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N.M. Stat. § 9-29A-3 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 29A / Section 9-29A-3
§ 9-29A-3. Distribution; early childhood education and care fund; severance tax permanent fund; payments pursuant to federal mineral leasing act
Status: in_force

A. If, by June 30 of each fiscal year, the net receipts for that fiscal year of the money received by the state pursuant to the federal Mineral Leasing Act exceed the annual average amount, the excess amount above the annual average amount shall be distributed to the early childhood education and care fund and attributed to that fiscal year.

B. If, by June 30, 2025, and by June 30 of each fiscal year thereafter, the remaining amount of the net receipts for that fiscal year of the money received by the state pursuant to the federal Mineral Leasing Act after the distribution pursuant to Subsection A of this section exceeds the threshold amount, the excess shall be distributed to the severance tax permanent fund.

C. The department of finance and administration shall make the calculations to determine if excess amounts shall be distributed pursuant to this section. If there is an excess amount, the distribution shall be made as soon as practicable. If there is not an excess amount, no distribution shall be made.

D. As used in this section:

(1) “ annual average amount ” means the total net receipts attributable to money received by the state pursuant to the federal Mineral Leasing Act in the immediately preceding five fiscal years, divided by five; and

(2) “ threshold amount ” means the net receipts of the money received by the state pursuant to the federal Mineral Leasing Act distributed in fiscal year 2024 pursuant to Subsection B of Section 22-8-34 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 9-5A-10 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 5A / Section 9-5A-10
§ 9-5A-10. Secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources; additional duties
Status: in_force

The secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources shall develop a comprehensive watershed restoration strategy that sets guidelines for coordination with state and federal land management agencies and political subdivisions, including the soil and water conservation districts and other stakeholders. The strategy shall focus on removing the overabundance of woody vegetation, particularly non-native species of phreatophytes, that consume excessive amounts of water and on reestablishing the natural ecology of New Mexico. The strategy shall use:

A. incentives to encourage the formation of businesses to clear vegetation;

B. incentives to encourage biomass energy use; and

C. the use of inmates from the corrections department to assist with watershed cleanup.
N.M. Stat. § 53-19-23 — NM Code / Chapter 53 / Article 19 / Section 53-19-23
§ 53-19-23. Sharing of interim distributions
Status: in_force

Except as provided in Sections 24 and 44 of the Limited Liability Company Act, distributions of cash or other assets of a limited liability company shall be shared among the members and among classes of members in the manner provided by the articles of organization or an operating agreement. If neither the articles of organization nor an operating agreement provides otherwise, cash or other assets shall be distributed on the basis of the value of contributions made by each member, to the extent that such contributions have not been returned. A member is entitled to receive distributions described in this section to the extent and at the times or upon the happening of the events specified by the articles of organization or an operating agreement or at the times determined by the persons in whom management is vested.
N.M. Stat. § 41-1-1 — NM Code / Chapter 41 / Article 1 / Section 41-1-1
§ 41-1-1. Settlements, releases and statements of injured patients; acknowledgment required; notice
Status: in_force

A. No person whose interest is or may become adverse to a person injured who is either under the care of a person licensed to practice the healing arts, or confined to a hospital or sanitarium as a patient shall, within fifteen days from the date of the occurrence causing the person's injury:

(1) negotiate or attempt to negotiate a settlement with the injured patient; or

(2) obtain or attempt to obtain a general release of liability from the injured patient; or

(3) obtain or attempt to obtain any statement, either written or oral, from the injured patient for use in negotiating a settlement or obtaining a release.

B. Any settlement agreement entered into, any general release of liability or any written statement made by any person who is under the care of a person licensed to practice the healing arts or is confined in a hospital or sanitarium after he incurs a personal injury, which is not obtained in accordance with the provisions of Section 2 of this act, requiring notice and acknowledgment, may be disavowed by the injured person within fifteen days after his discharge from the care of the persons licensed to practice the healing arts or his release from the hospital or sanitarium, whichever occurs first, and such statement, release or settlement shall not be evidential in any court action relating to the injury.

C. Any settlement agreement, any release of liability or any written statement shall be void unless it is acknowledged by the injured party before a notary public who has no interest adverse to the injured person.
N.M. Stat. § 2-3-14.1 — NM Code / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 2-3-14.1
§ 2-3-14.1. State agencies; reports
Status: in_force

A. No state agency shall submit or send to the members of the legislature any material other than proposed legislation in excess of five pages.

B. Nothing in this section shall limit the response of any agency to a direct request of a legislator or group of legislators nor the submission of the executive budget.

C. All reports to the legislature by a state agency shall be filed in duplicate with the legislative council service and such reports shall not be subject to the page limitations of this section. The service shall compile a list of the reports submitted prior to each regular legislative session since the beginning of the previous regular session, listing the title and agency, and distribute the list among the legislators during the first week of the session.

D. Any legislator may request any report, including those listed pursuant to Subsection C of this section. Upon such a request, the state agency shall furnish the report to the legislator.

E. Compliance by a state agency with Subsection C of this section shall fulfill any requirement of a state agency to report to the legislature, unless the requirement is specifically exempted from the requirements of this section.

F. No state agency shall submit material bound other than by staples unless the bulk or other qualities of the material require other bindings; provided that in all cases the most economical method of binding and packaging shall be used.

G. For the purposes of this section “state agency” means any agency, division or instrumentality of the state, but does not include political subdivisions and educational institutions or any of the legislature's divisions, instrumentalities or committees.
N.M. Stat. § 24-1D-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 1D / Section 24-1D-6
§ 24-1D-6. Evaluations prior to corps service; stipend payback
Status: in_force

A. All corps health professionals shall be licensed or certified to practice in New Mexico. If the corps determines that a person does not meet the corps' standards for service, that person shall not serve as a corps health professional.

B. Prior to service, the corps shall evaluate every student and resident to whom commitment stipends have been paid. Evaluations shall continue during service. Evaluations shall include grades; licensing test scores; recommendations of professors, professional mentors and co-workers; and other factors the corps determines by regulation to be pertinent to ensuring the provision of quality health care through the corps.

C. If a person to whom a commitment stipend has been paid does not qualify for service, he shall pay back the total stipend on terms and conditions set forth in the contract with the corps. If a person to whom a commitment stipend has been paid is serving in the corps and he is deemed unsatisfactory, he shall pay back the amount of stipend determined by formula to be owed pursuant to terms and conditions set forth in the contract with the corps.

D. If a person to whom a commitment stipend has been paid qualifies for service, he may pay back the stipend through service in a community specified by the department under conditions approved by the department even if he is not an employee or contractor of the corps.
N.M. Stat. § 39-5-19 — NM Code / Chapter 39 / Article 5 / Section 39-5-19
§ 39-5-19. Application; shorter redemption period
Status: in_force

This section and Section 39-5-18 NMSA 1978 do not apply to any foreclosure sale made before the effective date of this section. The parties to any such instrument may, by its terms, shorten the redemption period to not less than one month, but the district court may in such cases, upon a sufficient showing before judgment that redemption will be effected, increase the period of redemption to not to exceed nine months notwithstanding the terms of such instrument.
N.M. Stat. § 3-38-19 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 38 / Section 3-38-19
§ 3-38-19. Penalties
Status: in_force

The governing body of the municipality or county shall, by ordinance, provide for penalties by creating a misdemeanor and imposing a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisonment for not more than ninety days or both for a violation by any person of the provisions of the occupancy tax ordinance for a failure to pay the tax, to remit the proceeds thereof to the municipality or county or to account properly for any lodging and the tax proceeds pertaining thereto.
N.M. Stat. § 26-2B-6.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 26 / Article 2B / Section 26-2B-6.1
§ 26-2B-6.1. Assessment reporting
Status: in_force

In consultation with qualified patients and primary caregivers, the department shall produce an assessment report annually, which shall be published to the public and that includes at a minimum an evaluation of:

A. the affordability of and accessibility to medical cannabis pursuant to the Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act; and

B. the needs of qualified patients who live in rural areas, federal subsidized housing or New Mexico Indian nations, tribes or pueblos.
N.M. Stat. § 17-3-10 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 17 / Article 3 / Section 17-3-10
§ 17-3-10. Presumption of sale
Status: in_force

In any case where a license collector has notified the director of the department of game and fish of the loss of an application blank for hunting or fishing licenses, it shall be presumed that the blank has been sold.
N.M. Stat. § 61-9A-14 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 9A / Section 61-9A-14
§ 61-9A-14. Requirements for licensed mental health counselor
Status: in_force

The board shall issue a license as a mental health associate to any person who files a completed application accompanied by the required fees and who submits satisfactory evidence that the applicant:

A. has reached the age of twenty-one;

B. holds either a master's or doctoral degree from an accredited institution in a counseling or counseling-related field, as defined by rule and a total of no less than forty-eight graduate semester hours or seventy-two quarter hours in the core curriculum;

C. has arranged for an appropriate clinical supervision plan and a postgraduate experience plan, as defined by rule, to meet the licensing requirements for a:

(1) professional art therapist;

(2) professional mental health counselor; or

(3) professional clinical mental health counselor;

D. demonstrates professional competence by passing an examination within the applicant's discipline as prescribed by the board; and

E. observes the code of ethics.
N.M. Stat. § 74-4E-6 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 4E / Section 74-4E-6
§ 74-4E-6. Availability of information to the public; regulations promulgated
Status: in_force

A. The department shall make information, not defined as confidential, gathered under Section 5 of the Hazardous Chemicals Information Act available to any citizen of the state upon written request.

B. The department shall promulgate policies and procedures for receiving and processing requests for information under Subsection A of this section.
N.M. Stat. § 42-3-14 — NM Code / Chapter 42 / Article 3 / Section 42-3-14
§ 42-3-14. Administrative hearings; court review
Status: in_force

A. A person aggrieved by a determination as to eligibility for relocation payments or the amount of payment received under the Relocation Assistance Act shall have the right to a hearing before the displacing agency or before a hearing officer designated by the displacing agency.

B. After the hearing, a person aggrieved or affected by a final administrative determination concerning eligibility for relocation payments or the amount of the payment under the Relocation Assistance Act may appeal to the district court pursuant to the provisions of Section 39-3-1.1 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 22-2-16 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 2 / Section 22-2-16
§ 22-2-16. Reports
Status: in_force

The state superintendent [secretary] shall report all actions taken under provisions of Sections 22-2-14 and 22-2-15 NMSA 1978 to the legislative school study committee. The state superintendent and director shall report all actions taken under provisions of Section 22-8-30 NMSA 1978 to the legislative school study committee [legislative education study committee].
N.M. Stat. § 58-18-13 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 18 / Section 58-18-13
§ 58-18-13. Notice or publication not required
Status: in_force

No notice, consent or approval by any governmental body or public officer shall be required as a prerequisite to the issuance, sale or delivery of any bonds, notes or other obligations of the authority pursuant to the provisions of the Mortgage Finance Authority Act, except as specifically provided in that act.
N.M. Stat. § 69-3-5 — NM Code / Chapter 69 / Article 3 / Section 69-3-5
§ 69-3-5. Penalty
Status: in_force

Any person who shall make or cause the making of a material misrepresentation of fact with the intent to defraud in a notice of claim shall forfeit his right to the claim to which the material misrepresentation relates, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor less than two hundred dollars ($200) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than three hundred sixty days nor less than thirty days, or by both fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.
N.M. Stat. § 27-6A-5 — NM Code / Chapter 27 / Article 6A / Section 27-6A-5
§ 27-6A-5. Department cooperation
Status: in_force

Subject to state and federal statutes and regulations governing the sharing of confidential information, the department shall cooperate with a participating utility in identifying those persons eligible for assistance pursuant to the Low Income Water, Sewer and Solid Waste Service Assistance Act.
N.M. Stat. § 1-24-1.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 24 / Section 1-24-1.1
§ 1-24-1.1. Definition
Status: in_force

As used in the Special Election Act, “ local public body ” means:

A. a county;

B. a local government subject to the Local Election Act; or

C. a special district not subject to the Local Election Act.
N.M. Stat. § 1-20-12 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 20 / Section 1-20-12
§ 1-20-12. Accepting a bribe
Status: in_force

Accepting a bribe consists of knowingly accepting any payment or promise of payment, directly or indirectly, of money, valuable consideration, office or employment for the unlawful purposes specified in Section 1-20-11 NMSA 1978 .

Whoever accepts a bribe is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
N.M. Stat. § 19-4-10 — NM Code / Chapter 19 / Article 4 / Section 19-4-10
§ 19-4-10. Claim for lots; time limit; unclaimed lots revert to town
Status: in_force

Each and every person or association or company of persons claiming to be an occupant or occupants, or to have possession, or to be entitled to the occupancy or possession of such lands, or to any lot, block, share or parcel thereof, shall, within sixty days after the first publication of such notice, in person, or by his, her or their, duly authorized agent or attorney, sign a statement in writing, containing an accurate description of the particular parcel or parts of lands, in which he, she or they, claim to have an interest, and the specific right, interest or estate therein which he, she or they, claim to be entitled to, [and shall] receive and deliver the same to, or into, the office of such corporate authorities, or probate judge, and all persons failing to sign and deliver such statement within the time specified in this section shall be forever barred the right of claiming or recovering such lands, or any interest or estate therein, or any part, parcel or share thereof, in any court of law or equity. In case any lots in such town remain unclaimed and unconveyed at the end of said sixty days, all such lots shall revert to and become the property of such town.
N.M. Stat. § 24-12-3 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 12 / Section 24-12-3
§ 24-12-3. Penalties
Status: in_force

A. A person who conducts a post-mortem examination on an unclaimed body without express permission of the medical investigator is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978 .

B. A person who unlawfully disposes of, uses or sells an unclaimed body is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 25-6-10 — NM Code / Chapter 25 / Article 6 / Section 25-6-10
§ 25-6-10. Payment of the inspection fee
Status: in_force

Each egg dealer or producer shall make quarterly reports to the department not later than thirty days after the end of March, June, September and December for the previous quarter showing the number of dozen eggs sold and remitting the fee as established by the board. The department is empowered to audit the required sales record of any person, firm or corporation coming under the provisions of the Egg Grading Act. These records shall be retained for a period of one year. Failure to submit the sales record on request of the department or its authorized agents is a violation of the Egg Grading Act.

Prior to selling eggs in New Mexico the egg producer or egg dealer shall file his intent to sell eggs with the department.
N.M. Stat. § 73-11-32 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 11 / Section 73-11-32
§ 73-11-32. Levy of taxes; duty of county commissioners when district in more than one county
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the county commissioners of the county in which the office of the district is located, acting under the provisions of this act, upon the receipt of the certificate of the board of directors, certifying the amounts to be raised for the different purposes hereinbefore mentioned, and upon receipt of the assessor's certified list of the tracts of lands in the district upon which the secretary of the district has entered the notations hereinbefore referred to, to fix the respective rates of levy per acre necessary to provide the amounts of money required for said purposes as specified in said certificate. The rate of levy necessary to raise the required amount of money for said district shall be increased 15 percent to cover delinquencies. And if there be any other county or counties wherein are situate lands within the district to be taxed hereunder the said county commissioners shall certify to the county commissioners of such other county or counties, the said tax levies and the lists of land in such other county or counties subject to taxation therefor. The respective boards of county commissioners of such other counties shall furnish to the respective county assessors of such other counties such tax levies and lists of lands, and such county assessors shall thereupon cause extension to be made upon their assessment rolls of the amounts due from each tract of land for each of said purposes in separate columns and also the total taxes so levied for all of the purposes of said irrigation district, and also the total amount due from each tract for all of the purposes of said irrigation district.

For the purposes of said district, it shall be the duty of the county commissioners in each county in which any irrigation district is located, in whole or in part, at the time of making the levy for county purposes, to make a levy as above provided upon all lands within their respective counties, subject to taxation under this act, and to deliver a notice thereof to the county assessor, which notice shall be accompaanied [accompanied] by a certified list of said tracts of land within said district with notations made thereon as aforesaid.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-17-35 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 17 / Section 59A-17-35
§ 59A-17-35. Appeals from superintendent
Status: in_force

Any order made by the superintendent pursuant to Section 59A-17-34 NMSA 1978, or by the superintendent's refusal to hold a hearing, shall be subject to review by appeal to the court of appeals. The decision of the superintendent shall be set aside only if it is shown that the decision is arbitrary or capricious or reflects an abuse of discretion; is not supported by substantial evidence; or is otherwise not in accordance with the law. Upon institution of the appeal and for good cause shown upon motion and hearing, the court may, in the following cases, stay operation of the superintendent's order:

A. where, pursuant to the Insurance Rate Regulation Law, an advisory organization has been refused a license or an insurer has been refused a certificate of authority or had its license or certificate of authority suspended, it may, with leave of court, be allowed to continue to engage in business, subject to the provisions of the Insurance Rate Regulation Law, pending final disposition of its application for review; or

B. where any order of the superintendent shall provide for a change in a rate or rating system that results in an increase or decrease in rates, an insurer affected may, with leave of court pending final disposition of the proceedings in the court of appeals, continue to charge rates that existed prior to the order, on condition that the difference in the rates be deposited in a special escrow or trust account with a reputable financial institution by the insurer affected, to be held in trust by the insurer and to be retained by the insurer or paid to the holders of policies issued after the order of the court, as the court may determine.