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N.M. Stat. § 41-3-5 — NM Code / Chapter 41 / Article 3 / Section 41-3-5
§ 41-3-5. Release; effect on right of contribution
Status: in_force

A release by the injured person of one joint tortfeasor does not relieve him from liability to make contribution to another joint tortfeasor unless the release is given before the right of the other tortfeasor to secure a money judgment for contribution has accrued, and provides for a reduction, to the extent of the pro rata share of the released tortfeasor, of the injured person's damages recoverable against all the other tortfeasors.
N.M. Stat. § 9-2A-17 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 2A / Section 9-2A-17
§ 9-2A-17. Correctional officers; children, youth and families department; acting as peace officers
Status: in_force

A. Correctional officers of the children, youth and families department who have completed an appropriate American correction association training course and who have at the particular time the principal duty to hold in custody or supervise any person accused or convicted of a delinquent act or criminal offense shall have the power of a peace officer with respect to arrests and enforcement of laws when:

(1) on the premises of a children, youth and families department facility or while transporting a person committed to or under the supervision of the children, youth and families department;

(2) supervising any person committed to or under the supervision of the children, youth and families department anywhere within the state; or

(3) engaged in any effort to pursue or apprehend any such person.

B. No correctional officer of the children, youth and families department shall be convicted or held liable for any act performed pursuant to this section if a peace officer could lawfully have performed the same act in the same circumstances.

C. Crimes against a correctional officer of the children, youth and families department while in the lawful discharge of duties that confer peace officer status pursuant to this section shall be deemed the same crimes and shall bear the same penalties as crimes against a peace officer.
N.M. Stat. § 58-4-2 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 4 / Section 58-4-2
§ 58-4-2. Resulting national bank
Status: in_force

A. Nothing in the law of this state shall restrict the right of a state bank to merge with or convert into a resulting national bank. The action to be taken by such merging or converting state bank and its rights and liabilities and those of its stockholders shall be the same as those prescribed for national banks at the time of the action by the law of the United States and not by the law of this state, except that a vote of the holders of two-thirds of each class of voting stock of a state bank, at a meeting called in conformity with the provisions of Section 5, shall be required for the merger or conversion, and that on conversion by a state into a national bank the rights of dissenting stockholders shall be those specified in Section 10.

B. Upon the completion of the merger or conversion, the franchise of any merging or converting state bank shall automatically terminate.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-16-21.2 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 16 / Section 59A-16-21.2
§ 59A-16-21.2. Health benefits plans; prohibition; unlicensed health benefits plans; unapproved health benefits plans
Status: in_force

A. No person or entity shall sell or issue, or cause to be sold or issued, a health benefits plan that is unlicensed or unapproved for sale or delivery in the state.

B. No person or entity shall sell or issue, or cause to be sold or issued, health insurance coverage that is not permitted health insurance coverage.

C. As used in this section:

(1) “ health benefits plan ” means a policy or agreement entered into, offered or issued by a health insurance carrier to provide, deliver, arrange for, pay for or reimburse any of the costs of health care services; and

(2) “ health insurance carrier ” means an entity subject to the insurance laws and regulations of this state, including a health insurance company, a health maintenance organization, a hospital and health services corporation, a provider service network, a nonprofit health care plan or any other entity that contracts or offers to contract, or enters into agreements to provide, deliver, arrange for, pay for or reimburse any costs of health care services, or that provides, offers or administers health benefits plans or managed health care plans in this state.
N.M. Stat. § 35-12-14 — NM Code / Chapter 35 / Article 12 / Section 35-12-14
§ 35-12-14. Garnishment; suit on bond
Status: in_force

The bond given by the plaintiff or other person in a garnishment proceeding in the magistrate court may be sued upon in the name of the state by any party injured, and shall proceed as in other civil actions.
N.M. Stat. § 73-12-27 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 12 / Section 73-12-27
§ 73-12-27. Compensation of board; members may not be interested in any contract
Status: in_force

The board of directors shall each receive compensation at the rate of two and one-half dollars ($2.50) per day while attending meetings, and their actual and necessary expenses while engaged in official business. The salary of the secretary shall not exceed eight hundred dollars ($800) per annum. No director or any officer named in this act shall, in any manner, be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract awarded or to be awarded by the board, or in the profits to be derived therefrom; nor shall such director or officer receive any bonus, gratuity or bribe; and for any violation of this provision any such director or officer shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof shall forfeit his office, and be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment in the penitentiary not exceeding five years nor less than one year.
N.M. Stat. § 33-3-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 33 / Article 3 / Section 33-3-5
§ 33-3-5. Cleanliness and feeding prisoners
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the sheriff, jail administrator or independent contractor of each jail of the several counties of this state to keep the jails of their respective counties clean and healthy, and they shall observe special care as to the personal cleanliness of all prisoners under their charge.
N.M. Stat. § 21-8-30 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 8 / Section 21-8-30
§ 21-8-30. Equipment
Status: in_force

The various laboratories of the college of engineering and their equipment shall be available for the use of the building materials research and testing institute, provided that their use for instruction and research in the regular work of the university shall take precedence over their use by the building materials research and testing institute. The director of the building materials research and testing institute may procure, for temporary or permanent use, additional equipment to carry on the functions of the institute.
N.M. Stat. § 67-13-7 — NM Code / Chapter 67 / Article 13 / Section 67-13-7
§ 67-13-7. Decision of board final
Status: in_force

The action and decision of the board as to all matters passed upon it in relation to any action, matter or thing provided herein shall be final.
N.M. Stat. § 13-4D-7 — NM Code / Chapter 13 / Article 4D / Section 13-4D-7
§ 13-4D-7. Noncompliance; penalties
Status: in_force

An employer who willfully and knowingly fails to comply with the requirements of the Public Works Apprentice and Training Act shall be subject to the following penalties:

A. a noncomplying employer shall pay a civil penalty of ten dollars ($10.00) for every calendar day of noncompliance, and the penalty shall be imposed and collected for deposit into the public works apprentice and training fund by the public works bureau of the labor and industrial division of the labor department;

B. a noncomplying employer shall have the unpaid contributions, as required under the provisions of the Public Works Apprentice and Training Act, withheld as provided in Subsections A and B of Section 13-4-14 NMSA 1978; and

C. a noncomplying employer shall not be permitted to bid on any public works contracts as provided in Subsections A and B of Section 13-4-14 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 73-9-35 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 9 / Section 73-9-35
§ 73-9-35. Water volume insufficient; distribution
Status: in_force

In case the volume of water in any canal, reservoir or other works in any district shall not be sufficient to supply the continual wants of the entire district and of lands susceptible of irrigation therein, then it shall be the duty of the board of directors to distribute all available water upon certain or alternate days to different localities as they may in their judgment think best for the interest of all parties concerned.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-17A-7 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 17A / Section 59A-17A-7
§ 59A-17A-7. Initial notification of use of credit information
Status: in_force

A. If an insurer uses credit information to calculate an insurance score to underwrite, rate or renew personal insurance coverage, the insurer shall disclose to the consumer at least once, either at the time of application or upon the first renewal subsequent to December 31, 2005, in writing or in the same medium as the application or renewal, that it uses that information.

B. An insurer may use the following disclosure language to comply with the requirements of this section: “In connection with your application for insurance coverage, we may review and use information contained in your credit report to help determine your premium or your eligibility for coverage.”.
N.M. Stat. § 38-3-4 — NM Code / Chapter 38 / Article 3 / Section 38-3-4
§ 38-3-4. Change of venue by stipulation of parties
Status: in_force

In addition to the provisions for change of venue in Section 38-3-3 NMSA 1978 , a change of venue from one county to another within the same judicial district may be ordered by a district judge in any civil or criminal proceeding in a district court if both parties stipulate in writing to that change.
N.M. Stat. § 28-2-5 — NM Code / Chapter 28 / Article 2 / Section 28-2-5
§ 28-2-5. Nonapplicability to law enforcement agencies
Status: in_force

The Criminal Offender Employment Act is not applicable to any law enforcement agency; however, nothing herein shall be construed to preclude a law enforcement agency in its discretion from adopting the policy set forth herein.
N.M. Stat. § 7-9-39 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 9 / Section 7-9-39
§ 7-9-39. Exemption; gross receipts tax; fees from social organizations
Status: in_force

A. Exempted from the gross receipts tax are the receipts from dues and registration fees of nonprofit social, fraternal, political, trade, labor or professional organizations and business leagues.

B. For the purposes of this section:

(1) “dues” means amounts that a member of an organization pays at recurring intervals to retain membership in an organization where such amounts are used for the general maintenance and upkeep of the organization; and

(2) “registration fees” means amounts paid by persons to attend a specific event sponsored by an organization to defray the cost of the event.
N.M. Stat. § 58-28-2 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 28 / Section 58-28-2
§ 58-28-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Land Title Trust Fund Act:

A. “committee” means the land title trust fund advisory committee;

B. “depository institution” means any bank, savings and loan association or credit union authorized by federal or state law to do business in New Mexico and insured by the federal deposit insurance corporation or the national credit union administration;

C. “division” means the financial institutions division of the regulation and licensing department;

D. “eligible organization” means a nonprofit corporation whose primary purpose is to provide affordable housing and that is qualified for tax exemption under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 , as amended; a unit of state or local government dealing with housing; a local or regional housing authority or a tribal agency dealing with housing;

E. “fund” means the land title trust fund;

F. “low-income persons” means a household consisting of a single individual, a family or unrelated individuals living together if the household's total annual income does not exceed eighty percent of the median income for the area, as determined by the United States department of housing and urban development, and as adjusted for family size or other income ceiling determined for the area on the basis of that department's findings that such variations are necessary because of prevailing levels of construction costs or fair market rents or unusually high or low family incomes;

G. “pooled interest-bearing transaction account” means a trust or escrow account made available by a depository institution in the form of a negotiable order of withdrawal account, sweep account or other interest-bearing account;

H. “title company” means a title insurer or title insurance agent as defined in and regulated pursuant to the New Mexico Title Insurance Law; and

I. “trustee” means the New Mexico mortgage finance authority.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-16C-10 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 16C / Section 59A-16C-10
§ 59A-16C-10. Insurer anti-fraud initiatives; special investigative units
Status: in_force

A. Within six months of the effective date of the Insurance Fraud Act and by July 1 of each succeeding year every insurer who in the previous calendar year reported ten million dollars ($10,000,000) or more in direct written premiums in New Mexico shall establish, prepare, implement and submit to the superintendent an anti-fraud plan that is reasonably calculated to detect, prosecute and prevent insurance fraud. Any subsequent amendments to the plan shall be submitted to the superintendent at the time they are adopted.

B. Each insurer's anti-fraud plan shall outline, at a minimum, guidelines appropriate to the type of insurance the insurer writes, to:

(1) prevent, detect and investigate all forms of insurance fraud;

(2) educate appropriate employees on fraud detection and the insurer's anti-fraud plan;

(3) provide for the hiring or contracting of fraud investigators;

(4) report insurance fraud to appropriate law enforcement and regulatory authorities; and

(5) pursue restitution, where appropriate, for financial loss caused by insurance fraud.

C. The superintendent may review each insurer's anti-fraud plan to determine if it adequately complies with the requirements of this section. The superintendent may examine the insurer to assure its compliance with anti-fraud plans submitted to the superintendent. The superintendent may require reasonable modifications to the insurer's anti-fraud plan or may require other reasonable remedial action if the review or examination reveals substantial noncompliance with the plan.

D. The superintendent may require each insurer to file a summary of the insurer's anti-fraud activities and results. Anti-fraud plans and summaries submitted to the superintendent shall be privileged and confidential, shall not be a public record and shall not be subject to discovery or subpoena in any civil or criminal action; provided, however, that the superintendent may make summaries of aggregate data available to the public.

E. This section confers no private right of action.
N.M. Stat. § 22-10A-14 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 10A / Section 22-10A-14
§ 22-10A-14. Certificates of waiver
Status: in_force

A. If a local superintendent or governing authority of a state agency certifies to the department that an emergency exists in the hiring of a qualified person, the department may issue a certificate of teaching waiver or assignment waiver.

B. The department may issue a certificate of teaching waiver to a person who holds a baccalaureate degree but does not meet other requirements for licensure as a level one teacher. Certificates of teaching waivers are one-year waivers and may be renewed only if the holder provides satisfactory evidence of continued progress toward a level one license.

C. At the request of a local superintendent, the department may issue a certificate of assignment waiver to a licensed teacher who is assigned to teach outside the teacher's teaching endorsement area. A certificate of assignment waiver may be renewed each school year if the teacher provides satisfactory evidence of continued progress toward meeting the requirements for endorsement.
N.M. Stat. § 61-12D-7 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 12D / Section 61-12D-7
§ 61-12D-7. Fees
Status: in_force

A. Except as provided in Section 61-1-34 NMSA 1978 , the board, by regulation, may charge the following fees:

(1) application for licensure as a physical therapist, not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300); provided that an additional fee to cover the cost of any examinations provided by the board may be charged;

(2) application for licensure as a physical therapist assistant, not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300); provided that an additional fee to cover the cost of any examinations provided by the board may be charged;

(3) annual renewal of license as a physical therapist, not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150);

(4) annual renewal of license as a physical therapist assistant, not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100); and

(5) late fee, not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500).

B. The board may charge reasonable administration and duplication fees.
N.M. Stat. § 1-9-7.5 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 9 / Section 1-9-7.5
§ 1-9-7.5. Voting systems; voting system certification committee; members
Status: in_force

A. The “voting system certification committee” is created. The committee shall review written test reports and the findings of the secretary of state on the certification, recertification and decertification of voting systems for use in elections in the state.

B. The voting system certification committee shall be composed of:

(1) the secretary of information technology or the secretary's designee from within the department of information technology; and

(2) four additional members as follows:

(a) one member appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate;

(b) one member appointed by the minority floor leader of the senate;

(c) one member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; and

(d) one member appointed by the minority floor leader of the house of representatives.

C. The four additional members appointed pursuant to Paragraph (2) of Subsection B of this section shall be county clerks or their chief deputies or other persons knowledgeable of elections in this state. Members shall be appointed for terms of two years beginning on May 1 of each even-numbered year. Vacancies shall be filled by the original appointing authority.

D. The members of the committee shall select a committee member to serve as chair of the committee. No person who is currently or has been within the previous twelve months an employee or contractor of a voting machine vendor or the office of the secretary of state may serve as a member of the committee. Members of the committee are entitled to receive per diem and mileage as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act, to be paid out of the funds appropriated to the secretary of state.

E. All meetings of the voting system certification committee shall be open meetings held in accordance with the Open Meetings Act. All reports and other records that are used, created, received, maintained or held by or on behalf of the voting system certification committee shall be open to public inspection pursuant to the Inspection of Public Records Act.
N.M. Stat. § 42-9-20 — NM Code / Chapter 42 / Article 9 / Section 42-9-20
§ 42-9-20. Forthcoming bond
Status: in_force

When property of the defendant found in his possession, or in the hands of any other person, shall be attached, the defendant or such other person may retain possession thereof by giving bond and security to the satisfaction of the officer executing the writ, to the officer or his successor in double the value of the property attached conditioned that the same shall be forthcoming when and where the court shall direct, and shall abide the judgment of the court.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-54-17 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 54 / Section 59A-54-17
§ 59A-54-17. Rules
Status: in_force

The superintendent shall:

A. adopt rules that provide for disclosure by members of the pool of the availability of insurance coverage from the pool;

B. adopt rules that implement the provisions of the Medical Insurance Pool Act; and

C. adopt any other rules deemed necessary in order to carry out the provisions of the Medical Insurance Pool Act.
N.M. Stat. § 3-33-3 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 33 / Section 3-33-3
§ 3-33-3. Improvement district; purpose
Status: in_force

An improvement district may be created as authorized in Chapter 3, Article 33 NMSA 1978 in order to construct, acquire, repair or maintain in one or more locations any one or any combination of the following projects, including without limitation land served by any project and any right of way, easement or privilege appurtenant or related thereto:

A. a street, road, bridge, walkway, overpass, underpass, pathway, alley, curb, gutter or sidewalk project, including without limitation median and divider strips, parkways and boulevards, ramps and stairways, interchanges, alleys and intersections, arches, support structures and pilings and the grading, regrading, oiling, surfacing, graveling, excavating, macadamizing, paving, repairing, laying, backfilling, leveling, lighting, landscaping, beautifying or in any manner improving of all or any part of one or more streets, roads, bridges, walkways, pathways, curbs, gutters or sidewalks or any combination of the foregoing;

B. a storm sewer project, sanitary sewer project or water project, including without limitation investigating, planning, constructing, acquiring, excavating, laying, leveling, backfilling or in any manner improving all or any part of one or more storm sewers, drains, sanitary sewers, water lines, trunk lines, mains, laterals or property connections and acquiring or improving hydrants, meters, valves, catch basins, inlets, outlets, lift or pumping stations and machinery and equipment incidental thereto or any combination of the foregoing;

C. a flood control or storm drainage project, including without limitation the investigation, planning, construction, improvement, replacement, repair or acquisition of dams, dikes, levees, ditches, canals, basins and appurtenances such as spillways, outlets, syphons and drop structures, channel construction, diversions, rectification and protection with appurtenant structures such as concrete lining, banks, revetments, culverts, inlets, bridges, transitions and drop structures, rundowns and retaining walls, storm sewers and related appurtenances such as inlets, outlets, manholes, catch basins, syphons and pumping stations, appliances, machinery and equipment and property rights connected therewith or incidental thereto convenient and necessary to control floods or provide drainage and lessen their danger and damages;

D. a utility project providing gas, water, electricity or telephone service;

E. railroad spurs, railroad tracks, railyards, rail switches and any necessary real property; or

F. on-site or off-site improvements required as a condition to obtaining required approvals of a development to be served by a project, including the payment of any fees or charges levied as a means of paying for all or part of such on-site or off-site improvements.
N.M. Stat. § 7-16B-1 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 16B / Section 7-16B-1
§ 7-16B-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 7, Article 16B NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Alternative Fuel Tax Act”.