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N.M. Stat. § 1-6-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 6 / Section 1-6-8
§ 1-6-8. Mailed ballot envelopes
Status: in_force

A. The secretary of state shall prescribe the form of, procure and distribute to each county clerk a supply of:

(1) official inner envelopes for use in sealing the completed mailed ballot;

(2) official mailing envelopes for use in returning the official inner envelope to the county clerk, which shall be postage-paid; provided that only the official mailing envelope for absentee ballots in a political party primary shall contain a designation of party affiliation;

(3) mailed ballot instructions, describing proper methods for completion of the ballot and returning it; and

(4) official transmittal envelopes for use by the county clerk in sending mailed ballot materials.

B. Official transmittal envelopes and official mailing envelopes for transmission of mailed ballot materials to and from the county clerk and voters shall be printed in black in substantially similar form. All official inner envelopes shall be printed in black.

C. The reverse of each official mailing envelope shall contain a form to be executed under penalty of perjury by the voter completing the mailed ballot. The form shall identify the voter and shall contain the pre-printed name of the voter to whom the ballot was sent and the following statement to be affirmed by the voter: “I attest under penalty of perjury that I am the voter identified on this official mailing envelope and that I have not and will not vote any other ballot in this election.”. The official mailing envelope shall contain a space for the voter to record the voter's signature and the last four digits of the voter's social security number, which shall constitute the required voter identification. Under the space for the voter's signature shall be the following statement: “NOTICE: The only people who may lawfully mail or deliver this ballot to the county clerk are the voter, a member of the voter's immediate family or household, the voter's caregiver or a person with whom the voter has a continuing personal relationship.”. The envelope shall have a security flap to cover this information.
N.M. Stat. § 10-11-4.2 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 10-11-4.2
§ 10-11-4.2. Correction of errors and omissions; estoppel
Status: in_force

A. If an error or omission results in an overpayment to a member or beneficiary of a member, the association shall correct the error or omission and adjust all future payments accordingly. The association shall recover all overpayments made for a period of up to one year prior to the date the error or omission was discovered.

B. A person who is paid more than the amount that is lawfully due him as a result of fraudulent information provided by the member or beneficiary shall be liable for the repayment of that amount to the association plus interest on that amount at the rate set by the retirement board plus all costs of collection, including attorney fees if necessary. Recovery of such overpayments shall extend back to the date the first payment was made based on the fraudulent information.

C. Statements of fact or law made by retirement board members or employees of the retirement board or the association shall not estop the retirement board or the association from acting in accordance with the applicable statutes.
N.M. Stat. § 21-8-19 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 8 / Section 21-8-19
§ 21-8-19. Disposition of building and improvement bond proceeds; permanent improvement fund; interest and retirement fund; costs of sale
Status: in_force

The proceeds from the sale of said bonds shall be paid to the secretary and treasurer of said board, and shall be by him placed in a separate fund to be known as “permanent improvement fund” to be used and paid out only for the specified purposes in this act enumerated upon order of the board, on checks signed by the president or vice president of said board and by the secretary and treasurer thereof, except such portion thereof as may have been received on account of accrued interest on said bonds to date of delivery, which amount shall be placed in the “interest and retirement fund” for the liquidation of said bonds as hereinafter provided. The cost of preparing, advertising and selling said bonds, including any necessary expense for legal opinions thereon, shall be paid out of the proceeds of the sale of said bonds.
N.M. Stat. § 34-9-1 — NM Code / Chapter 34 / Article 9 / Section 34-9-1
§ 34-9-1. Maintenance at seat of government; supervision; appointment and removal of director by supreme court
Status: in_force

The administrative office of the courts of New Mexico shall be maintained at the seat of the government. It shall be supervised by a director who shall be appointed and subject to removal by the supreme court of New Mexico.
N.M. Stat. § 30-2-5 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 2 / Section 30-2-5
§ 30-2-5. Excusable homicide
Status: in_force

Homicide is excusable in the following cases:

A. when committed by accident or misfortune in doing any lawful act, by lawful means, with usual and ordinary caution and without any unlawful intent; or

B. when committed by accident or misfortune in the heat of passion, upon any sudden and sufficient provocation, or upon a sudden combat, if no undue advantage is taken, nor any dangerous weapon used and the killing is not done in a cruel or unusual manner.
N.M. Stat. § 4-36-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 36 / Section 4-36-9
§ 4-36-9. Reimbursement for expenses attendant to temporary detention of a child; reimbursement for ancillary services; civil action
Status: in_force

A. When a child is detained in a facility for the temporary detention of children that is administered or financed by a county and the child subsequently is found to be delinquent or enters into a consent decree, the board of county commissioners may seek reimbursement from the child's parent, guardian or legal custodian for the amount of money expended by the county for the care and support of the child during his period of detention. The child support guidelines set forth in Section 40-4-11.1 NMSA 1978 may be used to calculate a reasonable payment.

B. When a child is detained in a facility for the temporary detention of children that is administered or financed by the county and the child subsequently is found to be delinquent or enters into a consent decree, the board of county commissioners may seek reimbursement from the child's parent, guardian or legal custodian for the amount of money expended by the county for the provision of ancillary services to the child. Ancillary services include psychiatric, psychological or medical services provided by the county to the child. The child support guidelines set forth in Section 40-4-11.1 NMSA 1978 may be used for the purpose of determining the amount of money owed by a parent, guardian or legal custodian for the provision of ancillary services to that parent's child.

C. When a parent, guardian or legal custodian refuses or fails to reimburse a county for the expenses incurred by a county pursuant to Subsection A or B of this section, the board of county commissioners may initiate a civil action against the parent, guardian or legal custodian to recover the amount of money owed to the county.
N.M. Stat. § 58-23-31 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 23 / Section 58-23-31
§ 58-23-31. Loan program; annual report; contents; audit
Status: in_force

The council shall, following the close of each fiscal year, submit an annual report of its activities for the preceding year to the governor and to the legislative finance committee. Each member of the legislature may receive a copy of such report by requesting a copy from the chairman of the council. Each report shall set forth a complete operating and financial statement for the council during the fiscal year.
N.M. Stat. § 31-6-10 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 31 / Article 6 / Section 31-6-10
§ 31-6-10. Requirement for indictment; number of jurors concurring
Status: in_force

Before the grand jury may vote an indictment charging an offense against the laws of the state, it must be satisfied from the lawful evidence before it that an offense against the laws has been committed and that there is probable cause to accuse by indictment the person named, of the commission of the offense so that he may be brought to trial therefor. In the absence of an indictment against a person holding public office or a presentment for the removal of a local elected officer, the grand jury shall not denigrate that person's moral fitness to hold public office. Eight jurors must concur to return an indictment.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-20A-2 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 20A / Section 59A-20A-2
§ 59A-20A-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Viatical Settlements Act:

A. “ broker ” means a person or his authorized representative who on behalf of a viator and for a fee, commission or other valuable consideration offers or attempts to negotiate viatical settlements between a viator and one or more providers. “ Broker ” does not include an attorney, accountant or financial planner retained by the viator to represent him;

B. “ financing entity ” means an underwriter, placement agent, lender, purchaser of securities, credit enhancer, purchaser of a policy or certificate from a provider or any other person who may be a party to a contract and who has a direct ownership in a policy or certificate that is the subject of a contract but whose sole activity related to the transaction is providing funds to effect the viatical settlement and who has an agreement in writing with a provider to act as a participant in a financing transaction;

C. “ financing transaction ” means a transaction in which a provider or a financing entity obtains financing for contracts or viaticated policies or interests in such contracts or policies, including any secured or unsecured financing, any securitization transaction or any securities offering either registered or exempt from registration under federal and state securities law, or any direct purchase of interests in a policy or certificate;

D. “ provider ” means a person or his authorized representative who obtains financing from a financing entity for the purchase, acquisition, transfer or other assignment of one or more viatical settlement contracts or viaticated policies or interests in such contracts or policies, or otherwise sells, assigns, transfers, pledges, hypothecates or otherwise disposes of one or more viatical settlement contracts or viaticated policies or interests in such contracts or policies. Provider does not include:

(1) a bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, credit union or other lending institution that takes an assignment of a life insurance policy as collateral for a loan;

(2) the issuer of a life insurance policy providing accelerated benefits under and pursuant to the contract; or

(3) a natural person who enters into no more than one agreement in a calendar year for the transfer of life insurance policies for any value less than the expected death benefit;

E. “ viatical settlement contract ” means a written agreement entered into between a provider and a viator;

F. “ viaticated policy ” means a life insurance policy or certificate that has been acquired by a provider pursuant to a viatical settlement contract; and

G. “ viator ” means the owner of a life insurance policy or a certificate holder under a group policy insuring the life of a person with a catastrophic, life-threatening or chronic illness or condition who enters or seeks to enter into a viatical settlement contract.
N.M. Stat. § 10-11-138 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 10-11-138
§ 10-11-138. Gifts and bequests
Status: in_force

The retirement board is authorized and empowered to receive donations, gifts and bequests and credit them to the income fund.
N.M. Stat. § 73-6-3 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 6 / Section 73-6-3
§ 73-6-3. Noncontiguous lands
Status: in_force

Said territory need not be contiguous, providing that agricultural interests will be promoted by such drainage of each part thereof, and the benefits of the proposed work in each part will exceed the damages from and cost of said proposed work in each part; and provided, further, that the court shall be satisfied that said proposed work can be more cheaply done if in a single district than otherwise.
N.M. Stat. § 48-8-7 — NM Code / Chapter 48 / Article 8 / Section 48-8-7
§ 48-8-7. Hospital's interest in settlement restricted to lien rights
Status: in_force

Nothing in this act shall be construed to permit any hospital to be a party to or to have any interest in the amount or manner of any settlement of any claim on which a lien has been filed other than the lien rights as provided in this act.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-41-43.3 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 41 / Section 59A-41-43.3
§ 59A-41-43.3. Claims of holders of void or voidable rights
Status: in_force

A. No claims of a creditor who has received or acquired a preference, lien, conveyance, transfer, assignment or encumbrance voidable under Chapter 59A, Article 41 NMSA 1978 shall be allowed unless he surrenders the preference, lien, conveyance, transfer, assignment or encumbrance. If the avoidance is effected by a proceeding in which a final judgment has been entered, the claim shall not be allowed unless the money is paid or the property is delivered to the rehabilitator or liquidator within thirty days from the date of the entering of the final judgment, except that the court having jurisdiction over the rehabilitation or liquidation may allow further time if there is an appeal or other continuation of the proceeding.

B. A claim allowable under Subsection A of this section by reason of the avoidance, whether voluntary or involuntary, or a preference, lien, conveyance, transfer, assignment or encumbrance may be filed as an excused late filing under Section 59A-41-41 NMSA 1978 if filed within thirty days from the date of the avoidance, or within the further time allowed by the court under Subsection A of this section.
N.M. Stat. § 7-24A-12 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 24A / Section 7-24A-12
§ 7-24A-12. Collection of municipal gasoline tax
Status: in_force

The municipality shall collect the municipal gasoline tax imposed by the County and Municipal Gasoline Tax Act. Every person subject to the imposition of the municipal gasoline tax shall file a return on forms provided by and with the information required by the municipality and shall pay the tax due on or before the twenty-fifth day of the month following the month in which the gasoline is sold at retail within the boundaries of the municipality.
N.M. Stat. § 24-11-4 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 11 / Section 24-11-4
§ 24-11-4. References to coroner
Status: in_force

As used in the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, 1978 Compilation, “coroner” means the district medical investigator.
N.M. Stat. § 47-7B-6 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 7B / Section 47-7B-6
§ 47-7B-6. Leasehold condominiums
Status: in_force

A. With respect to any condominium created on a leasehold estate, the declaration shall state:

(1) the recording data for the lease, or a copy of the lease shall be attached as an exhibit;

(2) the date on which the lease is scheduled to expire;

(3) a legally sufficient description of the real estate subject to the lease;

(4) any right of the unit owners to redeem the reversion and the manner whereby those rights may be exercised, or a statement that they do not have those rights;

(5) any right of the unit owners to remove any improvements within a reasonable time after the expiration or termination of the lease, or a statement that they do not have those rights; and

(6) any rights of the unit owners to renew the lease and the conditions of any renewal, or a statement that they do not have those rights.

B. Acquisition of the leasehold interest of any unit owner by the owner of the reversion or remainder does not merge the leasehold and fee simple interests.

C. If the expiration or termination of a lease decreases the number of units in a condominium, the allocated interests shall be reallocated in accordance with Subsection A of Section 6 of the Condominium Act as though those units had been taken by eminent domain. Reallocations shall be confirmed by an amendment to the declaration prepared, executed and recorded by the association.
N.M. Stat. § 7-38-86 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 38 / Section 7-38-86
§ 7-38-86. Extension of deadlines at request of property owners
Status: in_force

The director may extend the time by which reports are required to be filed under Subsection A of Section 7-38-8 NMSA 1978 at the written request of the property owner. The request must be received by the department prior to the date by which the required report must be made. Extensions granted under this section shall be by written order of the director and shall be for a period of not more than thirty days. The director shall not grant more than one extension in a tax year for a property owner in respect to the same property.
N.M. Stat. § 24-1A-4 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 1A / Section 24-1A-4
§ 24-1A-4. Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

Subject to the State Rules Act, 1 the department shall adopt rules and regulations for recruiting health care personnel in health care underserved areas, and shall establish a formula for distribution of financial assistance to eligible programs which shall take into account the relative needs of applicants for assistance, provided that funds may not be expended for land or facility acquisition or debt amortization and further provided that a local match of ten percent shall be required from each local recipient for each request for assistance.
N.M. Stat. § 7-25-8 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 25 / Section 7-25-8
§ 7-25-8. Sales of natural resources subject to Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax Act
Status: in_force

In addition to being subject to the Resources Excise Tax Act, any person who sells nonfissionable natural resources other than for subsequent sale in the ordinary course of business or for use as an ingredient or component part of a manufactured product is also subject to the provisions of the Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax Act 1 on such sales.
N.M. Stat. § 5-13-1 — NM Code / Chapter 5 / Article 13 / Section 5-13-1
§ 5-13-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 5, Article 13 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Convention Center Financing Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-24-4 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 24 / Section 32A-24-4
§ 32A-24-4. Equipment sales or rentals
Status: in_force

A person engaged in the business of renting bicycles, skates, scooters or skateboards shall provide a protective helmet to a minor who will be an operator of or passenger on a rented bicycle, skates, scooter or skateboard if the minor does not already have a helmet in the minor's possession. A reasonable fee may be charged for the protective helmet rental.
N.M. Stat. § 10-11-26.2 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 10-11-26.2
§ 10-11-26.2. State general member coverage plan 3; age and service credit requirements for normal retirement
Status: in_force

A. Under state general member coverage plan 3:

(1) for a member who on or before June 30, 2013 was a peace officer and for a member who is not a peace officer but was a retired member or a member on June 30, 2013, the age and service credit requirements for normal retirement are:

(a) age sixty-five years or older and five or more years of service credit;

(b) age sixty-four years and eight or more years of service credit;

(c) age sixty-three years and eleven or more years of service credit;

(d) age sixty-two years and fourteen or more years of service credit;

(e) age sixty-one years and seventeen or more years of service credit;

(f) age sixty years and twenty or more years of service credit; or

(g) any age and twenty-five or more years of service credit;

(2) for a member who is not a peace officer and was not a retired member or a member on June 30, 2013, the age and service requirements for normal retirement are:

(a) age sixty-five years or older and five or more years of service credit; or

(b) any age if the member has five or more years of service credit and the sum of the member's age and years of service credit equals at least eighty-five;

(3) for a member who on or after July 1, 2013 becomes a peace officer and who was not a retired member or a member on June 30, 2013, the age and service requirements for normal retirement are:

(a) age sixty years or older and five or more years of service credit; or

(b) any age and twenty-five or more years of service credit; and

(4) for a member who on or after January 1, 2023 becomes a public regulation commission commissioner, who was not a retired member or a member prior to January 1, 2023 and whose service credit is limited to service as a commissioner, the age and service requirement for normal retirement is age sixty-five years or older and six or more years of service credit.

B. As used in this section, “ peace officer ” means any employee of the state with a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for crime, whether that duty extends to all crimes or is limited to specific crimes, and who is not specifically covered by another coverage plan.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-43-11 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 43 / Section 59A-43-11
§ 59A-43-11. Nonduplication of recovery
Status: in_force

A. Any person having a claim against any insurer under any provision in an insurance policy including but not limited to uninsured motorist coverage other than a policy of an insolvent insurer which is also a covered claim, shall be required to exhaust first his rights under the policy. An insured of an insolvent insurer and possessing no other insurance coverage applicable to a specific claim shall be deemed to be “uninsured” for uninsured motorist coverage purposes. Any amount payable on a covered claim under this article shall be reduced by the amount of any recovery available under such insurance policy. No action against an insured of an insolvent insurer shall be tried prior to the exhaustion of all other available sources of recovery.

B. Any person having a claim which may be recovered under more than one insurance guaranty association or its equivalent shall seek recovery first from the association of the place of residence of the insured except that, if it is a first party claim for damage to property with a permanent location, he shall seek recovery first from the association of the location of the property, and, if it is a workmen's compensation claim, he shall seek recovery first from the association of the residence of the claimant. Any recovery under this article shall be reduced by the amount of recovery from any other insurance guaranty association or its equivalent.
N.M. Stat. § 74-12-11 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 12 / Section 74-12-11
§ 74-12-11. Enforcement
Status: in_force

In order to promote the purposes of the Night Sky Protection Act and to provide uniform minimum outdoor lighting standards throughout the state, the construction industries division of the regulation and licensing department shall enforce the Night Sky Protection Act as it pertains to public buildings subject to permit and inspection under the Construction Industries Licensing Act and each political subdivision of the state shall fully enforce the provisions of the Night Sky Protection Act.