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N.M. Stat. § 10-16G-5 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 16G / Section 10-16G-5
§ 10-16G-5. Commission; duties and powers
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall:

(1) employ an executive director, who shall be an attorney, upon approval of at least five commissioners;

(2) develop, adopt and promulgate the rules necessary for it to implement and administer the provisions of the State Ethics Commission Act; and

(3) establish qualifications for hearing officers and rules for hearing procedures and appeals.

B. Beginning January 1, 2020, the commission shall:

(1) receive and investigate complaints alleging ethics violations against public officials, public employees, candidates, persons subject to the Campaign Reporting Act, government contractors, lobbyists and lobbyists' employers;

(2) hold hearings in appropriate cases to determine whether there has been an ethics violation;

(3) compile, index, maintain and provide public access to all advisory opinions and reports required to be made public pursuant to the State Ethics Commission Act;

(4) draft a proposed code of ethics for public officials and public employees and submit the proposed code to each elected public official and public agency for adoption; and

(5) submit an annual report of its activities, including any recommendations regarding state ethics laws or the scope of its powers and duties, in December of each year to the legislature and the governor.

C. Beginning January 1, 2020, the commission may:

(1) by approval of at least five commissioners, initiate complaints alleging ethics violations against a public official, public employee, candidate, person subject to the Campaign Reporting Act, government contractor, lobbyist or lobbyist's employer;

(2) petition a district court to issue subpoenas under seal requiring the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, records, documents or other evidence relevant or material to an investigation;

(3) issue advisory opinions in accordance with the provisions of the State Ethics Commission Act;

(4) compile, adopt, publish and make available to all public officials, public employees, government contractors and lobbyists an ethics guide that clearly and plainly explains the ethics requirements set forth in state law, including those that relate to conducting business with the state and public agencies; and

(5) offer annual ethics training to public officials, public employees, government contractors, lobbyists and other interested persons.
N.M. Stat. § 13-4B-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 13 / Article 4B / Section 13-4B-1
§ 13-4B-1. Findings
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that the physical alteration or destruction of fine art, which is an expression of the personality of the artist, is detrimental to the reputation of the artist and artists therefore have an interest in protecting their works of fine art against such alteration or destruction. The legislature also finds that there is a public interest in preserving the integrity of cultural and artistic creations.
N.M. Stat. § 2-18-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 2 / Article 18 / Section 2-18-4
§ 2-18-4. Subcommittees
Status: in_force

A. Subcommittees shall be created only by majority vote of all members appointed to the corrections oversight committee and with the prior approval of the New Mexico legislative council. A subcommittee shall be composed of at least one member from the senate and one member from the house of representatives, and at least one member of the minority party shall be a member of the subcommittee.

B. All meetings and expenditures of a subcommittee shall be approved by the full corrections oversight committee in advance of subcommittee meetings or expenditures, and the approval shall be shown in the minutes of the committee.
N.M. Stat. § 10-11A-1 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11A / Section 10-11A-1
§ 10-11A-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 10, Article 11A NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Volunteer Firefighters Retirement Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 13-4-6 — NM Code / Chapter 13 / Article 4 / Section 13-4-6
§ 13-4-6. Discrimination against New Mexico softwood timber in building codes prohibited
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any building code or codes of this state or of any county, municipality or township therein, or of any agency, bureau or political division or subdivision of the state government to discriminate in any way against the softwood species of timber, such as Douglas fir and ponderosa pine, grown in New Mexico. All the various grades of lumber produced therefrom, and the softwood species of New Mexico lumber shall be considered, regarded and accepted prima facie as the equal in strength and durability of similar softwood species produced elsewhere, and the burden shall rest upon any person contesting this provision to prove to the contrary in a court of competent jurisdiction by a preponderance of the evidence.
N.M. Stat. § 34-8A-10 — NM Code / Chapter 34 / Article 8A / Section 34-8A-10
§ 34-8A-10. Metropolitan court mediation fund created; administration; distribution
Status: in_force

A. There is created in the state treasury the “metropolitan court mediation fund” to be administered by the Bernalillo county metropolitan court.

B. All balances in the metropolitan court mediation fund are appropriated to the Bernalillo county metropolitan court for payment to metropolitan courts for the purpose of funding and administering voluntary mediation programs established by court rule for the efficient disposition of small claims and specified criminal complaints. Payments shall be made upon certification by the metropolitan courts of eligible amounts as provided in Subsection C of this section.

C. Each metropolitan court shall be eligible for a payment in an amount equal to the mediation fees collected by that court and deposited in the metropolitan court mediation fund.

D. Payments from the metropolitan court mediation fund shall be made upon vouchers issued and signed by the Bernalillo county metropolitan court administrator upon warrants drawn by the secretary of finance and administration.
N.M. Stat. § 7-38-16 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 38 / Section 7-38-16
§ 7-38-16. Condemnation proceedings; duty of condemning authority to notify county assessor
Status: in_force

A. Upon the issuance of a court order making permanent an order of preliminary entry in any condemnation proceeding brought by any governmental authority in this state exercising the power of eminent domain, or upon the issuance of a final order of condemnation if no order allowing preliminary entry is issued, the condemning authority shall notify the county assessor of the county in which the land subject to condemnation is situated of:

(1) the fact of the issuance of an order making permanent an order of preliminary entry or an order of final condemnation and the date of the order;

(2) the description and ownership of the land subject to the order; and

(3) the date that physical possession of the land was or will be assumed by the condemning authority under a preliminary entry order.

B. Upon receipt of the notification required under Subsection A, the county assessor shall make appropriate changes in his valuation records to indicate as owner of the land for property taxation purposes the condemning authority as of the date of possession or the date of a final order of condemnation. If the land involved is subject to valuation for property taxation purposes by the department, the county assessor shall notify the department of the changes.

C. This section does not authorize the proration of taxes for a tax year in which ownership changes as a result of condemnation proceedings, but a condemning authority may contract or stipulate with an owner of land subject to condemnation for the proration of the owner's tax liability.
N.M. Stat. § 30-16-16 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 30 / Article 16 / Section 30-16-16
§ 30-16-16. Falsely obtaining services or accommodations; probable cause; immunity; penalty
Status: in_force

A. Falsely obtaining services or accommodations consists of a person obtaining service, food, entertainment or accommodations without paying with the intent to cheat or defraud the owner or person supplying the service, food, entertainment or accommodations.

B. A law enforcement officer may arrest without warrant a person the officer has probable cause to believe has committed the crime of falsely obtaining services or accommodations. A merchant, owner or proprietor who causes such an arrest shall not be criminally or civilly liable if the merchant, owner or proprietor has actual knowledge that the person arrested has committed the crime of falsely obtaining services or accommodations.

C. Whoever commits falsely obtaining services or accommodations when the value of the service, food, entertainment or accommodations furnished is:

(1) less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) is guilty of a petty misdemeanor;

(2) more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) but not more than five hundred dollars ($500) is guilty of a misdemeanor;

(3) more than five hundred dollars ($500) but not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) is guilty of a fourth degree felony;

(4) more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) but not more than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) is guilty of a third degree felony; and

(5) more than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) is guilty of a second degree felony.
N.M. Stat. § 24-11-10 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 11 / Section 24-11-10
§ 24-11-10. Penalties
Status: in_force

A. It is unlawful to:

(1) willfully and without good cause neglect or refuse to report a death to law enforcement authorities or the office of the state or district medical investigator as required by law; or

(2) willfully and unnecessarily touch, remove or disturb any dead body required by law to be reported to the state or district medical investigator, or any article on or near the body or disturb its surroundings until authority is granted by the state, district or deputy medical investigator.

B. Any person violating this section is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
N.M. Stat. § 7-4-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 4 / Section 7-4-5
§ 7-4-5. Allocation of certain nonbusiness income
Status: in_force

Rents and royalties from real or tangible personal property, capital gains, interest, dividends, or patent or copyright royalties, to the extent that they constitute nonbusiness income, shall be allocated as provided in Sections 6 through 9 of the Uniform Division of Income for Tax Purposes Act .
N.M. Stat. § 7-2-5.13 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 7-2-5.13
§ 7-2-5.13. Exemption; armed forces retirement pay
Status: in_force

A. An individual who is an armed forces retiree may claim an exemption in the following amounts of military retirement pay includable, except for this exemption, in net income:

(1) for taxable year 2022, ten thousand dollars ($10,000);

(2) for taxable year 2023, twenty thousand dollars ($20,000); and

(3) for taxable years 2024 through 2026, thirty thousand dollars ($30,000).

B. As used in this section, “ armed forces retiree ” means a former member of the armed forces of the United States who has qualified by years of service or disability to separate from military service with lifetime benefits.
N.M. Stat. § 3-57-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 57 / Section 3-57-8
§ 3-57-8. Trial and judgment
Status: in_force

The municipality and any owner of real property in such territory may appear in such action and present evidence and argument on all issues involved. During the trial, the district court may take notice of generally recognized technical or scientific facts within the specialized knowledge of physicians and other persons qualified as experts in the field of public health. The judgment of the district court shall state whether all, a part or none of such territory shall be annexed to the municipality. Upon the filing of a copy of a judgment annexing territory in the office of the county clerk, the annexation shall be deemed complete. Except as inconsistent herewith, the Rules of Civil Procedure for the district courts, the court of appeals, and the supreme court shall apply to all actions under Sections 6, 7, and 8 of this act.
N.M. Stat. § 9-15-14.1 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 15 / Section 9-15-14.1
§ 9-15-14.1. New Mexico outdoor recreation division; duties; definitions
Status: in_force

A. The New Mexico outdoor recreation division of the department shall:

(1) increase outdoor recreation-based economic development, tourism and ecotourism in the state;

(2) recruit out-of-state-based outdoor recreation businesses to locate in New Mexico;

(3) promote stewardship and preservation of New Mexico's unique environment and cultural assets;

(4) promote education about and use of outdoor recreation assets to enhance public health; and

(5) administer the outdoor equity grant program.

B. The department, the tourism department, the state land office, the Rio Grande trail commission, the state parks division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department, the department of game and fish, the cultural affairs department, the Indian affairs department, the department of health and the department of transportation shall work in conjunction with the New Mexico outdoor recreation division to support the division's duties as they relate to the purposes of the respective departments and agencies.

C. For the purposes of administering functions of the New Mexico outdoor recreation division:

(1) “ ecotourism ” means a form of tourism that involves visiting areas of ecological interest and is intended as a low-impact and often small-scale alternative to standard commercial tourism; and

(2) “ outdoor recreation ” means a recreational activity that occurs outdoors in a natural environment, including the use of trails, the natural landscape, water or snow resources or other natural resources in the activity.
N.M. Stat. § 3-38A-3 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 38A / Section 3-38A-3
§ 3-38A-3. Hospitality fee authorized; rate; purpose
Status: in_force

A. A municipality may impose by ordinance a hospitality fee on the gross rent received by proprietors of tourist accommodations within the municipality in an amount not to exceed one percent of the gross rent. The fee imposed by this subsection may be referred to as the “ hospitality fee ”.

B. Proceeds from the hospitality fee shall be used as follows:

(1) fifty percent of the proceeds shall be used to equip and furnish a municipal convention center; and

(2) fifty percent of the proceeds shall be used by the municipality to contract to purchase advertising that publicizes and promotes tourist-related attractions, facilities and events in the municipality and the county and tourist facilities or attractions within the area.
N.M. Stat. § 69-3-7 — NM Code / Chapter 69 / Article 3 / Section 69-3-7
§ 69-3-7. Discovery of natural gas or hydrocarbons
Status: in_force

Any person drilling a mine lode discovery or mine drill hole to a depth of ten feet or more, who shall encounter natural gas or hydrocarbons in any form shall within ten days from the date of encountering natural gas or hydrocarbons report in writing to the state oil conservation commission the depth and location of the natural gas or hydrocarbons and thereafter within a reasonable time shall plug in accordance with the rules and regulations of the New Mexico oil conservation commission.
N.M. Stat. § 3-15-4 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 15 / Section 3-15-4
§ 3-15-4. Petition; submission to voters; frequency of elections; withdrawal of signatures
Status: in_force

Upon petition signed by five percent of the qualified electors of the municipality, the presiding officer of the governing body of the municipality shall by proclamation submit to the qualified electors of the municipality the question of adopting a charter for the municipality under the Municipal Charter Act, at a special election to be held at a specified time, and within sixty days after the charter provided for in Section 3-15-5 NMSA 1978 has been prepared and filed with the clerk of the municipality. If the charter is not adopted at the special election, the question of adopting a charter under the Municipal Charter Act shall not be resubmitted to the voters of the municipality for two years thereafter. No elector who has signed the petition shall be permitted to withdraw his name after the petition has been filed with the clerk of the municipality except where his signature has been procured by fraud.
N.M. Stat. § 76-11-14 — NM Code / Chapter 76 / Article 11 / Section 76-11-14
§ 76-11-14. Short weight
Status: in_force

If a fertilizer or soil conditioner in the possession of the consumer is found by the department to be short in weight or other measure prescribed by the board, the registrant of the fertilizer or soil conditioner shall, within thirty days after official notice from the department, pay to the consumer a penalty equal to four times the value of the actual shortage.
N.M. Stat. § 6-21-20 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 21 / Section 6-21-20
§ 6-21-20. Tax exemption
Status: in_force

A. It is hereby determined that the creation of the authority is in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, for the improvement of their health and welfare and for the promotion of proposed projects or facilities pursuant to the New Mexico Finance Authority Act, and that these purposes are public purposes and the authority will be performing an essential governmental function in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it by the New Mexico Finance Authority Act. The state covenants with the purchasers and all subsequent holders and transferees of bonds issued by the authority, in consideration of the acceptance of and payment for the bonds, that the bonds issued pursuant to that act and the income from the bonds shall at all times be free from taxation by the state, except for estate or gift taxes and taxes on transfers.

B. The property, income and operations of the authority shall be exempt from taxation of every kind and nature.
N.M. Stat. § 1-6B-12 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 6B / Section 1-6B-12
§ 1-6B-12. Use of voter's electronic-mail address
Status: in_force

A. The county clerk shall request an electronic-mail address from each federal qualified elector who registers to vote. An electronic-mail address provided by a federal qualified elector shall not be made available to the public and is exempt from disclosure pursuant to the Inspection of Public Records Act. 1 The electronic-mail address may be used only for official communication with the voter about the voting process, including the secured transmission of military-overseas ballots and ballot materials if the voter has requested secured transmission, and verifying the voter's mailing address and physical location. The request for an electronic-mail address shall describe the purposes for which the electronic-mail address may be used and include a statement that any other use or disclosure of the electronic-mail address is prohibited.

B. If a mailed ballot is transmitted to a federal qualified elector via secured transmission, the county clerk shall note in the ballot register the voter's registration address, that the ballot was delivered to the voter electronically and the date on which it was sent, but shall not disclose the voter's electronic-mail address.

C. A federal qualified elector who provides an electronic-mail address may request that the voter's application for a military-overseas ballot be considered a standing request for secured electronic delivery of a ballot for all elections in the election cycle. The county clerk shall provide a military-overseas ballot to a voter who makes a standing request for each election to which the request is applicable as an automatic application for a military-overseas ballot.
N.M. Stat. § 42-3-5 — NM Code / Chapter 42 / Article 3 / Section 42-3-5
§ 42-3-5. Relocation payments
Status: in_force

A. Whenever a program or project undertaken by an agency will result in the displacement of a person, the displacing agency shall provide for payment to the displaced person for:

(1) actual reasonable expenses in moving the person or the person's family, business, farm operation or other personal property;

(2) actual direct losses of tangible personal property as a result of moving or discontinuing a business or farm operation, but not to exceed an amount equal to the reasonable expenses that would have been required to relocate the property, as determined by the displacing agency;

(3) actual reasonable expenses in searching for a replacement business or farm, supported by documentation that the displacing agency by regulation may require; and

(4) actual reasonable expenses necessary to reestablish a displaced farm or business at its new site, in accordance with criteria to be established by the displacing agency but not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).

B. A displaced person eligible for payments under Subsection A of this section who is displaced from a dwelling and who elects to accept the payment authorized by this subsection in lieu of the payments authorized by Subsection A of this section may receive an expense and dislocation allowance that shall be determined according to a schedule established by the displacing agency.

C. A displaced person eligible for payments under Subsection A of this section who is displaced from the person's place of business or from the person's farm operation and who is eligible under the criteria established by the displacing agency may elect to accept the payment authorized by this subsection in lieu of the payment authorized by Subsection A of this section. The payment shall consist of a fixed payment in an amount to be determined according to the criteria established by the displacing agency, except that the payment shall be not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than forty thousand dollars ($40,000). A person whose sole business at the displacement dwelling is the rental of the dwelling to others shall not qualify for a payment under this subsection.
N.M. Stat. § 5-10-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 5 / Article 10 / Section 5-10-1
§ 5-10-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 5, Article 10 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Local Economic Development Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 57-12B-1 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 12B / Section 57-12B-1
§ 57-12B-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 57, Article 12B NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Privacy Protection Act”.