenue bonds issued pursuant to the Statewide Economic Development Finance Act shall be applied only for the purpose for which the bonds were issued and costs related to the project. The cost of any project shall include the following:

A. all expenses in connection with the authorization, sale and issuance of the bonds; and

B. capitalized interest on the bonds for a reasonable time.
N.M. Stat. § 50-14-12 — NM Code / Chapter 50 / Article 14 / Section 50-14-12
§ 50-14-12. Cooperation with federal government; agency designation
Status: in_force

A. The office may cooperate with the federal government in the administration of employment training and public assistance programs in which financial or other participation by the federal government is authorized or mandated under federal laws, rules or orders.

B. The office, on behalf of the governor, may enter into agreements with agencies of the federal government to implement employment training and public assistance programs subject to availability of appropriated state funds and any provisions of state laws applicable to the agreements or participation by the state.

C. The governor may designate the office or any agency as the single state agency for the administration of an employment training program, either by the governor's own discretion or when the designation is a condition of federal financial or other participation in the program under applicable federal law, rule or order; provided, however, that no designation of a single state agency under the authority granted in this section shall be made in contravention of state law.
N.M. Stat. § 22-5-4.7 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 5 / Section 22-5-4.7
§ 22-5-4.7. Additional student discipline policies; weapon-free schools
Status: in_force

A. In addition to other student discipline policies, each school district shall adopt a policy providing for the expulsion from school, for a period of not less than one year, of any student who is determined to have knowingly brought a weapon to a school under the jurisdiction of the local board. The local school board or the superintendent of the school district may modify the expulsion requirement on a case-by-case basis.

B. Student discipline policies shall also provide for placement in an alternative educational setting, for not more than forty-five days, of any student with a disability who is determined to have knowingly brought a weapon to a school under the jurisdiction of the local board. If a parent or guardian of the student requests a due process hearing, then the student shall remain in the alternative educational setting during the pendency of any proceeding, unless the parent or guardian and the school district agree otherwise.

C. For the purposes of this section, “weapon” means:

(1) any firearm that is designed to, may readily be converted to or will expel a projectile by the action of an explosion; and

(2) any destructive device that is an explosive or incendiary device, bomb, grenade, rocket having a propellent charge of more than four ounces, missile having an explosive or incendiary charge of more than one-quarter-ounce, mine or similar device.
N.M. Stat. § 35-1-2 — NM Code / Chapter 35 / Article 1 / Section 35-1-2
§ 35-1-2. Magistrate court; districts
Status: in_force

The magistrate court consists of one magistrate district in each county excepting a class A county with a population of more than two hundred thousand persons in the last federal decennial census. The name of the magistrate district is the same as the name of the county in which it is located.
N.M. Stat. § 4-60-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 60 / Section 4-60-4
§ 4-60-4. Additional powers conferred on counties
Status: in_force

In addition to any other powers which it may now have, each county shall have the following powers:

A. to acquire, whether by construction, purchase, gift or lease, one or more projects which shall be located within this state and which shall be located outside a municipality in the county or in the county and an adjoining county if part of the project is located in the county and the balance of the project is located in an adjoining county at a location contiguous thereto;

B. to sell or lease or otherwise dispose of any or all of its projects upon such terms and conditions as the governing body may deem advisable and as shall not conflict with the provisions of the County Pollution Control Revenue Bond Act; and

C. to issue revenue bonds for the purpose of defraying the cost of acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, improving, maintaining, equipping or furnishing any project or projects and to secure the payment of such bonds, all as hereinafter provided. No county shall have the power to operate any project as a business or in any manner except as lessor thereof or seller thereof under an agreement of sale.
N.M. Stat. § 7-1-13.1 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 7-1-13.1
§ 7-1-13.1. Method of payment of certain taxes due
Status: in_force

A. Payment of the taxes, including any applicable penalties and interest, described in Paragraph (1), (2), (3) or (4) of this subsection shall be made on or before the date due in accordance with Subsection B of this section if the taxpayer's average tax payment for the group of taxes during the preceding calendar year equaled or exceeded twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000):

(1) Group 1: all taxes due under the Withholding Tax Act 1 , the Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax Act, 2 local option gross receipts tax acts, the Interstate Telecommunications Gross Receipts Tax Act 3 and the Leased Vehicle Gross Receipts Tax Act; 4

(2) Group 2: all taxes due under the Oil and Gas Severance Tax Act, 5 the Oil and Gas Conservation Tax Act, 6 the Oil and Gas Emergency School Tax Act 7 and the Oil and Gas Ad Valorem Production Tax Act; 8

(3) Group 3: the tax due under the Natural Gas Processors Tax Act; 9 or

(4) Group 4: all taxes and fees due under the Gasoline Tax Act, [FN10] the Special Fuels Supplier Tax Act [FN11] and the Petroleum Products Loading Fee Act. [FN12]

For taxpayers who have more than one identification number issued by the department, the average tax payment shall be computed by combining the amounts paid under the several identification numbers.

B. Taxpayers who are required to make payment in accordance with the provisions of this section shall make payment by one or more of the following means on or before the due date so that funds are immediately available to the state on or before the due date:

(1) electronic payment; provided that a result of the payment is that funds are immediately available to the state of New Mexico on or before the due date;

(2) currency of the United States;

(3) check drawn on and payable at any New Mexico financial institution provided that the check is received by the department at the place and time required by the department at least one banking day prior to the due date; or

(4) check drawn on and payable at any domestic non-New Mexico financial institution provided that the check is received by the department at the time and place required by the department at least two banking days prior to the due date.

C. If the taxes required to be paid under this section are not paid in accordance with Subsection B of this section, the payment is not timely and is subject to the provisions of Sections 7-1-67 and 7-1-69 NMSA 1978 .

D. For the purposes of this section, “ average tax payment ” means the total amount of taxes paid with respect to a group of taxes listed under Subsection A of this section during a calendar year divided by the number of months in that calendar year containing a due date on which the taxpayer was required to pay one or more taxes in the group.