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N.M. Stat. § 14-3-21 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 14 / Article 3 / Section 14-3-21
§ 14-3-21. State publications; manuals of procedure; rules; reports; uniform style and form
Status: in_force

The state records administrator shall develop and recommend to the state commission of public records uniform standards of style and format for the following:

A. manuals of procedure prepared and published by state agencies for the guidance of public officers and employees engaged in operations required for the efficient operation of state and local government, including but not limited to acquiring space, budgeting, accounting, purchasing, contracting, vouchering, printing, appointment and dismissal of employees and record maintenance;

B. manuals of procedures prepared and published by state agencies for the guidance of their own employees and for their own operations;

C. official rules and regulations and reprints of laws published by state agencies, excluding session laws published by the secretary of state; and

D. official reports of state agencies required by law, excluding the budget document presented to the legislature.

The state commission of public records, after consultation with the affected agencies, and with the approval of the governor, shall adopt and promulgate uniform standards of style and format for the above publications and a schedule of distribution for each class of publication which shall be binding upon all state agencies. “Agencies” means, for the purposes of this section, all state departments, bureaus, commissions, committees, institutions and boards, except those agencies of the legislative and judicial branches, and those educational institutions listed in Article 12, Section 11 of the New Mexico Constitution .
N.M. Stat. § 5-7-3 — NM Code / Chapter 5 / Article 7 / Section 5-7-3
§ 5-7-3. Fire district bonds; authority to issue; pledge of revenues; limitation on time of issuance
Status: in_force

A. In addition to any other law authorizing a county or municipality to issue revenue bonds, a county or municipality may issue fire district bonds pursuant to the Fire District Bond Act for the purposes specified in this section.

B. Fire district bonds may be issued for acquiring, extending, enlarging, bettering, repairing, improving, constructing, purchasing, furnishing, equipping and rehabilitating any fire district project, including, where applicable, purchasing, otherwise acquiring or improving the ground therefor, or for any combination of the foregoing purposes. The county or municipality may pledge irrevocably any or all of the project revenues provided for the operation of the fire district project for which the particular bonds are issued to the payment of the interest on and principal of such bonds. The net revenues of any fire district project shall not be pledged to the bonds issued for any fire district project which clearly is unrelated in its purpose; but nothing in this section shall prevent the pledge to any of such bonds of any such revenues received from any existing, future or disconnected facilities and equipment which are related to and which may constitute a part of the particular fire district project. Any general determination by the governing body of the county or municipality that any facilities or equipment are reasonably related to and shall constitute a part of a specified fire district project shall be conclusive if set forth in the proceedings authorizing such fire district bonds.
N.M. Stat. § 1-10-9 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 10 / Section 1-10-9
§ 1-10-9. Ballots; errors and omissions
Status: in_force

A. If an error or omission has occurred in the printed ballot, the district court, upon petition of any voter, may order the county clerk to forthwith correct the error or supply the omission, or immediately show cause why the error should not be corrected or the omission should not be supplied.

B. If any error occurs in the printing on the ballot of the name of any candidate or in the designation of the office for which he is nominated, the ballot shall nevertheless be counted for such candidate for the office for which he was nominated as shown by the certificate of nomination.
N.M. Stat. § 7-12A-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 12A / Section 7-12A-8
§ 7-12A-8. Retention of invoices and records; inspection by department
Status: in_force

A. Each person who sells tobacco products in New Mexico for resale in New Mexico shall maintain a file of copies of the invoices of sale for three years from the end of the year the sale was made. The invoices shall indicate the date of sale of the tobacco products, quantity of tobacco products sold, the price received and the name and address of the purchaser.

B. Each person who sells tobacco products in New Mexico shall maintain a file of copies of invoices under which the person purchased tobacco products for three years from the end of the year during which tobacco products were purchased. The invoices shall indicate the date of purchase, the quantity of tobacco products purchased, the price paid and the name and address of the seller.

C. All invoices required to be kept under this section may be inspected by the department along with any stock of tobacco products in the possession of the purchaser or seller.
N.M. Stat. § 6-10-44 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 10 / Section 6-10-44
§ 6-10-44. Temporary investment of excess funds; federal bonds or treasury certificates eligible
Status: in_force

If at any time the state treasurer, or the treasurer of any county, incorporated municipality or board in control has on hand more money than can be divided equitably and ratably among qualified depositories, such treasurer may, with the approval of the proper board of finance, temporarily invest such excess funds in United States bonds or treasury certificates under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the state board of finance.
N.M. Stat. § 57-20-1 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 20 / Section 57-20-1
§ 57-20-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Beverage Container Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 1-24-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 24 / Section 1-24-1
§ 1-24-1. Short title; Special Election Act; application; prohibition
Status: in_force

A. Chapter 1, Article 24 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Special Election Act”.

B. Notwithstanding any state or local laws to the contrary, the provisions of the Special Election Act govern the conduct of all special elections conducted by the state or any local public body.

C. No special election shall be held beginning the seventieth day prior to any statewide election and until:

(1) the one hundredth day following a general or regular local election; or

(2) the seventieth day following a major political party primary or an election to fill a vacancy in the office of united states representative.
N.M. Stat. § 50-7-4.1 — NM Code / Chapter 50 / Article 7 / Section 50-7-4.1
§ 50-7-4.1. Administration
Status: in_force

A. The secretary of workforce solutions shall appoint a director of apprenticeship to be responsible for effectuating the policies set forth in Section 50-7-1 NMSA 1978 , to carry out the policies approved by the apprenticeship council and otherwise to execute the provisions of Chapter 50, Article 7 NMSA 1978 . Such appointment shall be subject to confirmation by a majority vote of the council. The secretary of workforce solutions shall appoint such additional personnel as may be necessary, subject to such laws and practices as are applicable to appointment, service and compensation of employees of the state.

B. Under the general direction of the secretary of workforce solutions, the director of apprenticeship in furtherance of the duties specified shall:

(1) encourage the voluntary participation of employers and employees in the furtherance of the objectives of Chapter 50, Article 7 NMSA 1978;

(2) devise necessary procedures and records;

(3) prepare statistical reports regarding apprenticeship;

(4) issue information related to apprenticeship; and

(5) perform such other duties as are necessary to carry out the intent of Chapter 50, Article 7 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 71-8-8 — NM Code / Chapter 71 / Article 8 / Section 71-8-8
§ 71-8-8. Promulgation of rules
Status: in_force

A county or planning commission may define a new category of rules applicable to sustainable development testing sites and promulgate rules for the category. A county or a planning commission may also promulgate rules or permit conditions applicable to a specific sustainable development testing site.
N.M. Stat. § 1-15A-2 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 15A / Section 1-15A-2
§ 1-15A-2. Presidential primary; date of election
Status: in_force

In the year in which the president and vice president of the United States are to be elected, the registered voters of this state shall be given an opportunity to express their preference for the person to be the presidential candidate of their party in either a presidential primary election or in accordance with the selection procedure for presidential candidates of each voter's party. The presidential primary election shall be held on the same date as the primary election is held in this state.
N.M. Stat. § 21-1B-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 1B / Section 21-1B-1
§ 21-1B-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 21, Article 1B NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Post-Secondary Education Articulation Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 7-3-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 7-3-7
§ 7-3-7. Statements of withholding
Status: in_force

A. Every employer shall file with the department an annual statement of withholding for each employee. The statement shall be in a form prescribed by the department, except employers with twenty-five or more employees shall file statements using a department-approved electronic medium. The statement shall be filed with the department on or before the last day of January of the year following that for which the statement is made. It shall include the total compensation paid the employee and the total amount of tax withheld for the calendar year or portion of a calendar year if the employee has worked less than a full calendar year.

B. Every payer shall file with the department an annual statement of withholding for each individual from whom some portion of a pension or an annuity has been deducted and withheld by that payer. The statement shall be in a form prescribed by the department, except employers with twenty-five or more employees shall file statements using a department-approved electronic medium. The statement shall be in a form prescribed by the department and shall be filed with the department on or before the last day of January of the year following that for which the statement is made. It shall include the total amount of pension or annuity paid to the individual and the amount of tax withheld for the calendar year.

C. Every person required to deduct and withhold tax from a payment of winnings that are subject to withholding shall file with the department an annual statement of withholding for each wagerer from whom some portion of a payment of winnings has been deducted and withheld by that person. The statement shall be filed using a department-approved electronic medium and shall be filed with the department on or before the last day of January of the year following that for which the statement is made. It shall include the total amount of winnings paid to the individual and the amount of tax withheld for the calendar year. The department may also require any person who is required to submit an information return to the internal revenue service regarding the winnings of another person to submit copies of the return to the department.
N.M. Stat. § 22-23B-1 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 23B / Section 22-23B-1
§ 22-23B-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Hispanic Education Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 69-9-1 — NM Code / Chapter 69 / Article 9 / Section 69-9-1
§ 69-9-1. Declaration of policy
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared to be in the public interest to provide a method whereby small tracts of land, which cannot economically be separately explored and mined, may be consolidated for the purposes of exploring, mining and conserving the natural resources of this state under those circumstances where the mineral development of such tracts and the recovery and conservation of the natural resources of this state therein contained cannot otherwise be practically accomplished.
N.M. Stat. § 30-12-13 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 12 / Section 30-12-13
§ 30-12-13. Defacing tombs
Status: in_force

Defacing tombs consists of either:

A. intentionally defacing, breaking, destroying or removing any tomb, monument or gravestone erected to any deceased person or any memento, memorial or marker upon any place of burial of any human being or any ornamental plant, tree or shrub appertaining to the place of burial of any human being; or

B. intentionally marking, defacing, injuring, destroying or removing any fence, post, rail or wall of any cemetery or graveyard or erected within any cemetery or graveyard or any marker, memorial or funerary object upon any place of burial of any human being.

Whoever commits defacing a tomb is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment for a definite term less than one year or both.
N.M. Stat. § 14-2-1.1 — NM Code / Chapter 14 / Article 2 / Section 14-2-1.1
§ 14-2-1.1. Personal identifier information
Status: in_force

Protected personal identifier information contained in public records may be redacted by a public body before inspection or copying of a record. The presence of protected personal identifier information on a record does not exempt the record from inspection. Unredacted records that contain protected personal identifier information shall not be made available on publicly accessible websites operated by or managed on behalf of a public body.
N.M. Stat. § 60-2E-28 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 2E / Section 60-2E-28
§ 60-2E-28. Gaming operator licensees; special conditions for nonprofit organizations; number of gaming machines; days and hours of operations
Status: in_force

A. A nonprofit organization may be issued a gaming operator's license to operate licensed gaming machines on its premises to be played only by active and auxiliary members.

B. No more than fifteen gaming machines may be offered for play on the premises of a nonprofit organization gaming operator licensee.

C. A gaming machine on the premises of a nonprofit organization gaming operator licensee may not award a prize that exceeds ten thousand dollars ($10,000).

D. Gaming machines may be played on the premises of a nonprofit organization gaming operator licensee for any consecutive twelve hours per day that the nonprofit chooses.
N.M. Stat. § 28-8-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 28 / Article 8 / Section 28-8-6
§ 28-8-6. Falsifying identification or misrepresenting condition
Status: in_force

A person who, with intent to deceive, provides, wears, uses or possesses a false identifying device or an identification card of the type described in Subsection B of Section 2 of this act is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than three hundred dollars ($300) or imprisoned for not more than ninety days, or both.
N.M. Stat. § 11-7-3 — NM Code / Chapter 11 / Article 7 / Section 11-7-3
§ 11-7-3. Supplementary agreements
Status: in_force

The compact administrator may enter into supplementary agreements with appropriate officials of other states under Articles VII and XI of the compact. In the event that the supplementary agreements shall require or contemplate the use of any institution or facility of this state or require or contemplate the provision of any service by this state, no agreement shall have force or effect until approved by the head of the department or agency under whose jurisdiction the institution or facility is operated or whose department or agency will be charged with the rendering of the service.
N.M. Stat. § 12-2A-10 — NM Code / Chapter 12 / Article 2A / Section 12-2A-10
§ 12-2A-10. Irreconcilable statutes or rules
Status: in_force

A. If statutes appear to conflict, they must be construed, if possible, to give effect to each. If the conflict is irreconcilable, the later-enacted statute governs. However, an earlier-enacted specific, special or local statute prevails over a later-enacted general statute unless the context of the later-enacted statute indicates otherwise.

B. If an administrative agency's rules appear to conflict, they must be construed, if possible, to give effect to each. If the conflict is irreconcilable, the later-adopted rule governs. However, an earlier-adopted specific, special or local rule prevails over a later-adopted general rule unless the context of the later-adopted rule indicates otherwise.

C. If a statute is a comprehensive revision of the law on a subject, it prevails over previous statutes on the subject, whether or not the revision and the previous statutes conflict irreconcilably.

D. If a rule is a comprehensive revision of the rules on the subject, it prevails over previous rules on the subject, whether or not the revision and the previous rules conflict irreconcilably.
N.M. Stat. § 19-2-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 2 / Section 19-2-3
§ 19-2-3. Taxation; civil process; concurrent jurisdiction
Status: in_force

In no event shall any transfer of legislative jurisdiction between the United States and this state take effect, nor shall the governor transmit any notice proposing such a transfer under the applicable laws of the United States, unless:

A. this state shall have jurisdiction to tax private persons, private transactions and private property, real and personal, resident, occurring or situated within such land or other area to the same extent that this state has jurisdiction to tax such persons, transactions and property resident, occurring or situated generally within this state;

B. any civil or criminal process lawfully issued by competent authority of this state or any of its subdivisions, may be served and executed within such land or other area to the same extent and with the same effect as such process may be served and executed generally within this state; provided only that the service and execution of such process within land or other areas over which the federal government exercises jurisdiction shall be subject to such rules and regulations issued by authorized officers of the federal government, or of any department, independent establishment or agency thereof, as may be reasonably necessary to prevent interference with the carrying out of federal functions; and

C. this state shall exercise over such land or other area the same legislative jurisdiction which it exercises over land or other areas generally within this state, except that the United States shall not be required to forego such measure of exclusive legislative jurisdiction as may be vested in or retained by it over such land or other area pursuant to this act, and without prejudice to the right of the United States to assert and exercise such concurrent legislative jurisdiction as may be vested in or retained by it over such land or other area.
N.M. Stat. § 21-8-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 8 / Section 21-8-3
§ 21-8-3. Curriculum; management vested in board of regents; number and qualifications; corporate style and powers; quorum
Status: in_force

The course of instruction of the college [New Mexico state university] hereby created shall embrace the English language, literature, mathematics, philosophy, civil engineering, chemistry and animal and vegetable anatomy and physiology, the veterinary art, entomology, geology, and political, rural and household economy, horticulture, moral philosophy, history, mechanics and such other sciences and courses of instruction as shall be prescribed by the regents of this institution of learning. The management of said college [university] and experiment station, the care and preservation of all property, of which such institution shall become possessed, the erection and construction of all buildings necessary for the use of said college [university] and station, and the disbursement and expenditure of all moneys provided for by this act, shall be vested in a board of five regents. Said five regents shall possess the same qualifications, as required for the regents of the university of New Mexico. Said regents and their successors in office shall constitute a body corporate, with the name and style of the the [sic] regents of the New Mexico college of agriculture and mechanic arts [New Mexico state university], with the right as such of suing and being sued, of contracting and being contracted with, of making and using a common seal, and altering the same at pleasure, of causing all things to be done necessary to carry out the provisions of law. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a less number may adjourn from time to time.
N.M. Stat. § 5-17-23 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 5 / Article 17 / Section 5-17-23
§ 5-17-23. Park and recreational services; additional powers; limitations
Status: in_force

In addition to the powers specified in Section 22 of the Infrastructure Development Zone Act, if within the scope of the service plan, the board has the following powers for and on behalf of the infrastructure development zone:

A. to operate a system of television relay and translator facilities and to use, acquire, equip and maintain land, buildings and other recreational facilities therefor; and

B. to use the power granted in Section 22 of the Infrastructure Development Zone Act for the establishment of recreational facilities, including leases, easements and other interests in land for the preservation or conservation of sites, scenes, open space and vistas of recreational, scientific, historic, aesthetic or other public interest. As used in this subsection, “ interests in land ” means any rights and interests in land less than the full fee interest, including future interests, easements, covenants and contractual rights. Every interest in land, held pursuant to this subsection, when recorded shall be deemed to run with the land to which it pertains for the benefit of the park and recreation services of the infrastructure development zone and may be protected and enforced by the infrastructure development zone in any court of general jurisdiction by any proceeding known at law or in equity.
N.M. Stat. § 50-4-20 — NM Code / Chapter 50 / Article 4 / Section 50-4-20
§ 50-4-20. Short title
Status: in_force

Sections 50-4-19 through 50-4-30 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Minimum Wage Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-32A-9 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 32A / Section 59A-32A-9
§ 59A-32A-9. Trust accounts
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of the Rental Car Insurance Limited Producer License Act or any other rule or statute, a licensee pursuant to that act shall not be required to treat money collected from renters purchasing rental car insurance when renting rental cars as funds received in a fiduciary capacity or to hold the funds in separate trust accounts.
N.M. Stat. § 2-16-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 2 / Article 16 / Section 2-16-3
§ 2-16-3. Duties
Status: in_force

After its appointment, the committee shall hold one organizational meeting to develop a workplan and budget for the ensuing interim. The workplan and budget shall be submitted to the legislative council for approval. Upon approval of the workplan and budget by the legislative council, the committee shall examine the statutes, constitutional provisions, regulations and court decisions governing revenue stabilization and tax policy in New Mexico and recommend legislation or changes if any are found to be necessary to each session of the legislature.