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N.M. Stat. § 30-19-15 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 19 / Section 30-19-15
§ 30-19-15. Unlawful to accept for profit anything of value to be transmitted or delivered for gambling; penalty
Status: in_force

A. It is unlawful for any person to, directly or indirectly, knowingly accept for a fee, property, salary or reward anything of value from another to be transmitted or delivered for gambling or pari-mutuel wagering on the results of a race, sporting event, contest or other game of skill or chance or any other unknown or contingent future event or occurrence whatsoever.

B. None of the provisions of this act shall be construed to prohibit the operation or continued operation of bingo programs presently conducted for charitable purposes.

C. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
N.M. Stat. § 22-25-4 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 25 / Section 22-25-4
§ 22-25-4. Authorizing resolution; time limitation
Status: in_force

The resolution authorized under Section 22-25-3 NMSA 1978 shall be adopted within the time frames required by the Election Code and pursuant to the requirements of the property tax division of the taxation and revenue department.
N.M. Stat. § 3-36-4 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 36 / Section 3-36-4
§ 3-36-4. Municipal lien; foreclosure; joinder of defendants; contents of complaint; several judgment or decree; lien recitals as prima facie evidence; attorney fee
Status: in_force

A. The municipality or the holder of any lien may, in a single suit, foreclose the liens against all of the persons named in the notice of liens or against the property if the owners are unknown. The complaint filed by the municipality shall:

(1) expressly name each defendant if known;

(2) describe the property against which the lien is established; and

(3) set forth the amount of the lien.

B. The judgment or decree rendered in said cause shall be several against the named defendants and against the several properties for the amounts decreed to be due by each. A lien against real estate may be foreclosed in the same manner that mortgages or other liens against real estate are foreclosed with like rights of redemption. Lien against personal property may be foreclosed in the same manner security interests are foreclosed. At the trial of any case foreclosing any lien, the recitals of the lien or other evidence of indebtedness shall be received in evidence as prima facie true. In the foreclosure of any lien created by municipal ordinance or under authority of law, a reasonable attorney's fee shall be taxed by the court as part of the costs.
N.M. Stat. § 14-16-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 14 / Article 16 / Section 14-16-4
§ 14-16-4. Prospective application
Status: in_force

The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act applies to any electronic record or electronic signature created, generated, sent, communicated, received or stored on or after the effective date of that act.
N.M. Stat. § 21-8-5 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 8 / Section 21-8-5
§ 21-8-5. Powers and duties of board of regents
Status: in_force

The board of regents shall direct the disposition of any moneys belonging to or appropriated to the agricultural college [New Mexico state university] and experiment station and shall make all rules and regulations necessary for the government and management of the same, adopt plans and specifications for necessary buildings and superintend the construction of said buildings, and fix the salaries of professors, teachers and other employees, and the tuition fees to be charged in said university.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-47-28.1 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 47 / Section 59A-47-28.1
§ 59A-47-28.1. Coverage for service of certified nurse-midwives and registered lay midwives
Status: in_force

A. Any individual and group subscriber contracts delivered in New Mexico which provide for obstetrical and/or maternity benefits on a service basis or an indemnity basis, or both, provide for treatment of persons for the prevention, cure or correction of any illness or physical or mental condition shall include coverage for the services of a certified nurse-midwife or registered lay midwife as defined in Subsection B of this section. Deductibles, limits of coverage or other terms and conditions of coverage for such services shall not differ substantially from coverage for the same or similar services provided by other practitioners.

B. As used in this section:

(1) “certified nurse-midwife” means any person who is licensed by the board of nursing as a registered nurse and who is registered with the health services division of the department of health as a certified nurse-midwife; and

(2) “registered lay midwife” means any person who practices lay midwifery and who is registered as a registered lay midwife by the health services division of the department of health.
N.M. Stat. § 9-7-6.5 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 7 / Section 9-7-6.5
§ 9-7-6.5. Agreements for a replacement facility for Fort Bayard medical center
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of state law or rule, the secretary may do one or more of the following:

(1) enter into an agreement, including an agreement with an independent contractor, to operate Fort Bayard medical center or a replacement for Fort Bayard medical center in Grant county;

(2) acquire by purchase, lease, construction, lease purchase or other financing arrangement a facility to be located in Grant county to replace Fort Bayard medical center, provided that, if the acquisition results in the transfer of the title to the facility, the title to the facility shall be in the name of the facilities management division of the general services department; or

(3) enter into an agreement with Grant county under which the department may construct or cause to be constructed the facility that will replace the Fort Bayard medical center.

B. The provisions of the Procurement Code shall not apply to the procurement, by either the department or Grant county or both, of tangible personal property, services or construction deemed necessary by the department to effectuate the provisions of this section. However, agreements related to the acquisition of the facility to replace Fort Bayard medical center shall be subject to the provisions of state law regulating the acquisition and disposal of real property by governmental entities.

C. An operating agreement entered into pursuant to this section shall include provisions for the continued employment of all current and future Fort Bayard medical center employees, excluding management employees of the contractor, as state employees, entitled and subject to all the rights and responsibilities of state employees. Under the terms of the agreement and the overall direction of the department, the independent contractor shall provide management and supervision to state employees at Fort Bayard medical center, including the provision of work assignments, evaluations and promotional and disciplinary actions.

D. Pursuant to Section 15-3-35 NMSA 1978 , the legislature ratifies and approves a lease-purchase agreement, in a form approved by the state board of finance, between the department, as lessee-purchaser and Grant county, as lessor-seller, for the facility that will replace the Fort Bayard medical center, provided that, upon transfer of title, title to the facility shall be in the name of the facilities management division of the general services department.
N.M. Stat. § 42-8-1 — NM Code / Chapter 42 / Article 8 / Section 42-8-1
§ 42-8-1. Right of action; purpose of remedy
Status: in_force

Any person having a right to the immediate possession of any goods or chattels, wrongfully taken or wrongfully detained, may bring an action of replevin for the recovery thereof and for damages sustained by reason of the unjust caption or detention thereof.
N.M. Stat. § 27-2A-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 27 / Article 2A / Section 27-2A-7
§ 27-2A-7. Restrictions on recovery from estates
Status: in_force

Any recovery from an estate may be made only after the death of the decedent's surviving spouse, if any, and only at a time when the decedent has no surviving child who is less than twenty-one years of age or is blind or disabled as defined in 42 U.S.C. 1383C .
N.M. Stat. § 36-2-13.1 — NM Code / Chapter 36 / Article 2 / Section 36-2-13.1
§ 36-2-13.1. Liability for court reporting costs
Status: in_force

A. Except as provided in Subsection C of this section, an attorney who engages a court reporter to perform court reporting services shall be jointly and severally liable with the client for whom the services were performed for costs of:

(1) the shorthand reporting of the proceedings;

(2) transcribing the proceedings; and

(3) each copy of the transcript of proceedings requested by the attorney.

B. Any other attorney who orders a copy or transcript of proceedings shall be jointly and severally liable with his client for the costs of preparing the copy he orders.

C. An attorney may agree in writing with the court reporter prior to the commencement of the proceedings that he shall not be liable for costs related to the proceedings. An attorney may also make a statement into the record at the commencement of the proceedings that he shall not be liable for costs. The court reporter may at that time choose not to record the proceedings at no liability to the court reporter.

D. As used in this section, “attorney” means a person engaged in the practice of law.

E. As used in this section, “court reporter” means a person who engages in the verbatim recording of judicial proceedings and who possesses a certificate as a New Mexico certified court reporter.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-47-5 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 47 / Section 59A-47-5
§ 59A-47-5. Qualifications for health care plan authority
Status: in_force

The superintendent shall not authorize any proposed health care plan to solicit preliminary applications from subscribers or to transact business as a health care plan unless he finds after such investigation and hearings as he deems advisable that the proposed health care plan is qualified therefor as follows:

A. it shall be duly incorporated as a health care plan under the laws of a state governing incorporation of nonprofit corporations;

B. its sponsors shall have financial stability and its directors and officers shall be individuals of good personal and business reputation and integrity;

C. its proposed management shall possess experience and competence as to the business in which to engage;

D. it shall have ready access to health care facilities in this state reasonably sufficient to provide the health care services to be covered by its subscriber contracts, whether on service or indemnity bases;

E. it shall actually or prospectively have sufficient funds to finance preliminary solicitation of subscribers and to conduct its operations with reasonable margin of financial safety;

F. its proposed contracts to be offered subscribers shall be well drafted and provide substantial health care coverage and benefits at reasonable premium rates;

G. operation of the health care plan in the area of this state proposed to be served would be in the public interest and of convenience to its residents; and

H. if it is a newly formed health care plan, prior to being granted an initial certificate of authority to engage in business, it shall have applied for and received from the superintendent a preliminary permit to solicit subscribers' applications for health care contracts as proposed to be offered, and thereunder have solicited and received, within one year from date of the preliminary permit, applications for coverage of not less than one thousand individuals under such contracts together with payment in advance of one month's premium therefor or if it is a foreign health care plan with a certificate of authority from its state of domicile, it must already cover not less than one thousand individuals.
N.M. Stat. § 9-6-1 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 6 / Section 9-6-1
§ 9-6-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 9-6-1 through 9-6-5.2 and 9-6-15 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Department of Finance and Administration Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 1-11-6.1 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 11 / Section 1-11-6.1
§ 1-11-6.1. Electronic voting machines; testing
Status: in_force

All programming of vote tabulating machines shall be tested under the supervision of the county clerk. The machines shall be programmed so that votes will be counted in accordance with the specifications for electronic voting machines.
N.M. Stat. § 42-10-4 — NM Code / Chapter 42 / Article 10 / Section 42-10-4
§ 42-10-4. Benevolent associations; benefits
Status: in_force

Any beneficiary fund not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) set apart, appropriated or paid by any benevolent association or society, according to its rules, regulations or bylaws, to the family of any deceased member or to any member of the deceased member's family, shall not be liable to be taken by any process or proceedings, legal or equitable, to pay any debts of the deceased member.
N.M. Stat. § 14-3-21 — NM Code / Chapter 14 / Article 3 / Section 14-3-21
§ 14-3-21. State publications; manuals of procedure; rules; reports; uniform style and form
Status: in_force

The state records administrator shall develop and recommend to the state commission of public records uniform standards of style and format for the following:

A. manuals of procedure prepared and published by state agencies for the guidance of public officers and employees engaged in operations required for the efficient operation of state and local government, including but not limited to acquiring space, budgeting, accounting, purchasing, contracting, vouchering, printing, appointment and dismissal of employees and record maintenance;

B. manuals of procedures prepared and published by state agencies for the guidance of their own employees and for their own operations;

C. official rules and regulations and reprints of laws published by state agencies, excluding session laws published by the secretary of state; and

D. official reports of state agencies required by law, excluding the budget document presented to the legislature.

The state commission of public records, after consultation with the affected agencies, and with the approval of the governor, shall adopt and promulgate uniform standards of style and format for the above publications and a schedule of distribution for each class of publication which shall be binding upon all state agencies. “Agencies” means, for the purposes of this section, all state departments, bureaus, commissions, committees, institutions and boards, except those agencies of the legislative and judicial branches, and those educational institutions listed in Article 12, Section 11 of the New Mexico Constitution .
N.M. Stat. § 34-7-10 — NM Code / Chapter 34 / Article 7 / Section 34-7-10
§ 34-7-10. Proceedings in district court
Status: in_force

A. All proceedings transferred from the probate court to the district court shall be docketed as other causes in that court, which court shall exercise the same authority and take the same steps and proceedings as would have otherwise been 1 taken in the probate court.

B. If a case was properly filed within the jurisdiction of the probate court and later transferred to the district court, no filing fee shall be charged in the district court.
N.M. Stat. § 1-15-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 15 / Section 1-15-9
§ 1-15-9. Presidential electors; penalty
Status: in_force

A. All presidential electors shall cast their ballots in the electoral college for the candidates of the political party which nominated them as presidential electors.

B. Any presidential elector who casts his ballot in violation of the provisions contained in Subsection A of this section is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
N.M. Stat. § 21-2A-11 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 2A / Section 21-2A-11
§ 21-2A-11. Extended learning programs; purpose; higher education department 1] responsibilities; reporting
Status: in_force

A. The higher education department 1 shall coordinate the role and participation of public post-secondary higher education institutions in the development and operation of extended learning programs. Extended learning programs shall be established to ensure equitable student access to educational opportunities throughout the state. The department shall work to ensure access, efficiency, coordination and accountability in the development and operation of the extended learning programs.

B. In coordinating the development and operation of extended learning programs, the higher education department 1 shall make awards from the extended learning fund for the purpose of establishing pilot extended learning programs. Pilot programs shall focus on the creation and operation of community-based extended learning centers, the development of regional resources and the expanded use of technology in instruction.

C. Annually, prior to October 1, the higher education department 1 shall report to the legislature and the governor on the status of extended learning programs and make recommendations on the funding level for such projects for the upcoming year.
N.M. Stat. § 74-3-15 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 3 / Section 74-3-15
§ 74-3-15. Agreement status authorized
Status: in_force

The board and the agency, through the governor, may enter into an agreement with the nuclear regulatory commission, as provided in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 1 as amended, providing for discontinuance of the regulatory authority of the nuclear regulatory commission and acceptance of that authority by the board and agency. For the duration of such an agreement, the board shall have authority to regulate the radioactive materials covered by the agreement for the protection of the public health and safety and the environment from radiation hazards.
N.M. Stat. § 61-30-16 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 30 / Section 61-30-16
§ 61-30-16. Standards of professional appraisal practice; certificate of good standing
Status: in_force

A. Each real estate appraiser trainee, state licensed residential real estate appraiser or state certified real estate appraiser shall comply with the generally accepted standards of professional appraisal practice and the generally accepted ethical rules to be observed by a real estate appraiser. The generally accepted standards of professional appraisal practice and professional ethics are currently evidenced by the uniform standards of professional appraisal practice. Real estate appraisals shall be written or oral appraisals and subject to appropriate review for compliance with the uniform standards of professional appraisal practice. The work file for an oral appraisal report shall be subject to appropriate review for compliance with the uniform standards of professional appraisal practice.

B. The board, upon payment of a fee in an amount specified in its regulations, may issue a certificate of good standing to any state registered, licensed or certified real estate appraiser who is in good standing under the Real Estate Appraisers Act.
N.M. Stat. § 72-20-16 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 20 / Section 72-20-16
§ 72-20-16. Meetings of the board
Status: in_force

All meetings of the board shall be held within the authority and shall be open to the public. No business of the board shall be transacted except at a regular or special meeting at which a quorum consisting of at least three-fifths of the total membership of the board is present. Any action of the board requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present and voting. A smaller number of directors than a quorum may adjourn from time to time and may compel the attendance of absent members in the manner and under such penalties as the board may provide.
N.M. Stat. § 60-7B-8 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 7B / Section 60-7B-8
§ 60-7B-8. Delivery of identity card to minor for use in obtaining alcoholic beverages
Status: in_force

Any person who gives, loans, sells or delivers an identity card to a minor with the knowledge that the minor intends to use the identity card for the purpose of procuring or attempting to procure any alcoholic beverages is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 6-15A-7 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 15A / Section 6-15A-7
§ 6-15A-7. Lease-purchase arrangements; terms
Status: in_force

Lease-purchase arrangements may:

A. have interest, appreciated principal value, or any part thereof, payable at intervals or at maturity as may be determined by the local school board;

B. be subject to prior redemption or prepayment at the option of the local school board at such time or times and upon such terms and conditions with or without the payment of such premium or premiums as may be determined by the local school board;

C. have a final payment date or mature at any time or times not exceeding five years after the date of issuance;

D. be payable at one time or in installments or may be in such other form as may be determined by the local school board;

E. be priced at, above or below par and at a price that results in a net effective interest rate that does not exceed the maximum permitted by the Public Securities Act; 1 and

F. be sold or issued at public sale, negotiated sale or private sale to the New Mexico finance authority.
N.M. Stat. § 42-3-11 — NM Code / Chapter 42 / Article 3 / Section 42-3-11
§ 42-3-11. Advisory assistance program
Status: in_force

A. Programs or projects undertaken by a displacing agency shall be planned in a manner that:

(1) recognizes at an early stage in the planning of programs or projects, and before the commencement of any actions which will cause displacements, the problems associated with the displacement of individuals, families, businesses and farm operations; and

(2) provides for the resolution of displacement problems in order to minimize adverse impacts on displaced persons and to expedite the program or project advancement and completion.

B. The head of any displacing agency shall ensure that the relocation assistance advisory services described in Subsection C of this section are made available to all persons displaced by the displacing agency. If the head of the displacing agency determines that any person occupying property immediately adjacent to the property where the displacing activity occurs is caused substantial economic injury as a result of the displacing activity, the head of the displacing agency may make available to any person occupying the adjacent property the relocation assistance advisory services.

C. Each relocation assistance advisory program required by Subsection B of this section shall include those measures, facilities or services that may be necessary or appropriate in order to:

(1) determine the need and make timely recommendations on the needs and preferences, if any, of displaced persons for relocation assistance;

(2) provide current and continuing information on the availability, sales prices and rental charges of comparable replacement dwellings for displaced homeowners and tenants and suitable locations for businesses and farm operations;

(3) assure that a person shall not be required to move from a dwelling unless the person has had a reasonable opportunity to relocate to a comparable replacement dwelling except in the case of:

(a) a major disaster as defined in Section 102(2) of the Disaster Relief Act of 1974; 1

(b) a national emergency declared by the president of the United States;

(c) any other emergency which requires the person to move immediately from the dwelling because continued occupancy of the dwelling by the person constitutes a substantial danger to the health or safety of the person;

(4) assist a person displaced from his business or farm operation to obtain and become established in a suitable replacement location; and

(5) supply information concerning federal, state and local programs which may be of assistance to displaced persons, supply technical assistance to displaced persons in applying for assistance under these programs and minimize hardships to the displaced persons in adjusting to relocation.