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N.M. Stat. § 73-1-14 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 1 / Section 73-1-14
§ 73-1-14. Inclusion of additional lands after extension of basin boundaries
Status: in_force

Where any artesian conservancy district has heretofore been formed, and due to the extension of the original boundaries of the artesian basin by order of the state engineer, the boundaries of the artesian conservancy district no longer include all lands overlying such artesian basin and the board of directors of such district shall determine by resolution that it is desirable that such lands, as are irrigated and within the boundaries of the said artesian basin as set by order of the state engineer effective January 31, 1950, shall be included in and subject to the district, such conservancy district may file a petition in the district court of the county wherein said district was originally formed in the same proceeding, praying that the decree providing for the formation of said district be amended so as to include such lands; provided, however, the petition shall be accompanied by a certificate of the state engineer, describing the designated boundaries of the said artesian basin.
N.M. Stat. § 53-8-92 — NM Code / Chapter 53 / Article 8 / Section 53-8-92
§ 53-8-92. Issuance of certificate of good standing and compliance
Status: in_force

The commission [secretary of state] may issue a certificate of good standing and compliance if the corporation requesting the certificate has paid all fees due at the time of the request.
N.M. Stat. § 24-14-21 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 14 / Section 24-14-21
§ 24-14-21. Delayed registration of death
Status: in_force

A. When a death occurring in this state has not been registered, a certificate may be filed in accordance with regulations of the board of medical investigators. The certificate shall be registered subject to evidentiary requirements as prescribed by regulation to substantiate the alleged facts of death.

B. Certificates of death registered one year or more after the date of death shall be marked “delayed” and shall show on their face the date of the delayed registration.
N.M. Stat. § 4-9-1 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 9 / Section 4-9-1
§ 4-9-1. Original county boundaries
Status: in_force

All that portion of the territory of New Mexico embraced within the following boundaries, to wit: commencing at the corners of townships twenty and twenty-one south, range seven and eight west, which said corners are about four miles northeasterly from Fort Cummings, in Dona Ana county; thence running northerly in a direct line across the summit of the Sierra Mimbres to a point due west of Ojo del Muerto; thence west to the western boundary of the territory; thence south along said boundary to the southwest corner of the territory; thence following the southern boundary of the territory eastwardly to a point on said southern boundary due south of the place of beginning; thence north to the place of beginning, shall form and constitute a new county to be called Grant county.
N.M. Stat. § 7-23-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 23 / Section 7-23-1
§ 7-23-1. Producers exempt from license or occupation tax; sellers of meat; keeping of hides; notification of intent to slaughter
Status: in_force

That any resident of this state, selling wood, fruits, farm and garden produce of his own raising, exclusively, or fresh meats, butchered from animals of his own raising only, shall not be required to pay an occupation tax or to obtain a peddler's or itinerant vendor's license to engage in such sales; provided, that when beef, veal or mutton is offered for sale the person so offering such beef, veal or mutton for sale shall have in his immediate possession at the time and place of offering such meat for sale the hide or pelt of the slaughtered animal, the meat of which is being offered for sale, so that such hide may be examined and inspected by any authorized cattle inspector, peace officer, or any other person demanding to inspect the same. The provisions of this section, relative to the sale of fresh meat shall apply only to owners of livestock who do not make a business of peddling; provided that any person desiring to slaughter any meat animal for the purpose of selling the meat thereof, shall before slaughtering notify in writing the nearest magistrate or brand inspector of the New Mexico livestock board of such intent, giving descriptions of brand, sex, color and age of such animal.
N.M. Stat. § 14-14A-6 — NM Code / Chapter 14 / Article 14A / Section 14-14A-6
§ 14-14A-6. Identification of individual
Status: in_force

A. A notarial officer has personal knowledge of the identity of an individual appearing before the officer if the individual is personally known to the officer through dealings sufficient to provide reasonable certainty that individual has the identity claimed.

B. A notarial officer has satisfactory evidence of the identity of an individual appearing before the officer if the officer can identify the individual:

(1) by means of:

(a) a passport, driver's license or government-issued nondriver identification card, which is current or expired not more than one year before performance of the notarial act; or

(b) another form of government identification issued to an individual, which is current or expired not more than one year before performance of the notarial act, contains the signature or a photograph of the individual and is satisfactory to the officer; or

(2) by a verification on oath or affirmation of a credible witness personally appearing before the officer, who is unrelated to and unaffected by the document or transaction, and known to the officer and whom the officer can identify on the basis of a passport, driver's license or government-issued nondriver identification card, which is current or expired not more than one year before performance of the notarial act.

C. A notarial officer may require an individual to provide additional information or identification credentials necessary to assure the officer of the identity of the individual.
N.M. Stat. § 9-16-2 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 16 / Section 9-16-2
§ 9-16-2. Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Regulation and Licensing Department Act is to create a single, unified department to administer all laws and exercise all functions formerly administered and exercised by the financial institutions division, the construction industries division and the mobile housing division of the commerce and industry department.
N.M. Stat. § 1-19A-6 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 19A / Section 1-19A-6
§ 1-19A-6. Certification
Status: in_force

A. Upon receipt of a final submittal of qualifying contributions by an applicant candidate, the secretary shall determine from the applicant candidate's statement whether the applicant candidate has:

(1) signed and filed a declaration of intent to obtain financing pursuant to the Voter Action Act in accordance with the requirements of that act;

(2) collected and submitted the appropriate number of qualifying contributions after filing a declaration of intent;

(3) met the qualifications to be a candidate pursuant to other applicable state election law;

(4) complied with contribution and expenditure restrictions; and

(5) otherwise met the requirements for obtaining financing pursuant to the Voter Action Act.

B. The secretary shall certify applicant candidates complying with the requirements of this section as certified candidates as soon as possible and no later than ten days after final submittal of qualifying contributions and certification as a candidate pursuant to other applicable state election law.

C. A certified candidate shall comply with all requirements of the Voter Action Act after certification and throughout the primary election and general election cycles. A certified candidate who accepts public campaign finance funds for the primary election shall comply with all the requirements of the Voter Action Act for the remainder of the election cycle in question, even if the certified candidate decides not to accept such funds for the general election.
N.M. Stat. § 3-39-21 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 39 / Section 3-39-21
§ 3-39-21. Permits and variances
Status: in_force

A. When advisable to facilitate the enforcement of the Municipal Airport Zoning Law, a system may be established for granting permits to establish or construct new structures and other uses. In any event, before any nonconforming structure may be replaced with a taller one or any nonconforming tree allowed to grow higher or be replanted, a permit must be secured from the administrative agency authorized to administer and enforce the regulations, authorizing such replacement or change. No such permit shall be granted that would allow the structure to become a greater hazard to air navigation than it was when the applicable regulation was adopted; and whenever the administrative agency determines that nonconforming structure or tree has been abandoned or more than eighty percent torn down, destroyed, deteriorated or decayed, no permit shall be granted that would allow said structure or tree to exceed the applicable height limit or otherwise deviate from the zoning regulations. Except as indicated, all applications for permits for replacement, change or repair of nonconforming uses shall be granted.

B. Any person desiring to erect any structure, or increase the height of any structure, or permit the growth of any tree, or otherwise use his property, in violation of airport zoning regulations adopted under the Municipal Airport Zoning Law, may apply to the board of appeals, as provided in Section 3-39-22 NMSA 1978 , for a variance from the zoning regulations in question. Such variance shall be allowed where a literal application or enforcement of the regulations would result in practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship and the relief granted would not be contrary to the public interest but do substantial justice and be in accordance with the spirit of the regulations.

C. In granting any permit or variance under this section, the administrative agency or board of appeals may, if it deems such action advisable to effectuate the purposes of the Municipal Airport Zoning Law, and reasonable in the circumstances, so condition such permit or variance as to require the owner of the structure or tree in question to permit the political subdivision, at its own expense, to install, operate and maintain suitable obstruction markers and obstruction lights thereon.
N.M. Stat. § 26-2C-23 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 26 / Article 2C / Section 26-2C-23
§ 26-2C-23. Medical cannabis provisions unaffected
Status: in_force

Nothing in the Cannabis Regulation Act shall be construed to limit a privilege or right of a qualified patient, a primary caregiver or a reciprocal participant participating in the medical cannabis program or the use, dispensing, possession, prescribing, storage or transport of a prescription drug containing cannabis that is approved pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
N.M. Stat. § 4-54-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 54 / Section 4-54-4
§ 4-54-4. Tax limitation
Status: in_force

The aggregate total of all taxes levied by a community service district for all purposes shall not exceed a rate of ten dollars ($10.00), or any lower maximum amount required by operation of the rate limitation provisions of Section 7-37-7.1 NMSA 1978 upon taxes levied pursuant to the Community Service District Act, on each one thousand dollars ($1,000) of net taxable value, as that term is defined in the Property Tax Code, of taxable property within this community service district.
N.M. Stat. § 1-6B-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 6B / Section 1-6B-2
§ 1-6B-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act:

A. “ federal postcard application ” means the application prescribed under the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act; 1

B. “ federal write-in absentee ballot ” means the ballot approved pursuant to the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act; and

C. “ military-overseas ballot ” means a ballot sent to a federal qualified elector by the county clerk or cast in accordance with the provisions of the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-46-22 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 46 / Section 59A-46-22
§ 59A-46-22. Summary orders and supervision
Status: in_force

A. Whenever the superintendent determines that the financial condition of any health maintenance organization is such that its continued operation might be hazardous to its enrollees, creditors or the general public, or that it has violated any provision of the Health Maintenance Organization Law, he may, after notice and hearing, order the health maintenance organization to take such action as may be reasonably necessary to rectify such condition or violation, including but not limited to one or more of the following:

(1) reduce the total amount of present and potential liability for benefits by reinsurance or other method acceptable to the superintendent;

(2) reduce the volume of new business being accepted;

(3) reduce expenses by specified methods;

(4) suspend or limit the writing of new business for a period of time;

(5) increase the health maintenance organization's capital and surplus by contribution; or

(6) take such other steps as the superintendent may deem appropriate under the circumstances, including suspension or revocation of the certificate or authority or assessment of administrative penalties as provided in Section 59A-46-20 NMSA 1978 .

B. For purposes of this section, the violation by a health maintenance organization of any law of this state to which such health maintenance organization is subject shall be deemed a violation of the provisions of the Health Maintenance Organization Law.

C. The superintendent is authorized to make rules and regulations setting uniform standards and criteria for early warning that the continued operation of any health maintenance organization might be hazardous to its enrollees, creditors or the general public and setting standards for evaluating the financial condition of any health maintenance organization, which standards shall be consistent with the purposes expressed in Subsection A of this section.

D. The remedies and measures available to the superintendent under this section shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, the remedies and measures available to the superintendent under the provisions of Chapter 59A, Article 41 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 21-3-15 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 3 / Section 21-3-15
§ 21-3-15. Bonds; form; conditions
Status: in_force

Bonds issued pursuant to Chapter 21, Article 3 NMSA 1978 shall be in such form and denominations as the board determines, due and payable not later than fifty years from date of issue. The bonds shall be payable in consecutive order commencing not later than two years from date of issue.
N.M. Stat. § 61-28B-22 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 28B / Section 61-28B-22
§ 61-28B-22. Criminal penalties
Status: in_force

A. When the board has reason to believe that a person or firm has knowingly engaged in an act or practice that violates the provisions of the 1999 Public Accountancy Act, the board may bring its information to the attention of the district attorney or other appropriate law enforcement officer of any jurisdiction who may bring a criminal proceeding.

B. A person or firm that knowingly violates a provision of the 1999 Public Accountancy Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be subject to a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by a definite term of imprisonment not to exceed six months or both.
N.M. Stat. § 29-9-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 29 / Article 9 / Section 29-9-2
§ 29-9-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Organized Crime Act;

A. “organized crime” means the supplying for profit of illegal goods and services, including, but not limited to, gambling, loan sharking, narcotics and other forms of vice and corruption, by members of a structured and disciplined organization;

B. “public officer” means any elected or appointed officer of the state or any of its political subdivisions, serving with or without remuneration for his services; and

C. “commission” means the governor's organized crime prevention commission.
N.M. Stat. § 18-6-3 — NM Code / Chapter 18 / Article 6 / Section 18-6-3
§ 18-6-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Cultural Properties Act:

A. “committee” means the cultural properties review committee;

B. “cultural property” means a structure, place, site or object having historic, archaeological, scientific, architectural or other cultural significance;

C. “registered cultural property” means a cultural property that has been placed on the official register on either a permanent or temporary basis by the committee;

D. “official register” means the New Mexico register of cultural properties maintained by the committee for the purpose of recording cultural properties deemed worthy of preservation; and

E. “state land” means property owned, controlled or operated by a department, agency, institution or political subdivision of the state.
N.M. Stat. § 66-6-36 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 6 / Section 66-6-36
§ 66-6-36. Payment in foreign currency
Status: in_force

To the extent permitted by the laws of the United States and by treaties entered into by the United States, the secretary may require all amounts due under the Motor Vehicle Code or the Motor Transportation Act to be paid in currency of the United States. To the extent the secretary permits or is required to permit payment of amounts due under the Motor Vehicle Code or the Motor Transportation Act to be made in foreign currency, the secretary after consultation with the secretary of finance and administration shall establish a procedure for selecting an appropriate exchange rate to be used in determining the amount due expressed in the foreign currency. The secretary may require, as a condition for accepting payment in a foreign currency, that any cost incurred or to be incurred by the department in converting the currency be added to the amount due. Amounts received by the department to defray the cost of converting currency are appropriated to the department for that purpose.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-6A-15 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 6A / Section 32A-6A-15
§ 32A-6A-15. Consent for services; children fourteen years of age or older
Status: in_force

A. A child fourteen years of age or older is presumed to have capacity to consent to treatment without consent of the child's legal custodian, including consent for individual psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, guidance counseling, case management, behavioral therapy, family therapy, counseling, substance abuse treatment or other forms of verbal treatment that do not include aversive interventions. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to provide a child fourteen years of age or older with independent consent rights for the purposes of the provision of special education and related services as set forth in federal law.

B. Psychotropic medications may be administered to a child fourteen years of age or older with the informed consent of the child. When psychotropic medications are administered to a child fourteen years of age or older, the child's legal custodian shall be notified by the clinician.

C. A clinician or other mental health and developmental disabilities professional shall promote the healthy involvement of a child's legal custodians and family members in developing and implementing the child's treatment plan, including appropriate participation in treatment for children fourteen years of age or older. However, nothing in this section shall limit the rights of a child fourteen years of age or older to consent to services and to consent to disclosure of mental health records.
N.M. Stat. § 10-9-16 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 9 / Section 10-9-16
§ 10-9-16. Status of present employees
Status: in_force

All employees of the state holding positions brought into the classified service by the Personnel Act shall be continued in their positions and become regular employees without original examinations, if they have held the position for at least one year immediately prior to the effective date of the Personnel Act. All other employees of the state holding positions brought into the service by the Personnel Act shall be continued in their positions as probationers until they have, not later than one year from the effective date of the Personnel Act, taken and passed a qualifying test prescribed by the director for the position held. An employee who fails to qualify shall be dismissed within thirty days after the establishment of an employment or promotion list for his position. Nothing in the Personnel Act shall preclude the reclassification or reallocation of any position held by an incumbent.

This section shall not apply to employees of the grant-in-aid agencies whose status as employees or probationers shall be recognized under rules to be promulgated by the board.
N.M. Stat. § 65-5-1.2 — NM Code / Chapter 65 / Article 5 / Section 65-5-1.2
§ 65-5-1.2. Joint ports of entry; enforcement authority
Status: in_force

The department may require commercial motor carrier vehicles to stop at a joint port of entry in an adjoining state. The joint port of entry shall be established pursuant to an agreement entered into between the department and another state pursuant to Section 9-11-12 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 57-22-6.3 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 22 / Section 57-22-6.3
§ 57-22-6.3. General provisions; charitable organizations; professional fundraisers; prohibited practices
Status: in_force

A charitable organization or a professional fundraiser shall not:

A. engage in deceptive fundraising practices, meaning any false or misleading verbal or written statement, description or representation of any kind knowingly made in connection with a solicitation and that may, tends to or does deceive or mislead any person and includes:

(1) using the name or likeness of any person in solicitation literature without the express written consent of the person; provided that publication of previous contributors' names to acknowledge their contributions shall not require their express written consent;

(2) using a name, symbol or statement that is so closely related or similar to that used by another charitable organization or governmental agency that the use would tend to confuse or mislead the public; and

(3) misrepresenting, confusing or misleading any person to reasonably believe incorrectly that the contributions being solicited are or will be used for purposes, persons or programs in the state; or

B. collect or attempt to collect a contribution in person or by courier unless:

(1) the solicitation and collection or attempt to collect occur contemporaneously; or

(2) the solicitation includes the sale of goods or items and the collection or attempt to collect occurs contemporaneously with the delivery of the goods or items agreed to be purchased by the contributor.
N.M. Stat. § 50-4A-3 — NM Code / Chapter 50 / Article 4A / Section 50-4A-3
§ 50-4A-3. Domestic abuse leave required; retaliation prohibited
Status: in_force

An employer shall grant an employee domestic abuse leave without interfering with, restraining or denying exercise of rights under the Promoting Financial Independence for Victims of Domestic Abuse Act or attempting to do so. Retaliation against an employee for using domestic abuse leave is prohibited.
N.M. Stat. § 35-6-10 — NM Code / Chapter 35 / Article 6 / Section 35-6-10
§ 35-6-10. Magistrate court; electronic services fee
Status: in_force

A magistrate court may charge and collect from persons who use electronic services an electronic services fee in an amount established by supreme court rule. Proceeds from the electronic services fee shall be remitted to the administrative office of the courts for deposit in the electronic services fund.