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N.M. Stat. § 58-9-2 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 9 / Section 58-9-2
§ 58-9-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Trust Company Act:

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

B. “ trust business ” means the holding out by a person, legal entity or corporation to the public at large by advertising, solicitation or other means that the person, legal entity or corporation is available to act as a fiduciary in this state or is accepting and undertaking to perform the duties of a fiduciary in the regular course of its business;

C. “ trust company ” means a corporation holding a certificate issued pursuant to the Trust Company Act;

D. “ certificate ” means a certificate of authority issued pursuant to the Trust Company Act to engage in trust business;

E. “ fiduciary ” means executor, administrator, conservator or trustee;

F. “ nonprofit corporation ” means a nonprofit corporation as defined in the Nonprofit Corporation Act that was formed and is operating a pooled trust in compliance with the requirements of 42 U.S.C. 1396p(d)(4) to provide trust services for individuals who are disabled, and the nonprofit corporation is not otherwise engaged in the trust business. As used in this subsection, “disabled” has the meaning set forth in 42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3) ; and

G. “ division ” means the financial institutions division of the regulation and licensing department.
N.M. Stat. § 10-1-12 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 1 / Section 10-1-12
§ 10-1-12. Employment of persons advocating sabotage, sedition or treason prohibited; discharge of such persons already employed
Status: in_force

No person shall be knowingly employed by any state department, office, board, commission or bureau, county, municipality or other political subdivision, board of education or school board, who either directly or indirectly carries on, advocates, teaches, justifies, aids or abets a program of sabotage, force and violence, sedition or treason against the government of the United States or of this state.

When it becomes reasonably apparent to his appointing power that any employee has committed any of the acts hereinabove described it shall be the duy [duty] of such employer to refer the data and information available to him to the district attorney of the judicial district wherein such employee resides, and it shall thereupon become the mandatory duty of the district attorney to institute a proceeding in the district court to determine whether the employee has violated this act [section]. If such court determines that this act has been violated, such employee shall be immediately discharged and shall not be again employed in any capacity by any state department, office, board, commission, or bureau, county, municipality, or other political subdivision, board of education, or school board.

No part of any money appropriated from the state treasury shall ever be expended to compensate any person whose employment is forbidden by this section.
N.M. Stat. § 13-7-11 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 13 / Article 7 / Section 13-7-11
§ 13-7-11. Required coverage of patient costs incurred in cancer clinical trials
Status: in_force

Group health coverage, including any form of self-insurance, offered, issued or renewed under the Health Care Purchasing Act shall provide coverage pursuant to Section 59A-22-43 NMSA 1978 for routine patient care costs incurred as a result of the patient's participation in cancer clinical trials.
N.M. Stat. § 29-7B-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 29 / Article 7B / Section 29-7B-3
§ 29-7B-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Law Enforcement Youth Cadet Corps Act:

A. “academy” means the New Mexico law enforcement academy;

B. “department” means the department of public safety;

C. “program” means a law enforcement leadership training and awareness program conducted at the academy; and

D. “student” means an individual enrolled in a high school in New Mexico.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-4-4 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 4 / Section 32A-4-4
§ 32A-4-4. Complaints; referral; preliminary inquiry
Status: in_force

A. Reports alleging neglect or abuse shall be referred to the department, which shall conduct an investigation to determine the best interests of the child with regard to any action to be taken. The name and information regarding the person making the report shall not be disclosed absent the consent of the informant or a court order.

B. If a report alleging neglect or abuse meets the criteria established pursuant to Section 32A-4-4.1 NMSA 1978 , the department may assign the case to the multilevel response system.

C. During the investigation of a report alleging neglect or abuse, the matter may be referred to another appropriate agency and conferences may be conducted for the purpose of effecting adjustments or agreements that will obviate the necessity for filing a petition. A representative of the department shall, at the initial time of contact with the party subject to the investigation, advise the party of the reports or allegations made, in a manner that is consistent with laws protecting the rights of the informant. The parties shall be advised of their basic rights and no party may be compelled to appear at any conference, to produce any papers or to visit any place. The investigation shall be completed within a reasonable period of time from the date the report was made.

D. After completion of the investigation on a neglect or abuse report, the department shall either recommend or refuse to recommend the filing of a petition.

E. When a child is taken into custody, the department shall file a petition within three days, unless the provisions of Subsection F of Section 32A-4-7 NMSA 1978 apply, in which case the petition shall be filed within five days.

F. When the department files a petition, it shall simultaneously provide to the office of family representation and advocacy, and if a child is an Indian child, to the child's Indian nation, tribe or pueblo:

(1) the petition;

(2) the name, telephone numbers and addresses of each respondent; and

(3) the names, dates of birth and placement information for each child who is a subject of the petition, including:

(a) the type of placement; and

(b) the name, telephone number and address for the person or entity that holds the license for each child's placement.

G. If a petition is not filed in a timely manner, the child shall be released to the child's parent, guardian or custodian.
N.M. Stat. § 10-15-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 10 / Article 15 / Section 10-15-2
§ 10-15-2. State legislature; meetings
Status: in_force

A. Unless otherwise provided by joint house and senate rule, all meetings of any committee or policy-making body of the legislature held for the purpose of discussing public business or for the purpose of taking any action within the authority of or the delegated authority of the committee or body are declared to be public meetings open to the public at all times. Reasonable notice of meetings shall be given to the public by publication or by the presiding officer of each house prior to the time the meeting is scheduled.

B. The provisions of Subsection A of this section do not apply to matters relating to personnel or matters adjudicatory in nature or to investigative or quasi-judicial proceedings relating to ethics and conduct or to a caucus of a political party.

C. For the purposes of this section, “ meeting ” means a gathering of a quorum of the members of a standing committee or conference committee held for the purpose of taking any action within the authority of the committee or body.
N.M. Stat. § 9-5B-1 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 5B / Section 9-5B-1
§ 9-5B-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 9, Article 5B NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “New Mexico Youth Conservation Corps Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 24-10A-7 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 10A / Section 24-10A-7
§ 24-10A-7. Funding program; expenditures from fund
Status: in_force

Any money distributed from the fund for the purposes of the local emergency medical services funding program shall be expended only for those purposes.
N.M. Stat. § 60-8A-16 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 8A / Section 60-8A-16
§ 60-8A-16. Failure to file; schedule deemed invalid
Status: in_force

If an affirmation with respect to any item of spirituous liquors is not filed within the prescribed time, any schedule for which the affirmation is required shall be deemed invalid with respect to that item of spirituous liquors, and the item shall not be sold to or purchased by any wholesaler during the period covered by the schedule.
N.M. Stat. § 3-51-46 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 51 / Section 3-51-46
§ 3-51-46. Passenger motor vehicle of a person with a disability; parking privilege
Status: reserved

Passenger motor vehicles owned by and carrying a person with a disability and displaying special registration plates, or passenger motor vehicles carrying persons with severe mobility impairment and displaying parking placards, issued pursuant to Section 66-3-16 NMSA 1978 , shall be permitted to park for unlimited periods of time in parking zones restricted as to length of time parking is normally permitted and are exempt from payment of any parking fee of the state or its political subdivisions, except that airport parking facilities may charge long-term parking fees for periods of time exceeding twenty-four hours. The provisions of this section shall prevail over any other law, rule or local ordinance but do not apply to zones where stopping, standing or parking is prohibited, zones reserved for special types of vehicles, zones where parking is prohibited during certain hours of the day in order to facilitate traffic during those hours when parking is prohibited and zones subject to similar regulation because parking presents a traffic hazard.
N.M. Stat. § 7-14A-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 14A / Section 7-14A-1
§ 7-14A-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 7, Article 14A NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Leased Vehicle Gross Receipts Tax Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 7-8A-6 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 8A / Section 7-8A-6
§ 7-8A-6. Burden of proof as to property evidenced by record of check or draft
Status: in_force

A record of the issuance of a check, draft or similar instrument is prima facie evidence of an obligation. In claiming property from a holder who is also the issuer, the administrator's burden of proof as to the existence and amount of the property and its abandonment is satisfied by showing issuance of the instrument and passage of the requisite period of abandonment. Defenses of payment, satisfaction, discharge and want of consideration are affirmative defenses that must be established by the holder.
N.M. Stat. § 58-13D-7 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 13D / Section 58-13D-7
§ 58-13D-7. Training
Status: in_force

A. The director of the securities division of the regulation and licensing department shall promulgate, by rule, training guidelines or a standardized training curriculum that broker-dealers and investment advisers may use. A broker-dealer or investment adviser may develop the broker-dealer's or investment adviser's own training as approved by the director. The training required by this section may include indicators of financial exploitation of an eligible adult and the process for reporting suspected financial exploitation both internally and to the agencies.

B. A broker-dealer or investment adviser shall provide training concerning the financial exploitation of eligible adults to its employees who are required to be registered in New Mexico as agents or investment adviser representatives and who have contact with eligible adults and access to account information on a regular basis and as part of their job.
N.M. Stat. § 17-4-6 — NM Code / Chapter 17 / Article 4 / Section 17-4-6
§ 17-4-6. Hunting and fishing on private property; posting; penalty
Status: in_force

A. Whenever the owner or lessee desires to protect or propagate game birds, animals or fish within the owner's or lessee's enclosure or pasture, the owner or lessee shall publish notices in English and Spanish warning all persons not to hunt or fish within the enclosure or pasture. The notices shall be posted in at least six conspicuous places on the premises and published for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the premises are situated. In the event a public road enters or crosses the enclosure or pasture, an additional notice shall be posted conspicuously within three hundred yards of the point where each public road enters the posted property.

B. After the publication and posting, it is a misdemeanor for any person to enter the premises for the purpose of hunting or fishing or to kill or injure any bird, animal or fish within the enclosure or pasture without permission of the owner or lessee.

C. No person engaged in hunting, fishing, trapping, camping, hiking, sightseeing, the operation of watercraft or any other recreational use shall walk or wade onto private property through non-navigable public water or access public water via private property unless the private property owner or lessee or person in control of private lands has expressly consented in writing.

D. Nothing in this act shall be interpreted to affect or influence whether a water is a navigable water or a water of the United States for purposes of the federal Clean Water Act of 1977, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.
N.M. Stat. § 5-15-18 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 5 / Article 15 / Section 5-15-18
§ 5-15-18. Bonding authority; property tax increment
Status: in_force

A. Subject to the limitations and in accordance with Article 9 of the constitution of New Mexico and Sections 6-15-1 and 6-15-2 NMSA 1978 , a district board may issue and dispose of property tax increment bonds for the purpose of securing funds for undertaking tax increment development projects within the purposes of the Tax Increment for Development Act.

B. Before property tax increment bonds are issued, the district board shall submit the question of authorizing the issuance of property tax increment bonds to the owners for a determination and to a vote of the qualified electors within the tax increment development area.

C. The district board shall give notice of a property tax increment bond election as required by the Local Election Act and the Tax Increment for Development Act.

D. The ballot question shall state the purpose for which the property tax increment bonds are to be issued and the amount of the issue. If property tax increment bonds are to be issued for more than one purpose, a separate ballot question shall be submitted to the voters for each purpose to be voted upon. The ballot question shall contain words indicating the purpose of the bond issued and a place for a vote in favor of or in opposition to each property tax increment bond issue.

E. Except as otherwise provided in the Tax Increment for Development Act, property tax increment bonds:

(1) may have interest, principal value or any part thereof payable at intervals or at maturity, as determined by the governing body;

(2) may be subject to a prior redemption at the district's option at a time or upon terms and conditions with or without payment of premium or premiums, as determined by the district board;

(3) may mature at any time not exceeding twenty-five years after the date of issuance;

(4) may be serial in form and maturity or may consist of one bond payable at one time or in installments or may be in another form, as determined by the district board;

(5) shall be sold for cash 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 and the Public Securities Short-Term Interest Rate Act; and

(6) may be sold at public or negotiated sale.

F. Except as otherwise provided by law, the district board shall determine the denominations, places of payment, terms and conditions and the form of property tax increment bonds.

G. The secretary and treasurer of the district board shall sign property tax increment bonds.

H. The property tax increment bonds may be executed in the manner provided by the Uniform Facsimile Signature of Public Officials Act.
N.M. Stat. § 8-3-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 8 / Article 3 / Section 8-3-1
§ 8-3-1. Lieutenant governor; powers and duties
Status: in_force

The lieutenant governor in addition to his other duties provided by law shall have the following powers and duties:

A. the lieutenant governor shall:

(1) facilitate and promote the cooperation and understanding between the people of this state and the agencies of state government, by assisting them in their dealings with such agencies, and by assisting the agencies to explain their functions, duties and administrative procedures insofar as they affect the people of this state;

(2) refer any complaints or special problems of the citizens of this state to the proper agency;

(3) keep records of his activities and make an annual report to the governor; and

(4) perform any other duties that may from time to time be assigned him by the governor.
N.M. Stat. § 14-4-2 — NM Code / Chapter 14 / Article 4 / Section 14-4-2
§ 14-4-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the State Rules Act:

A. “ agency ” means any agency, board, commission, department, institution or officer of the state government except the judicial and legislative branches of the state government;

B. “ person ” includes individuals, associations, partnerships, companies, business trusts, political subdivisions and corporations;

C. “ proceeding ” means a formal agency process or procedure that is commenced or conducted pursuant to the State Rules Act;

D. “ proposed rule ” means a rule that is provided to the public by an agency for review and public comment prior to its adoption, amendment or repeal, and for which there is specific legal authority authorizing the proposed rule;

E. “ provide to the public ” means for an agency to distribute rulemaking information by:

(1) posting it on the agency website, if any;

(2) posting it on the sunshine portal;

(3) making it available in the agency's district, field and regional offices, if any;

(4) sending it by electronic mail to persons who have made a written request for notice from the agency of announcements addressing the subject of the rulemaking proceeding and who have provided an electronic mail address to the agency;

(5) sending it by electronic mail to persons who have participated in the rulemaking and who have provided an electronic mail address to the agency;

(6) sending written notice that includes, at a minimum, an internet and street address where the information may be found to persons who provide a postal address; and

(7) providing it to the New Mexico legislative council for distribution to appropriate interim and standing legislative committees;

F. “ rule ” means any rule, regulation, or standard, including those that explicitly or implicitly implement or interpret a federal or state legal mandate or other applicable law and amendments thereto or repeals and renewals thereof, issued or promulgated by any agency and purporting to affect one or more agencies besides the agency issuing the rule or to affect persons not members or employees of the issuing agency, including affecting persons served by the agency. An order or decision or other document issued or promulgated in connection with the disposition of any case or agency decision upon a particular matter as applied to a specific set of facts shall not be deemed such a rule, nor shall it constitute specific adoption thereof by the agency. “Rule” does not include rules relating to the management, confinement, discipline or release of inmates of any penal or charitable institution, the New Mexico boys' school, the girls' welfare home or any hospital; rules made relating to the management of any particular educational institution, whether elementary or otherwise; or rules made relating to admissions, discipline, supervision, expulsion or graduation of students from any educational institution; and

G. “ rulemaking ” means the process for adoption of a new rule or the amendment, readoption or repeal of an existing rule.
N.M. Stat. § 17-1-11 — NM Code / Chapter 17 / Article 1 / Section 17-1-11
§ 17-1-11. Conservation officers; official duties; insurance
Status: in_force

Conservation officers shall, in emergency situations, be considered on duty and within the scope of their employment for purposes of employee benefits, when they follow specific instructions from a duly qualified full-time peace officer and in aid of such peace officer in the carrying out of his duties. The state game commission shall expand current insurance coverage to provide protection in such situations.
N.M. Stat. § 72-17-102 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 17 / Section 72-17-102
§ 72-17-102. Civil rights
Status: in_force

The authority damaged by any such act may also bring a civil action for damages sustained by any such act, and in such proceeding the prevailing party shall also be entitled to reasonable attorneys' fees and costs of court.
N.M. Stat. § 7-1-79 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 7-1-79
§ 7-1-79. Enforcement officials
Status: in_force

Every individual to whom the director delegates the function of enforcing any of the provisions of the Tax Administration Act:

A. shall be furnished with credentials identifying him; and

B. may request the assistance of any sheriff or deputy sheriff or of the state police in order to perform his duties, which assistance shall be afforded in appropriate circumstances.
N.M. Stat. § 19-1-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 1 / Section 19-1-3
§ 19-1-3. Delinquent payments; interest
Status: in_force

When entering into contracts for the sale, lease or other disposition of public lands under his jurisdiction, the commissioner of public lands is authorized to contract for payment of interest on any payment of rental, royalty, principal interest or other indebtedness which becomes delinquent. Interest on delinquent payments shall not exceed the rate of one percent a month nor be less than one-half percent a month, for any fraction of a month. Interest shall accrue from the date the payment becomes due.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-9-4 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 9 / Section 59A-9-4
§ 59A-9-4. Authorization and record of investments
Status: in_force

A. An insurer shall not make any particular investment or loan (other than policy loans or annuity contract loans of a life insurer) unless the same is authorized or ratified by the insurer's board of directors, or other appropriate governing body if a reciprocal or Lloyd's insurer, or by a committee thereof charged with supervision of investments and loans. The minutes of any such committee shall be recorded and a report submitted to the board of directors or such other appropriate governing body, at the next meeting thereof.

B. The insurer shall maintain a full record of each investment showing, among other pertinent information, the name of any officer, director or principal stockholder or security holder of the insurer having any direct, indirect or contingent interest in the securities, loan or property constituting the investment, or in the person in whose behalf the investment is made, and the nature of such interest.