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N.M. Stat. § 57-3B-2 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 3B / Section 57-3B-2
§ 57-3B-2. Purpose and intent of act
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Trademark Act is to provide a system of state trademark registration and protection substantially consistent with the federal system of trademark registration and protection under the Trademark Act of 1946, as amended. It is the intent that the construction given the federal act should be examined as persuasive authority for interpreting and construing the Trademark Act.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-22A-6 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 22A / Section 59A-22A-6
§ 59A-22A-6. Preferred provider participation requirements
Status: in_force

Health care insurers may place reasonable limits on the number or classes of preferred providers which satisfy the standards set forth by the health care insurer, provided that there is no discrimination against providers on the basis of religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex or marital status, and further provided that selection of preferred providers is primarily based on, but not limited to, cost and availability of covered services and the quality of services performed by the providers.
N.M. Stat. § 22-11-43 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 11 / Section 22-11-43
§ 22-11-43. Insurance or banking laws inapplicable
Status: in_force

In the absence of specific provisions to the contrary, no law of this state regulating insurance policies, insurance companies or banking institutions shall apply to the administration of the Educational Retirement Act.
N.M. Stat. § 9-5A-11 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 5A / Section 9-5A-11
§ 9-5A-11. Energy, minerals and natural resources department; uranium mine reclamation coordinator
Status: in_force

The secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources shall create a uranium mine reclamation coordinator position and employ additional staff as needed to coordinate the department's uranium mine and mill site reclamation activities and effectively collaborate and engage with the department of environment in carrying out the provisions of Section 1 of this 2022 act.
N.M. Stat. § 10-12C-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 10 / Article 12C / Section 10-12C-6
§ 10-12C-6. Refund of contributions
Status: in_force

A. If a member leaves office, the member may, with the written consent of the member's spouse, if any, withdraw the member's accumulated member contributions, upon making written request in a form prescribed by the association. Upon written request of the member in the form prescribed by the association, a refund of member contributions may be made by a trustee-to-trustee transfer of the contributions from the member contribution fund directly to another qualified plan as allowed by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Withdrawal of member contributions shall result in forfeiture of the service credit accrued for the period during which the contributions were made.

B. A member shall, upon commencement of membership, designate a refund beneficiary who shall receive the refund of the member contributions, plus interest if any, if the member dies and no survivor pension is payable. If the member is married at the time of designation, written spousal consent shall be required if the designated refund beneficiary is a person other than the spouse or a supplemental needs trust to which the spouse is a beneficiary. Marriage subsequent to the designation shall automatically revoke a previous designation, and the spouse shall become the refund beneficiary unless or until another designation is filed with the association. Divorce subsequent to the designation shall automatically revoke designation of the former spouse as refund beneficiary, or the right of the former spouse to be refund beneficiary if no designation has been filed, and the refund shall be paid to the deceased member's estate unless the member filed a designation of refund beneficiary subsequent to the divorce. The refund shall be paid to the refund beneficiary named in the most recent designation of refund beneficiary on file with the association unless that beneficiary is deceased or otherwise terminated. If there is not a living or operating refund beneficiary named in the most recent designation of refund beneficiary on file with the association, the deceased member's accumulated member contributions shall be paid to the estate of the deceased member.
N.M. Stat. § 12-5-1 — NM Code / Chapter 12 / Article 5 / Section 12-5-1
§ 12-5-1. Arbor Day; establishment; observance
Status: in_force

The second Friday in March of each year shall be set apart and known as Arbor Day, to be observed by the people of this state in the planting of forest trees for the benefit and adornment of public and private grounds, places and ways, and in such other efforts and undertakings as shall be in harmony with the general character of the day so established; provided, that the actual planting of trees may be done on the day designated or at such other most convenient times as may best conform to local climatic conditions, such other time to be designated and due notice thereof given by the several county superintendents of schools for their respective counties.

The day as above designated shall be a holiday in all public schools of the state, and school officers and teachers are required to have the schools, under their respective charge, observe the day by planting of trees or other appropriate exercises.

Annually, at the proper season, the governor shall issue a proclamation, calling the attention of the people to the provisions of this section and recommending and enjoining its due observance. The respective county superintendents of schools shall also promote by all proper means the observance of the day, and the said county superintendents of schools shall make annual reports to the governor of the state of the action taken in this behalf in their respective counties.
N.M. Stat. § 4-34-10 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 34 / Section 4-34-10
§ 4-34-10. Tax levy for payment of bonds
Status: in_force

In case of a removal of the county seat as provided by law and the issue of bonds by any county for the purpose of constructing county buildings, it shall be the duty of the county commissioners of such county to cause to be levied and collected at the time and in the manner of levying and collecting other taxes, each year until said bonds and the interest thereon are fully paid, a special tax upon all taxable property within said county sufficient to pay the interest on such bonds and to create a sinking fund to retire said bonds at maturity in accordance with the provisions thereof.
N.M. Stat. § 2-7F-62 — NM Code / Chapter 2 / Article 7F / Section 2-7F-62
§ 2-7F-62. Representative district fifty-six
Status: in_force

Representative district fifty-six is composed of Lincoln county; and Otero county precincts 5 through 12, 38 and 56 through 58.
N.M. Stat. § 7-16A-11 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 16A / Section 7-16A-11
§ 7-16A-11. Tax returns; payment of tax; special fuel users; exception
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a special fuel user shall file a special fuel excise tax return in form and content as prescribed by the secretary to conform to the due date for the special fuel excise tax return required by an interstate agreement to which the state is a party.

B. A special fuel user may elect to file and pay the special fuel excise tax annually by conforming to the annual filing requirements of an international fuel tax agreement to which the state is a party.

C. A special fuel user shall file a return in accordance with the conditions and terms of the international fuel tax agreement to which the state is a party.

D. To the extent that a special fuel user whose use of New Mexico highways is limited to that for which the special fuel user holds a valid border crossing special fuel user permit, as provided for in Section 1 of this 2018 act, the special fuel user is exempt from the requirements of this section.
N.M. Stat. § 39-2-2 — NM Code / Chapter 39 / Article 2 / Section 39-2-2
§ 39-2-2. Deficiencies; attorney fees
Status: in_force

In any civil action involving liability for a deficiency pursuant to Section 55-9-504 or 58-19-7 NMSA 1978 , the debtor, if prevailing, may in the discretion of the court be allowed a reasonable attorney fee set by the court and taxed and collected as costs.
N.M. Stat. § 7-2-13 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 7-2-13
§ 7-2-13. Credit for taxes paid other states by resident individuals
Status: in_force

A. When a resident individual is liable to another state for tax upon income derived from sources outside this state but also included in net income under the Income Tax Act as income allocated or apportioned to New Mexico pursuant to Section 7-2-11 NMSA 1978 , the individual, upon filing with the secretary satisfactory evidence of the payment of the tax to the other state, shall receive a credit against the tax due this state in the amount of the tax paid the other state with respect to income that is required to be either allocated or apportioned to New Mexico. However, in no case shall the credit exceed the amount of the taxpayer's New Mexico income tax liability on that portion of income that is required to be either allocated or apportioned to New Mexico on which the tax payable to the other state was determined. The credit provided by this section does not apply to or include income taxes paid to any municipality, county or other political subdivision of a state.

B. The credit allowed pursuant to Subsection A of this section shall be calculated without regard to the credit allowed pursuant to Section 7-3A-10 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 73-11-5 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 11 / Section 73-11-5
§ 73-11-5. Payment of bonds; interest after default; excess money in bond fund; redemption of bonds; investment of funds
Status: in_force

Upon presentation of any matured bond, or any matured interest coupon of any bond of the district, the treasurer shall pay the same from the bond fund. If funds are not available for the payment of any such matured bonds or interest coupons, both such shall draw interest at the rate of seven percent per annum from the date of presentation for payment until notice is given that funds are available for payment. Whenever the bond fund or sinking fund created for retirement of bonds contains ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) in excess of the amount necessary to pay all bonds and interest coupons of the district that have matured or that will mature before the time when any part of the next annual assessment, to be levied in the district, will become delinquent, the board of directors may advertise, in the manner hereinbefore provided for the sale of bonds, for the receipt of sealed proposals for the delivery to the district for redemption of any of its bonds not due. Said advertisement shall state the amount which may be used for the redemption of such bonds. Any such proposals shall be opened by the board in open meeting at the time named in said advertisement, and the offer or offers of such bonds at the lowest rate or rates shall be accepted; provided, that no bonds shall be redeemed at more than par value thereof, except by unanimous vote of the directors. In case two or more proposals are equal, and there is not sufficient money available to accept them all, the lowest numbered bonds shall have the preference. In case not enough bonds are offered for redemption at prices which the board of directors accepts, the board may invest any money available for redemption of bonds in bonds of the United States, or bonds approved for the investment of state school funds, and shall hold the bonds so purchased as part of the bond fund until such time as the board may determine that it is for the best interests of the district that such bonds, or any of them, be sold. In case of the sale of any such bonds the proceeds of the sale shall be deposited in the bond fund. The county treasurer, insofar as the redemption of unmatured bonds are [is] concerned, or the investment of any excess in the bond fund shall act under the order of the board of directors.
N.M. Stat. § 29-9-11 — NM Code / Chapter 29 / Article 9 / Section 29-9-11
§ 29-9-11. Investigators
Status: in_force

Investigators appointed and employed by the commission shall be peace officers and have the powers and duties afforded peace officers.
N.M. Stat. § 19-2-11 — NM Code / Chapter 19 / Article 2 / Section 19-2-11
§ 19-2-11. Holloman air force base; jurisdiction ceded; limitations
Status: in_force

Exclusive jurisdiction is hereby ceded to the United States over the following described territory situated within the Holloman air force base and within Otero county, state of New Mexico, to wit:

sections 1, 3, 10, 11, 1 12, 14, 15, the west half of the northwest quarter of section 23, and the east half of the northeast quarter of section 22 in township 17 south, range 8 east, New Mexico prime meridian.

Provided, however, that the state of New Mexico reserve [reserves] the right to serve civil or criminal process within the territory herein ceded in suits or prosecutions for or on account of rights acquired, obligations incurred or crimes committed in said state, but outside of such ceded territory, and provided further that the jurisdiction ceded shall continue no longer than the United States shall own and hold said reservation for military purposes.
N.M. Stat. § 7-32-15 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 32 / Section 7-32-15
§ 7-32-15. Determination of assessed values for taxing districts
Status: in_force

To determine for any purpose the total assessed value of property required to be assessed under the Oil and Gas Ad Valorem Production Tax Act for any taxing district, the assessed value of the taxing district as is reflected by the oil and gas ad valorem production tax schedules of the twelve months of the calendar year preceding the determination shall be used.
N.M. Stat. § 7-9-26 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 9 / Section 7-9-26
§ 7-9-26. Exemption; gross receipts and compensating tax; fuel
Status: in_force

Exempted from the gross receipts and compensating tax are the receipts from selling and the use of gasoline, special fuel or alternative fuel on which the tax imposed by Section 7-13-3 , 7-16A-3 or 7-16B-4 NMSA 1978 has been paid and not refunded.
N.M. Stat. § 25-5-5 — NM Code / Chapter 25 / Article 5 / Section 25-5-5
§ 25-5-5. Board; revision of requirements
Status: in_force

A. Whenever the vitamin and mineral requirements set forth in Sections 25-5-2 and 25-5-3 NMSA 1978 are no longer in conformity with the legally established standards governing the interstate shipment of enriched flour and enriched white bread or enriched rolls, the board, in order to maintain uniformity between intrastate and interstate vitamin and mineral requirements for the foods within the provisions of the Flour and Bread Act, is authorized and directed to modify or revise such requirements to conform with amended standards governing interstate shipments.

B. In promulgating regulations pursuant to this section, the board shall follow the procedures set forth in Section 74-1-9 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 7-3-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 7-3-2
§ 7-3-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Withholding Tax Act:

A. “ department ” means the taxation and revenue department, the secretary of taxation and revenue or any employee of the department exercising authority lawfully delegated to that employee by the secretary;

B. “ employee ” means either an individual domiciled within the state who performs services either within or without the state for an employer or, to the extent permitted by law, an individual domiciled outside of the state who performs services within the state for an employer;

C. “ employer ” means a person or an officer, agent or employee of that person having control of the payment of wages, doing business in or deriving income from sources within the state for whom an individual performs or performed any service as the employee of that person, except that if the person for whom the individual performs or performed the services does not have control over the payment of the wages for such services, “ employer ” means the person having control of the payment of wages;

D. “ Internal Revenue Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 1 as amended;

E. “ payee ” means an individual to whom a payor is making a pension or annuity payment;

F. “ payor ” means a person making payment of a pension or annuity to an individual domiciled in New Mexico;

G. “ payroll period ” means a period for which a payment of wages is made to an employee by the employee's employer;

H. “ person ” means an individual, a club, a company, a cooperative association, a corporation, an estate, a firm, a joint venture, a partnership, a receiver, a syndicate, a trust or other association, a limited liability company, a limited liability partnership or a gas, water or electric utility owned or operated by a county or municipality and, to the extent permitted by law, a federal, state or other governmental unit or subdivision or an agency, a department or an instrumentality thereof;

I. “ wagerer ” means any person who receives winnings that are subject to withholding;

J. “ wages ” means remuneration in cash or other form for services performed by an employee for an employer;

K. “ winnings that are subject to withholding ” means “winnings which are subject to withholding” as that term is defined in Section 3402 of the Internal Revenue Code 2 ;

L. “ withholdee ” means:

(1) an individual domiciled in New Mexico receiving a pension or annuity from which an amount of tax is deducted and withheld pursuant to the Withholding Tax Act;

(2) an employee; and

(3) a wagerer; and

M. “ withholder ” means a payor, an employer or any person required to deduct and withhold from winnings that are subject to withholding.
N.M. Stat. § 9-3-11 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 9-3-11
§ 9-3-11. Administrative attachment
Status: in_force

A. The following entities are administratively attached to the corrections department:

(1) the adult parole board; and

(2) the governor's organized crime prevention commission.

B. All powers and duties vested in the entities enumerated in this section shall remain unamended by the provisions of the Corrections Department Act.
N.M. Stat. § 5-18-5 — NM Code / Chapter 5 / Article 18 / Section 5-18-5
§ 5-18-5. Resolution declaring intention to form district
Status: in_force

A. A governing body may adopt a resolution declaring its intention to form a district. The resolution shall state the following:

(1) the purposes for which the district is to be formed;

(2) that the district shall include only property for which the owner has agreed to the inclusion of the property within the district, and that inclusion of property may occur subsequent to the adoption of the resolution forming the district;

(3) the process by which a property owner can execute an agreement to include property in the district;

(4) a description of the specific types of renewable energy improvements that will be eligible for the financing provided pursuant to the Renewable Energy Financing District Act;

(5) that inclusion of property in the district will result in the imposition of special assessments on the property to pay the costs of the approved renewable energy improvements, financing and administrative fees;

(6) the method of calculating the amount of the special assessment and the manner of collection of the special assessment;

(7) that standards and requirements will be set by the district board for renewable energy improvements to be installed on property in the district;

(8) a reference to the Renewable Energy Financing District Act; and

(9) that the district will be governed by a district board composed of the members of the governing body or by five directors to be appointed by the governing body.

B. The resolution shall direct that a hearing on formation of the district be scheduled and notice be published as required for public hearings of the governing body.
N.M. Stat. § 74-4A-14 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 4A / Section 74-4A-14
§ 74-4A-14. Staff
Status: in_force

The staff for the committee shall be provided by the legislative council service.
N.M. Stat. § 29-19-14 — NM Code / Chapter 29 / Article 19 / Section 29-19-14
§ 29-19-14. Current and retired law enforcement officers and New Mexico mounted patrol members
Status: in_force

A. An application fee, a renewal fee and a firearms training course are not required for an applicant or licensee who is:

(1) a current or retired certified law enforcement officer pursuant to the Law Enforcement Training Act; or

(2) a current member of the New Mexico mounted patrol who has successfully completed a law enforcement academy basic law enforcement training program for New Mexico mounted patrol members pursuant to Section 29-6-4.1 NMSA 1978 .

B. A law enforcement officer or New Mexico mounted patrol member shall submit to the department two full sets of fingerprints and a color photograph of the law enforcement officer or New Mexico mounted patrol member. The department shall conduct an appropriate check of available records and shall forward the fingerprints to the federal bureau of investigation for a national criminal background check.

C. A retired law enforcement officer is not required to submit an application fee or a renewal fee if:

(1) the officer was a certified law enforcement officer pursuant to the Law Enforcement Training Act for at least fifteen years prior to retirement; and

(2) the retirement is in good standing as shown by a letter from the agency from which the officer retired.

D. A retired law enforcement officer who has been retired ten years or less is not required to complete a firearms training course.

E. A retired law enforcement officer who has been retired for more than ten years shall be required to complete a firearms training course. The officer shall be allowed to attend any local law enforcement agency's firearms qualification course; provided that the officer supplies the officer's own ammunition, handgun, targets and range equipment. A local law enforcement agency shall not be liable under the Tort Claims Act for providing a firearms training course to a retired law enforcement officer pursuant to this subsection.

F. A retired law enforcement officer's concealed handgun license shall have printed on the license “retired police officer” and shall be valid for a period of five years.
N.M. Stat. § 76-12-13 — NM Code / Chapter 76 / Article 12 / Section 76-12-13
§ 76-12-13. General and special meeting; how called
Status: in_force

One or more regular meetings shall be held annually in such places, as the bylaws may stipulate. The board of directors shall have the right to call a special meeting at any time; and ten (10%) percent of the members may file a petition stating the specific business to be brought before the association and demand a special meeting at any time. Such meeting must thereupon be called by the directors. Notice of all meetings, together with a statement of the purposes thereof, shall be mailed to each member at least ten days prior to the meeting, or if provided by the bylaws, all notices may be given by publication in a house organ of general circulation among the members.
N.M. Stat. § 34-5-1 — NM Code / Chapter 34 / Article 5 / Section 34-5-1
§ 34-5-1. Court of appeals; judges; election for staggered terms
Status: in_force

The “court of appeals” of New Mexico consists of ten judges who are nominated and elected in the same manner as justices of the supreme court. No judge of the court of appeals shall be nominated or elected to any other than a judicial office in this state.