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N.M. Stat. § 4-48B-13 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 48B / Section 4-48B-13
§ 4-48B-13. County hospital; power to lease; expenditure of proceeds from tax levy
Status: in_force

Any county hospital operated and maintained pursuant to a lease as authorized by the Hospital Funding Act which has mill levies levied and collected for its maintenance and operation pursuant to that act may expend those funds for the operation and maintenance of the hospital and the use of the funds is declared to be an incidental benefit to the lessee which is far outweighed by the greater benefits to the public as a whole. The operation and maintenance of a county hospital under lease to the extent of and the use of the funds levied pursuant to that act is deemed to be funding to the hospital as a public institution, and the hospital facility and lessee thereof are subject to the laws of this state regarding the expenditures of public money and the auditing requirements of same and to the provisions of any rules or regulations as are required.
N.M. Stat. § 12-5-3 — NM Code / Chapter 12 / Article 5 / Section 12-5-3
§ 12-5-3. Legal holidays; Sundays; effect on commercial paper
Status: in_force

A. Whenever a legal public holiday falls on Sunday, the following Monday is a legal public holiday.

B. Any bill, check or note presentable for acceptance or payment on a legal public holiday or on a Sunday is payable and presentable for acceptance or payment on the next business day after the legal public holiday or Sunday.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-55-13 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 55 / Section 59A-55-13
§ 59A-55-13. Prohibited coverage
Status: in_force

The terms of any insurance policy issued by any risk retention group shall not provide or be construed to provide coverage prohibited generally by statute of this state or declared unlawful by the highest court of this state whose law applies to such policy.
N.M. Stat. § 1-9-17.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 9 / Section 1-9-17.1
§ 1-9-17.1. Voting systems; renegotiation of lease-purchase contract; disposition of voting systems
Status: in_force

A. A lease-purchase contract for a voting system entered into between the state board of finance and a county pursuant to Section 1-9-17 NMSA 1978 , after a renegotiation pursuant to Paragraph (5) of Subsection B of that section, may include provisions providing that, upon the return of physical control of the voting systems to the state board of finance, the contract shall be terminated and no additional payments from the county shall be due. The state board of finance may dispose of voting systems returned pursuant to this subsection in any manner that is consistent with the interests of the state.

B. Upon application by the board of county commissioners, the secretary of state shall dispose of voting systems and support equipment purchased after January 1, 2007 by the board of county commissioners. The application shall include a provision for the transfer of ownership in the voting systems to the state without fee or compensation to the county.
N.M. Stat. § 3-48-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 48 / Section 3-48-1
§ 3-48-1. Refuse; yard waste; definitions
Status: in_force

As used in Chapter 3, Article 48 NMSA 1978:

A. “ refuse ” means any garbage, rejected or waste food, offal, swill, carrion, ashes, dirt, slop, waste paper, trash, rubbish, waste or unwholesome material of any kind; and

B. “ yard waste ” means yard clippings, grass cuttings, yard cleanings, fallen trees, tree limbs, slash and pine needles.
N.M. Stat. § 28-16A-18 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 28 / Article 16A / Section 28-16A-18
§ 28-16A-18. Developmental disabilities early childhood evaluation system
Status: in_force

The state shall have a timely, comprehensive, multidisciplinary system for evaluating infants, toddlers and preschool-age children suspected of having developmental delays. Diagnostic evaluations for infants and toddlers shall address family service needs and shall include training capabilities to educate community providers and parents in the understanding and application of the evaluations. This diagnostic evaluation system shall be jointly provided through a coordinated system by the children's medical services bureau of the public health division or the developmental disabilities supports division of the department, the early childhood education and care department, the university of New Mexico's center for development and disability and the public education department.
N.M. Stat. § 62-14-3 — NM Code / Chapter 62 / Article 14 / Section 62-14-3
§ 62-14-3. Excavation
Status: in_force

A person who prepares engineering plans for excavation or who engages in excavation shall:

A. determine the location of any underground facility in or near the area where the excavation is to be conducted, including a request to the owner or operator of the underground facility to locate the underground facility pursuant to Section 62-14-5 NMSA 1978;

B. plan the excavation to avoid or minimize interference or damage to underground facilities in or near the excavation area;

C. provide telephonic advance notice of the commencement, extent and duration of the excavation work to the one-call notification system operating in the intended excavation area, and to the owners or operators of any existing underground facility in and near the excavation area that are not members of the local one-call notification center, in order to allow the owners to locate and mark the location of the underground facility as described in Section 62-14-5 NMSA 1978 prior to the commencement of work in the excavation area, and shall request reaffirmation of line location every ten working days after the initial request to locate;

D. prior to initial exposure of the underground facility, maintain at least an estimated clearance of eighteen inches between existing underground facilities for which the owners or operators have previously identified the location and the cutting edge or point of any mechanical excavating equipment utilized in the excavation and continue excavation in a manner necessary to prevent damage;

E. provide such support for existing underground facilities in or near the excavation area necessary to prevent damage to them;

F. backfill all excavations in a manner and with materials as may be necessary to prevent damage to and provide reliable support during and following backfilling activities for preexisting underground facilities in or near the excavation area;

G. immediately notify the one-call notification system operating in the area in the form and format required by the commission and by telephone the owner of any underground facilities that may have been damaged or dislocated during the excavation work; and

H. not move or obliterate markings made pursuant to Chapter 62, Article 14 NMSA 1978 or fabricate markings in an unmarked location for the purpose of concealing or avoiding liability for a violation of or noncompliance with the provisions of Chapter 62, Article 14 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 44-3-9 — NM Code / Chapter 44 / Article 3 / Section 44-3-9
§ 44-3-9. Judgment; nature; expiration of term of office before rendition
Status: in_force

In every case such judgment shall be rendered upon the right of the defendant and also upon the right of the party alleged to be entitled, or only upon the right of the defendant, as justice may require. When the action shall not be terminated during the term of the office in controversy it may notwithstanding be prosecuted to completion and judgment rendered, which shall determine the right which any party had to the office, and to the fees and emoluments thereof.
N.M. Stat. § 72-4-1 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 4 / Section 72-4-1
§ 72-4-1. County drains; duty of state engineer; preliminary surveys; eminent domain; surveys on private property; damage
Status: in_force

When requested by any of the boards of county commissioners of any of the counties of the state, it is the duty of the state engineer, either himself or by an authorized assistant engineer, to cooperate with the county commissioners in the engineering work required to lay out, establish and construct any drain to be used by any county or counties or portions of the same, for the purpose of diverting flood waters, lakes, watercourses, and in general to aid and assist the counties of this state or their authorized officers in making preliminary surveys and establishing systems of drainage or any other engineering work; and whenever the board of county commissioners of any county shall by order determine to lay out, establish and construct any drain to be used by any county or counties or portions of the same, for the purpose of diverting flood waters, lakes or watercourses or to establish systems of drainage, which shall require that private property be taken or damaged, the county may exercise the right of eminent domain to take and acquire real or personal property, right-of-way and privilege within or without its corporate limits, necessary for its corporate purposes, in the manner provided by the Eminent Domain Code. Subject to the provisions of Sections 42A-1-8 through 42A-1-12 NMSA 1978 , the engineers and surveyors of the state and of the county shall have the right to enter upon the property of private persons and of private and public corporations for the purpose of making hydrographic surveys and examinations and surveys necessary for selecting and locating suitable sites and routes for any drain or drainage system.
N.M. Stat. § 73-7-50 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 7 / Section 73-7-50
§ 73-7-50. Courts to supervise commissioners; powers
Status: in_force

The court shall at all times have supervision of said commissioners, and may at any time require them to make a report on any matter or matters connected with their duties as commissioners, and after due hearing may remove from office any or all of said commissioners for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office or for other good cause. The court may at any time require the commissioners to give new bonds and may fix the amount thereof, and said bonds shall be submitted to the court or the presiding judge thereof for approval.
N.M. Stat. § 9-23-8 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 23 / Section 9-23-8
§ 9-23-8. Bureaus; chiefs
Status: in_force

The secretary may establish in the divisions such bureaus as the secretary deems necessary to carry out the provisions of the Aging and Long-Term Services Department Act. The secretary shall employ a “chief” to be the administrative head of a bureau.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-4-2 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 4 / Section 59A-4-2
§ 59A-4-2. Investigations; confidentiality of information pending completion
Status: in_force

A. Evidence relative to the subject of an investigation being conducted by the superintendent shall not be open to public inspection for so long as the superintendent deems reasonably necessary to complete the investigation, to protect the person investigated from unwarranted injury, or to be in the public interest.

B. Evidence relative to the subject of such an investigation shall not be subject to subpoena until opened for public inspection by the superintendent, unless the superintendent consents to such subpoena or until, after notice to the superintendent and hearing, the court determines that conduct of the superintendent's investigation or the subject thereof would not be unreasonably injured by the subpoena.

C. Except as otherwise expressly provided, the superintendent or insurance department investigators shall not be subject to subpoena in civil actions by any court of this state to testify concerning any information secured by them during their uncompleted investigation or examination.
N.M. Stat. § 19-1-5 — NM Code / Chapter 19 / Article 1 / Section 19-1-5
§ 19-1-5. Land commission under Enabling Act; members; officers; locating agents
Status: in_force

The commissioner of public lands shall be the third member along with the governor and attorney general of the commission created by Section 11 of the act of congress designated as the Enabling Act, approved June 20, 1910. The governor shall be chairman and said commissioner shall be secretary of said commission. The commission is authorized to employ one or more locating agents who shall be paid out of the maintenance fund provided by this chapter.
N.M. Stat. § 7-4-6 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 4 / Section 7-4-6
§ 7-4-6. Allocation of rents and royalties
Status: in_force

A. Net rents and royalties from real property located in this state are allocable to this state.

B. Net rents and royalties from tangible personal property are allocable to this state:

(1) if and to the extent that the property is utilized in this state; or

(2) in their entirety if the taxpayer's commercial domicile is in this state and the taxpayer is not organized under the laws of or taxable in the state in which the property is utilized.

C. The extent of utilization of tangible personal property in a state is determined by multiplying the rents and royalties by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days of physical location of the property in the state during the rental or royalty period in the taxable year and the denominator of which is the number of days of physical location of the property everywhere during all rental or royalty periods in the taxable year. If the physical location of the property during the rental or royalty period is unknown or unascertainable by the taxpayer, tangible personal property is utilized in the state in which the property was located at the time the rental or royalty payer obtained possession.
N.M. Stat. § 57-8-2 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 8 / Section 57-8-2
§ 57-8-2. Fraud, false representation and lottery prohibited
Status: in_force

No trading stamp company shall commit any fraud or shall make any false representation or shall resort to any lottery in distributing or redeeming trading stamps in this state.
N.M. Stat. § 69-8-1 — NM Code / Chapter 69 / Article 8 / Section 69-8-1
§ 69-8-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 69, Article 8 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Mining Safety Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 3-26-2 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 26 / Section 3-26-2
§ 3-26-2. Sanitary sewers; charges and assessments for maintenance and extension; lien
Status: in_force

A. A municipality, for the purpose of maintaining, enlarging, extending, constructing and repairing sewer facilities and for paying the interest and principal on revenue bonds issued for the acquisition, condemnation or construction of sewer facilities, may levy by general ordinance a just and reasonable service charge upon a front-foot, volume-of-sewage, number-of-outlets or other equitable basis on:

(1) an improved or unimproved lot or land that adjoins a street in which a sewage collection system exists or that is accessible to such a sewage collection system; and

(2) premises and improvements otherwise situated but connected to the sewage collection system.

B. Any charge authorized in Subsection A of this section is a lien co-equal with a similar water lien and superior to all other liens except general property taxes upon the property so charged and is a personal liability of the owner of the property so charged. The lien shall be enforced as provided in Sections 3-36-1 through 3-36-7 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 46-9A-10 — NM Code / Chapter 46 / Article 9A / Section 46-9A-10
§ 46-9A-10. Uniformity of application and construction
Status: in_force

In applying and construing the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-52-22 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 52 / Section 59A-52-22
§ 59A-52-22. Judicial review of order
Status: in_force

A person aggrieved by a decision of the state fire marshal may appeal to the district court pursuant to the provisions of Section 39-3-1.1 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 61-27B-19.1 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 27B / Section 61-27B-19.1
§ 61-27B-19.1. Requirements for registration as instructor; curriculum approval; firearms training
Status: in_force

A. Every individual seeking to register as an instructor shall complete an application on a form provided by the department and submit the required application fee. The application shall include:

(1) fingerprints and other information for a state and federal criminal history background check submitted in accordance with rules of the department;

(2) proof of instructor certification issued by a law enforcement academy, federal government entity, the military or the federal law enforcement training centers or one year of verifiable training experience or the equivalent to be reviewed and recommended by the private investigations advisory board and approved by the department;

(3) proof of further qualifying training specific to advanced levels of training the instructor is applying for as provided by rule of the department; and

(4) any other information sought by the department.

B. The department shall register each successful instructor applicant.

C. A level two or level three registered instructor may teach individuals who are seeking licensure as a level one security guard. A registered instructor shall not teach above the instructor's registration level. The department may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew the registration of an instructor who teaches above the instructor's registration level.

D. If a level three instructor offers firearms certification, the instructor shall provide proof of the instructor's current firearms certification to the department.

E. The department shall approve the curriculum for level one, two and three security guard training. The private investigations advisory board shall review curricula submitted for approval and make recommendations to the department for final action.

F. The registration of an instructor registered with the department on the effective date of this section shall remain in effect until renewal unless the department suspends, revokes or refuses to renew the registration.
N.M. Stat. § 7-8A-18 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 8A / Section 7-8A-18
§ 7-8A-18. Destruction or disposition of property having no substantial commercial value; immunity from liability
Status: in_force

If the administrator determines after investigation that property delivered under the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (1995) has no substantial commercial value, the administrator may destroy or otherwise dispose of the property at any time. An action or proceeding may not be maintained against the state or any officer or against the holder for or on account of an act of the administrator under this section, except for intentional misconduct or malfeasance.
N.M. Stat. § 27-15-3 — NM Code / Chapter 27 / Article 15 / Section 27-15-3
§ 27-15-3. Community-based living; choice of options
Status: in_force

An elderly or disabled individual who is identified and assessed as eligible for community-based living shall be allowed to choose, from among all service options available, the type of service that best meets that individual's needs. The individual's medical assistance funds shall be made available for the individual for the service option the individual selects, not to exceed the cost of the service. The department shall apply for federal approval as necessary, and upon federal approval, implement this section under existing or future federal legislation.
N.M. Stat. § 6-17-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 17 / Section 6-17-2
§ 6-17-2. Resolution for issuance of bonds for income-producing projects
Status: in_force

Whenever a county, independent rural, union high or municipal board of education or the board of regents of any state educational institution by the affirmative vote of a majority of its members, duly entered in the official minutes of such board, shall by resolution determine that it is necessary to purchase, erect, alter, improve, repair, furnish and/or equip any such income-producing building, improvement or facility or any group of buildings, improvements or facilities and that the same will produce sufficient income to repay all moneys so borrowed and pay off and discharge any and all bonds or other evidences of indebtedness to be issued for the repayment of such money, and the amount required to be borrowed therefor, and upon approval in writing of the board of finance of the state of New Mexico in the case of boards of regents of educational institutions, or the state board of education in the case of county, independent rural, union high and municipal boards of education, such boards of regents or boards of education may proceed to borrow such money and purchase or erect such building or buildings, improvement or improvements and facility or facilities, and make any such alteration, improvement, repair and furnish and equip same under the authority of this act.
N.M. Stat. § 10-7-7 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 7 / Section 10-7-7
§ 10-7-7. Old-age benefits under Social Security Act
Status: in_force

That in the event the government of the United States through amendment of the Social Security Act of the United States and particularly Title 8 1 thereof or by any other similar law of congress which authorizes or permits the payment by states of [or] their political subdivisions to become employers to the extent that they may cover employees of the respective states and the political subdivisions thereof under Title 8 of the Social Security Act of the United States or any amendment thereto or any other similar act of congress whereby old-age benefits or pensions may be established for said employees; then, and in that event, the state of New Mexico, its departments, municipalities in said state and the political subdivisions of the said state may [be] and hereby are authorized and directed to comply with the provisions of the said act of congress to the extent that all members of state and municipal police forces, and all paid members and employees of municipal fire departments within this state may receive any and all benefits with respect to such old-age benefit or pension provision of said federal law, and the state, its municipalities, and political subdivisions are hereby authorized and directed to pay on account of such employees the rate of tax which said federal law may levy and assess for said purposes, and to withhold and make payments on account of the employee's contributions required by such act of congress pertaining to said employees herein mentioned.
N.M. Stat. § 19-3-13 — NM Code / Chapter 19 / Article 3 / Section 19-3-13
§ 19-3-13. Right to appropriate and stock range on public domain; conditions
Status: in_force

Any person, company or corporation that may appropriate and stock a range upon the public domain of the United States, or otherwise, with cattle shall be deemed to be in possession thereof: provided, that such person, company or corporation shall lawfully possess or occupy, or be the lawful owner or possessor of sufficient living, permanent water upon such range for the proper maintenance of such cattle.
N.M. Stat. § 1-8-46 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 1-8-46
§ 1-8-46. Independent candidates for general or United States representative special elections; right to be placed on ballot
Status: in_force

The name of any independent candidate for an office to be voted on at a general election or United States representative special election shall be placed by the proper filing officer on such ballot.
N.M. Stat. § 60-2A-6 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 2A / Section 60-2A-6
§ 60-2A-6. Per diem and mileage
Status: in_force

The commission members shall be entitled to per diem and mileage as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act, 1 and shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or allowance.
N.M. Stat. § 73-18-27 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 18 / Section 73-18-27
§ 73-18-27. Elections
Status: in_force

In each odd-numbered year after 1955, elections shall be called and conducted pursuant to the Local Election Act for the election of directors to succeed any directors whose terms expire in that year.