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N.M. Stat. § 73-21-54 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 21 / Section 73-21-54
§ 73-21-54. Board's determination final
Status: in_force

The determination of the board that the limitations under Sections 73-21-45 through 73-21-51 NMSA 1978 , as hereafter amended from time to time, imposed upon the issuance of refunding bonds have been met, shall be conclusive in the absence of fraud to the contrary.
N.M. Stat. § 26-2C-13 — NM Code / Chapter 26 / Article 2C / Section 26-2C-13
§ 26-2C-13. Licensee protections
Status: in_force

A. Conduct by a licensee or a licensee representative that is allowed pursuant to a license and conduct by a person that allows property to be used by a licensee or a licensee representative for conduct allowed pursuant to a license is lawful, not a violation of state or local law and is not a basis for seizure or forfeiture of any property or assets under state or local law.

B. The state or a local jurisdiction shall not impose a criminal, civil or administrative penalty on a licensee, a licensee representative or a person that allows property to be used by a licensee or a licensee representative pursuant to a license, solely for conduct allowed pursuant to a license.
N.M. Stat. § 11-8-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 11 / Article 8 / Section 11-8-8
§ 11-8-8. Finance; Article VII
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall advise the governor or designated officer or officers of each party state of its budget and estimated expenditures for such period as may be required by the laws of that party state. Each of the commission's budgets of estimated expenditures shall contain specific recommendations of the amount or amounts to be appropriated by each of the party states.

B. The total amount of appropriation requests under any budget shall be apportioned among the party states. In making such apportionment, the commission shall devise and employ a formula which takes equitable account of the populations and per capita income levels of the party states.

C. The commission shall not pledge the credit of any party states. The commission may meet any of its obligations in whole or in part with funds available to it pursuant to Article III G (Subsection G of Section 11-8-4 NMSA 1978 ) of this compact, provided that the commission takes specific action setting aside such funds prior to incurring an obligation to be met in whole or in part in such manner. Except where the commission makes use of funds available to it pursuant to Article III G (Subsection G of Section 11-8-4 NMSA 1978 ), the commission shall not incur any obligation prior to the allotment of funds by the party states adequate to meet the same.

D. The commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the commission shall be subject to the audit and accounting procedures established by its bylaws. However, all receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the commission shall be audited yearly by a qualified public accountant, and the report of the audit shall be included in and become part of the annual reports of the commission.

E. The accounts of the commission shall be open at any reasonable time for inspection by duly constituted officers of the party states and by any persons authorized by the commission.

F. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to prevent commission compliance with laws relating to audit or inspection of accounts by or on behalf of any government contributing to the support of the commission.
N.M. Stat. § 1-4-25 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 1-4-25
§ 1-4-25. Cancellation of registration; determination of death
Status: in_force

A. For purposes of cancellation of registration, the death of a voter shall be ascertained by obituary notices or probate records or by comparison of registration records with monthly certified lists of deceased residents filed with the secretary of state.

B. The state registrar of vital statistics shall file monthly with the secretary of state certified lists of deceased residents over the age of eighteen years, sorted by county, regardless of the place of death.

C. The monthly certified list of deceased residents shall show the:

(1) name;

(2) age;

(3) sex;

(4) marital status;

(5) birth place;

(6) birth date;

(7) social security number, if any;

(8) address; and

(9) place and date of death of the deceased resident.

D. The secretary of state shall, upon receipt of the monthly certified list of deceased residents, forward each county's list to the county clerk.

E. The county clerk shall, upon receipt of the monthly certified list of deceased residents, cancel any deceased resident's certificate of registration.

F. Upon receipt of a notarized document from the president or governor of an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo or from a tribal enrollment clerk indicating that a tribal member is deceased, the county clerk shall cancel the certification of registration of that deceased tribal member.
N.M. Stat. § 21-1-21 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 1 / Section 21-1-21
§ 21-1-21. Capital expenditures
Status: in_force

No expenditure shall be made by any state educational institution confirmed by Article 12, Section 11 of the state constitution for the purchase of real property or the construction of buildings or other major structures or for major remodeling projects without prior approval of the proposed purchase or construction or remodeling by the board of educational finance and the state board of finance.
N.M. Stat. § 62-16B-3 — NM Code / Chapter 62 / Article 16B / Section 62-16B-3
§ 62-16B-3. Community solar facility requirements
Status: in_force

A. A community solar facility shall:

(1) have a nameplate capacity rating of five megawatts alternating current or less;

(2) be located in the service territory of the qualifying utility and be interconnected to the electric distribution system of that qualifying utility;

(3) have at least ten subscribers;

(4) have the option to be co-located with other energy resources, but shall not be co-located with other community solar facilities;

(5) not allow a single subscriber to be allocated more than forty percent of the generating capacity of the facility; and

(6) make at least forty percent of the total generating capacity of a community solar facility available in subscriptions of twenty-five kilowatts or less.

B. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a native community solar project; provided that a native community solar project shall be located in the service territory of a qualifying utility and be interconnected to the electric distribution system of that qualifying utility.
N.M. Stat. § 24-7A-6.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 7A / Section 24-7A-6.1
§ 24-7A-6.1. Life-sustaining treatment for unemancipated minors
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided by law, a parent or guardian of an unemancipated minor may make that minor's health-care decisions.

B. A parent or guardian of an unemancipated minor shall have the authority to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment for the unemancipated minor, subject to the provisions of this section and the standards for surrogate decision-making for adults provided for in the Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act.

C. Subject to the provisions of Subsection B of this section, if an unemancipated minor has capacity sufficient to understand the nature of that unemancipated minor's medical condition, the risks and benefits of treatment and the contemplated decision to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment, that unemancipated minor shall have the authority to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment.

D. For purposes of Subsection C of this section, a determination of the mental and emotional capacity of an unemancipated minor shall be determined by two qualified health-care professionals, one of whom shall be the unemancipated minor's primary care practitioner and the other of whom shall be a health-care practitioner that works with unemancipated minors of the minor's age in the ordinary course of that health-care practitioner's practice. If the unemancipated minor lacks capacity due to mental illness or developmental disability, one of the qualified health-care professionals shall be a person whose training and expertise aid in the assessment of functional impairment.

E. If the unemancipated minor's primary care practitioner has reason to believe that a parent or guardian of an unemancipated minor, including a non-custodial parent, has not been informed of a decision to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment, the primary care practitioner shall make reasonable efforts to determine if the uninformed parent or guardian has maintained substantial and continuous contact with the unemancipated minor and, if so, shall make reasonable efforts to notify that parent or guardian before implementing a decision.

F. If there is disagreement regarding the decision to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment for an unemancipated minor, the provisions of Section 24-7A-11 NMSA 1978 shall apply.
N.M. Stat. § 58-10-38 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 10 / Section 58-10-38
§ 58-10-38. Participation with others in real estate loans
Status: in_force

A. Subject to the requirements of any regulations of the supervisor, every association may:

(1) participate with other lenders in real estate loans of any type that the association could originate;

(2) sell, but only without recourse, any real estate loan it holds or any participating interest therein; and

(3) service any real estate loans sold by it.

B. No association shall participate in the making of a loan pursuant to the approval granted in this section or purchase a participation in a loan beyond the association's regular lending area pursuant to this approval if the resulting aggregate amount of the institution's investments made pursuant to this approval would exceed forty percent of the association's assets. As used in this subsection, “loan” and “investments” do not include or apply to any loan as to which the institution has, with respect to such loan or its participation therein, the benefit of any insurance or guaranty or commitment for insurance or guaranty under any law of the United States.
N.M. Stat. § 3-28-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 28 / Section 3-28-9
§ 3-28-9. Officers or agents; manner of appointment
Status: in_force

Associations formed under Chapter 3, Article 28 NMSA 1978 may have such officers or agents chosen or appointed in such manner and for such terms as may be provided by the bylaws except as is otherwise provided in Chapter 3, Article 28 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 51-1-51 — NM Code / Chapter 51 / Article 1 / Section 51-1-51
§ 51-1-51. Record availability; cooperation
Status: in_force

The secretary may make the state's records relating to the administration of the Unemployment Compensation Law available to the railroad retirement board and may furnish the railroad retirement board, at the expense of such board, such copies thereof as the railroad retirement board deems necessary for its purposes. The secretary may afford reasonable cooperation with every agency of the United States charged with the administration of any unemployment insurance law.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-4-19 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 4 / Section 59A-4-19
§ 59A-4-19. Testimony compelled; immunity
Status: in_force

A. If any individual refuses to attend or testify or to produce any books, papers, records, contracts, correspondence or other documents in connection with any examination, hearing or investigation on the ground that the testimony or evidence required of him may tend to incriminate him or subject him to penalty or forfeiture, and is nonetheless, upon written application by a prosecuting attorney, directed by a court of competent jurisdiction in a written order finding that the testimony, or the record, document or other object may be necessary to the public interest and that the person has refused or is likely to refuse to testify or to produce the record, document or other subject on the basis of his privilege against self-incrimination, to give such testimony or produce such evidence, he must comply with such direction; but no testimony so given or evidence produced shall be used against him upon any criminal action, investigation or proceedings. However, no such individual so testifying or producing evidence shall be exempt from:

(1) prosecution or punishment for any perjury committed by him in such testimony, and the testimony or evidence so given or produced shall be admissible against him upon any criminal action, investigation or proceeding concerning such perjury; or

(2) refusal, suspension or revocation of any license, permission or authority conferred pursuant to the Insurance Code.

B. Any such individual may execute, acknowledge and file in the offices of the superintendent and attorney general a statement expressly waiving such immunity or privilege in respect to any transaction, matter or thing specified in such statement, and thereupon the testimony of such individual or such evidence in relation to such transaction, matter or thing may be received or produced before any judge or court, tribunal, grand jury or otherwise; and if such testimony or evidence is so received or produced the individual shall not be entitled to any immunity or privileges on account of the testimony or evidence given or produced.
N.M. Stat. § 50-9-2.1 — NM Code / Chapter 50 / Article 9 / Section 50-9-2.1
§ 50-9-2.1. Legislative findings
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that:

A. the proliferation of hazardous chemicals in the environment poses a growing threat to the public health, safety and welfare; and

B. it is in the public interest to establish a comprehensive program for the disclosure of information about hazardous substances in places of employment and to provide a procedure whereby employees may gain access to this information.
N.M. Stat. § 4-3A-2 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 3A / Section 4-3A-2
§ 4-3A-2. County seat
Status: in_force

The county seat of Cibola county shall be established at the municipality of Grants. The board of county commissioners of Cibola county after their appointment as provided in this act, shall select, designate and acquire a tract of land within that city as a place upon which shall be built the courthouse and public buildings of the county of Cibola.
N.M. Stat. § 53-4-8 — NM Code / Chapter 53 / Article 4 / Section 53-4-8
§ 53-4-8. Adoption, amendment, or repeal of bylaws
Status: repealed

Bylaws shall be adopted, amended, or repealed by a majority vote of the members voting.
N.M. Stat. § 17-1-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 17 / Article 1 / Section 17-1-8
§ 17-1-8. Qualifications of reserve conservation officers
Status: in_force

Reserve conservation officer commissions shall be issued only to the following:

A. persons who have successfully completed a school of at least twenty-five hours, conducted by the department of game and fish, covering procedures and techniques of wildlife management, law enforcement, public relations and such other subjects as may be deemed desirable by the department of game and fish.

B. the director may substitute a minimum of six months experience as an employee of a state or federal conservation agency or a state livestock law enforcement board in lieu of the aforementioned schooling. Any substitution made under the provisions of this paragraph shall be limited to personnel currently employed by one of the aforementioned conservation agencies. Any appointments the director may make under the provisions of this paragraph will terminate automatically with the termination of employment by said agency of the individual so appointed or the individual's transfer from the state.
N.M. Stat. § 30-19-1 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 19 / Section 30-19-1
§ 30-19-1. Definitions relating to gambling
Status: in_force

As used in Chapter 30, Article 19 NMSA 1978:

A. “ antique gambling device ” means a gambling device manufactured before 1970 and substantially in original condition that is not used for gambling or commercial gambling or located in a gambling place;

B. “ bet ” means a bargain in which the parties agree that, dependent upon chance, even though accompanied by some skill, one stands to win or lose anything of value specified in the agreement. A bet does not include:

(1) bona fide business transactions that are valid under the law of contracts, including:

(a) contracts for the purchase or sale, at a future date, of securities or other commodities; and

(b) agreements to compensate for loss caused by the happening of the chance, including contracts for indemnity or guaranty and life or health and accident insurance;

(2) offers of purses, prizes or premiums to the actual contestants in any bona fide contest for the determination of skill, speed, strength or endurance or to the bona fide owners of animals or vehicles entered in such contest;

(3) a lottery as defined in this section; or

(4) betting otherwise permitted by law;

C. “ gambling device ” means a contrivance other than an antique gambling device that is not licensed for use pursuant to the Gaming Control Act and that, for a consideration, affords the player an opportunity to obtain anything of value, the award of which is determined by chance, even though accompanied by some skill, whether or not the prize is automatically paid by the device;

D. “ gambling place ” means a building or tent, a vehicle, whether self-propelled or not, or a room within any of them that is not within the premises of a person licensed as a lottery retailer or that is not licensed pursuant to the Gaming Control Act, one of whose principal uses is:

(1) making and settling of bets;

(2) receiving, holding, recording or forwarding bets or offers to bet;

(3) conducting lotteries; or

(4) playing gambling devices; and

E. “ lottery ” means an enterprise wherein, for a consideration, the participants are given an opportunity to win a prize, the award of which is determined by chance, even though accompanied by some skill. “Lottery” does not include the New Mexico state lottery established and operated pursuant to the New Mexico Lottery Act or gaming that is licensed and operated pursuant to the Gaming Control Act. As used in this subsection, “ consideration ” means anything of pecuniary value required to be paid to the promoter in order to participate in a gambling or gaming enterprise.
N.M. Stat. § 10-6-2 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 6 / Section 10-6-2
§ 10-6-2. Temporary appointments
Status: in_force

The officer, agent, employee, board or other agency of the state of New Mexico, or of its departments, agencies, counties, municipalities or political subdivisions, who is by law authorized to fill ordinary vacancies in the public office or employment so temporarily abandoned as provided in Section 1 hereof is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to appoint to the public office or employment, so abandoned as provided in Section 1 hereof, another person who shall receive the salary and perform the duties thereof until, but only until, the former incumbent shall have been relieved from active duty in the armed services and shall have resumed the personal discharge of the duties of such public office or employment.
N.M. Stat. § 67-13-4 — NM Code / Chapter 67 / Article 13 / Section 67-13-4
§ 67-13-4. Creation of scenic highway zones
Status: in_force

The board of county commissioners of any county, through which any highways extend, which highways have been designated by a joint memorial of both houses of the legislature as being a scenic road, may establish or amend by ordinance a scenic highway zone, provided such ordinance is enacted or amended by the unanimous vote of the entire board of county commissioners.
N.M. Stat. § 61-18A-19 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 18A / Section 61-18A-19
§ 61-18A-19. Change of location; ownership or name; duplicate license
Status: in_force

A. Upon any change of street address from that stated in the collection agency or repossessor license or any change of the business name therein shown, the licensee shall, within five days thereafter, deposit the license and written notification of the change of address or name, together with the duplicate license fee with the director.

The director shall thereupon enter the change in his records, retain and file the surrendered license and issue to the licensee a duplicate license setting forth the new name or address, or both, but bearing the same date and number as the surrendered license.

If the license is not deposited with the director within the time prescribed, then upon the lapse of the five-day period the license shall be and remain suspended until so deposited.

B. Upon any change of ownership of a licensee, if a sole proprietorship or partnership, or upon any change of ownership of more than fifty percent of the shares or voting rights, if a corporation, all licenses issued to a licensee are void unless, prior to such change of ownership, the prospective new owners have notified the director of the proposed acquisition have satisfied the director that they qualify to be licensed pursuant to the Collection Agency Regulatory Act.

C. Every licensed corporation and unincorporated association shall promptly file with the director a written report of any transfer, issuance, cancellation or redemption of stock voting rights or membership amounting to ten percent or more of the total voting stock or memberships then outstanding.
N.M. Stat. § 21-22B-4 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 22B / Section 21-22B-4
§ 21-22B-4. Nursing student loans; commission [department] authorized; qualification
Status: in_force

A. The commission [department] is authorized to grant a loan to defray the expenses of the nursing education of a student deemed qualified by the commission [department] to receive the same, upon such terms and conditions as may be imposed by regulations of the commission [department].

B. The commission [department] shall only receive, pass upon and allow or disallow those applications for loans made by those students enrolled or accepted by programs of nursing who are bona fide citizens and residents of the United States and of New Mexico and who declare their intent to practice nursing within designated areas of the state.

C. The commission [department] shall make a full and careful investigation of the ability, character and qualifications of each applicant and determine fitness to become a recipient of a student loan. The investigation of each applicant shall include an investigation of the ability of the applicant and the applicant's parents or guardians to pay the applicant's expenses for a nursing education. The commission [department] shall give preference to qualified applicants who are unable, or whose parents or guardians are unable, to pay the applicant's expenses in obtaining a nursing education.

D. The commission [department] shall arrange for loan recipients to receive assistance in locating appropriate practice positions in designated underserved areas.
N.M. Stat. § 19-7-21 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 7 / Section 19-7-21
§ 19-7-21. Townsite lands; subdivision
Status: in_force

Whenever any of the state lands shall be valuable or desirable for townsite purposes, the commissioner may cause or permit the same to be subdivided into suitable tracts, or surveyed into lots and blocks, with the usual reservations for streets, alleys and public purposes, and shall cause appraisement of such lands to be made and prescribe rules and regulations for the use and occupancy thereof, and may lease or sell such lots, blocks and subdivisions in accordance with law.
N.M. Stat. § 53-8-88 — NM Code / Chapter 53 / Article 8 / Section 53-8-88
§ 53-8-88. Penalty imposed upon corporation
Status: in_force

Each corporation, domestic or foreign, that fails or refuses to file any report for any year within the time prescribed by the Nonprofit Corporation Act shall be subject to a penalty of ten dollars ($10.00) to be assessed by the secretary of state.