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N.M. Stat. § 10-8-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 10 / Article 8 / Section 10-8-6
§ 10-8-6. Application of act
Status: in_force

A. The Per Diem and Mileage Act shall not apply to the members of the legislature unless the legislature by specific reference to the act makes it applicable to the members and such application does not thereby exceed the per diem and mileage rates fixed in the constitution of New Mexico.

B. The provisions of Subsection D of Section 10-8-4 NMSA 1978 pertaining to the mileage reimbursement rate for travel in a privately owned vehicle shall not apply to employees of a hospital facility under the control of the board of trustees of a special hospital district created pursuant to the provisions of the Special Hospital District Act, if the board of trustees has fixed a mileage reimbursement rate for those employees.
N.M. Stat. § 7-9-15 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 9 / Section 7-9-15
§ 7-9-15. Exemption; compensating tax; certain organizations
Status: in_force

Exempted from the compensating tax is the use of property by organizations that demonstrate to the department that they have been granted exemption from the federal income tax by the United States commissioner of internal revenue as organizations described in Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1954 , as amended or renumbered, in the conduct of functions described in Section 501(c)(3) . The use of property as an ingredient or component part of a construction project is not a use in the conduct of functions described in Section 501(c)(3) . This section does not apply to the use of property in an unrelated trade or business as defined in Section 513 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1954 , as amended or renumbered.
N.M. Stat. § 61-9-4 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 9 / Section 61-9-4
§ 61-9-4. Criminal offender's character evaluation
Status: in_force

The provisions of the Criminal Offender Employment Act shall govern any consideration of criminal records required or permitted by the Professional Psychologist Act.
N.M. Stat. § 35-1-35 — NM Code / Chapter 35 / Article 1 / Section 35-1-35
§ 35-1-35. Magistrate court; Valencia district
Status: in_force

There shall be three magistrates in Valencia magistrate district, division 1 and division 3 in Los Lunas and division 2 in Belen.
N.M. Stat. § 72-18-30 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 18 / Section 72-18-30
§ 72-18-30. Dissolution; hearings; court powers
Status: in_force

A. No application for dissolution shall be declared void on account of alleged defects, but the court may at any time permit the petition to be amended to conform to the facts by correcting any errors in the description of the territory or in any other particular.

B. The court shall order an election in the district on the question of dissolution if it finds the application for dissolution to be in order and finds that the district has no outstanding securities or other financial obligations or that the district's securities and other financial obligations will be adequately provided for before dissolution by means of escrow funds or federal securities to secure payment thereof.

C. If the district has outstanding securities or other financial obligations and no escrow plan, the court shall determine whether the continuation of functions provided for in the plan for dissolution adequately provides for payment of the securities and other financial obligations of the district. If the court determines that the application and the plan for dissolution are sufficient and that an agreement exists for continuation of functions, the court shall order an election of the qualified electors of the district pursuant to the provisions of the Local Election Act on the question of dissolving the district or, if there is a plan for dissolution, on the question of dissolving the district in accordance with the plan for dissolution. If, at any time after the filing of an application for dissolution, the court determines that no agreement can be reached concerning the plan for dissolution or that the other requirements of Section 72-18-28 NMSA 1978 cannot be met, it shall dismiss the dissolution proceedings.
N.M. Stat. § 3-11-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 11 / Section 3-11-2
§ 3-11-2. Mayor; vacated office; appointment by governing body
Status: in_force

In case of the death, disability, resignation or change of residence, from the municipality, of the mayor, the governing body shall appoint by majority vote a qualified elector to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term of office.
N.M. Stat. § 6-13-11 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 13 / Section 6-13-11
§ 6-13-11. Bond payment
Status: in_force

It is the duty of the secretary and treasurer of the governing board, where bonds have been issued pursuant to the Institution Bond Act, to forward to the bank at which the bonds are payable, prior to the date on which any installment of interest or any principal amount of any bonds matures, out of the interest and retirement fund, a sufficient sum of money to meet the installment of interest and maturing principal as they become due, plus any service charge which the bank is entitled to receive for its services.
N.M. Stat. § 66-3-873 — NM Code / Chapter 66 / Article 3 / Section 66-3-873
§ 66-3-873. Formulation of rules and regulations governing transportation of compressed gases and corrosive liquids
Status: in_force

A. The director is empowered and directed to formulate, adopt and promulgate rules and regulations containing reasonable standards of safety, having uniform force and effect throughout this state for the transportation of compressed gases and corrosive liquids by tank vehicle upon the public highways, including standards covering safety and the safe operation thereof. Of the aforesaid standards, those applicable to compressed gases and those applicable to corrosive liquids shall each be separately formulated and distinguished. The director shall, and local authorities may, enforce such rules and regulations.

B. Standards of safety incorporated in any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this section shall be consistent with recognized good practice for tank vehicle transportation of each of the aforementioned products as evidenced by standards therefor promulgated by nationally recognized authorities on the subject, except that suitable and reasonable exceptions may be provided under which the continued operation of tank vehicles in service prior to the adoption of the rules and regulations authorized by this section may be permitted.

C. No rule or regulation shall be adopted under the provisions of this section or made effective until after a public hearing thereon, of which at least twenty days' written notice shall have been given by registered mail to each motor carrier, producer, refiner, distributor or other person who or which shall have registered his or its name and mailing address with the director as a party interested in such proceedings, and at which any such interested party may appear and present testimony. Every such notice shall contain a copy of each rule and regulation proposed for adoption pursuant to such hearing.
N.M. Stat. § 9-25-3 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 25 / Section 9-25-3
§ 9-25-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Higher Education Department Act:

A. “ board ” means the higher education advisory board;

B. “ department ” means the higher education department; and

C. “ secretary ” means the secretary of higher education.
N.M. Stat. § 73-11-53 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 11 / Section 73-11-53
§ 73-11-53. Construction of law of 1919
Status: in_force

This act shall be construed as applying only to districts organized for the purpose of cooperation with the United States under the federal reclamation law or other federal laws as defined in Section one hereof and nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to affect or interfere with the organization, operation or maintenance of any irrigation district organized or to be organized under any other laws of this state. Nor shall this act be so construed as to affect the validity of any district heretofore organized under the laws of this state for the purpose of cooperation with the United States under the federal reclamation law or other federal laws, or its right in or to property or any of its rights or privileges of whatsoever kind or nature; but said districts are hereby made subject to the provisions of this act so far as applicable; nor shall this act be construed to affect, impair or discharge any contract, obligation, lien or charge, for, or upon which such district was or might become liable or chargeable had not this act been passed; nor shall it affect the validity of any bonds which have been issued and sold, or issued but not sold; nor shall it affect any action which may now be pending.

Provided, that any irrigation district heretofore organized, or hereafter to be organized under the provisions of any other laws of this state which may desire to cooperate with the United States under the federal reclamation law or other federal laws, may enter into a contract with the United States providing for such cooperation with the United States, and after such contract shall have been approved by a majority of the qualified electors of said district at an election held as provided under this act, such irrigation district shall thereafter become subject to the provisions of this act.
N.M. Stat. § 24-1D-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 1D / Section 24-1D-4
§ 24-1D-4. Corps sites; local assistance; reimbursements
Status: in_force

The corps may require a community or practice site to pay the costs associated with providing corps health professionals in the community. The corps may allow in-kind contributions as partial or complete payment. The corps may negotiate with the community on the amount of money or in-kind services that shall be paid to the state. Money paid to the state shall be deposited in the general fund. Payback requirements and in-kind contributions shall be determined and negotiated based on formulas adopted pursuant to regulations.
N.M. Stat. § 3-15-2 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 15 / Section 3-15-2
§ 3-15-2. Qualified electors may adopt charter
Status: in_force

The qualified electors of a municipality who wish to be governed pursuant to Article 10, Section 6 of the constitution of New Mexico may adopt, amend or repeal a charter pursuant to the Municipal Charter Act.
N.M. Stat. § 7-9-76 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 9 / Section 7-9-76
§ 7-9-76. Deduction; gross receipts tax; travel agents' commissions paid by certain entities
Status: in_force

Receipts of travel agents derived from commissions paid by maritime transportation companies and interstate airlines, railroads and passenger buses for booking, referral, reservation or ticket services may be deducted from gross receipts.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-58-14 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 58 / Section 59A-58-14
§ 59A-58-14. Prohibition of requiring purchase of service contract as a condition of loan approval or purchase of property
Status: in_force

No person may require the purchase of a service contract as a condition for the approval of a loan or the purchasing of property.
N.M. Stat. § 46-9A-1 — NM Code / Chapter 46 / Article 9A / Section 46-9A-1
§ 46-9A-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 34-3-2 — NM Code / Chapter 34 / Article 3 / Section 34-3-2
§ 34-3-2. Supreme court building commission; organization
Status: in_force

The chief justice of the supreme court shall act as chair of the supreme court building commission, and the clerk of the supreme court shall act as secretary for the commission. The secretary shall keep complete records of all commission business and shall approve all vouchers submitted to the department of finance and administration for the expenditure of funds appropriated to the supreme court for the operations of the supreme court building commission. Three members of the commission constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and all actions of the commission shall be by a majority vote of the full commission.
N.M. Stat. § 58-15-11 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 15 / Section 58-15-11
§ 58-15-11. Regulations and orders; certified copies
Status: in_force

A. The director has authority to make reasonable regulations and orders for the administration and enforcement of the New Mexico Small Loan Act of 1955 and is expressly authorized to make regulations and orders governing the conduct of all licensees' operations, including the method and manner of selling, handling and writing, in connection with any loan, any form of insurance by the licensee or any agent or employee in the office of the licensee or of any other firm, person or corporation associated or affiliated with the licensee or operating in the same building in which the business of the licensee is conducted. Every regulation shall be promulgated by an order, and any ruling, demand, requirement or similar administrative act may be promulgated by an order. Every order shall be in writing, referenced to the section under which it is issued, shall state its effective date and the date of its promulgation and shall be entered in an indexed permanent book that shall be a public record. A copy of every order promulgating a regulation and of every other order containing a requirement of general application shall be mailed to each licensee at least fifteen days before the effective date of the order.

B. The director is expressly authorized to make regulations and orders, in accordance with the provisions of Subsection A of this section, governing the conduct of licensees in making loans to consumers. Such regulations may address, consistent with the provisions of Sections 58-15-32 through 58-15-38 NMSA 1978 , all aspects of loans to consumers and shall specifically address:

(1) the cost of loans, including fees and interest rates;

(2) the terms of loans, including amount, length, renewals, rescission, payments and security;

(3) required disclosures to consumers;

(4) methods of collection on loans in default; and

(5) methods of verifying consumer eligibility for loans and licensee compliance with the New Mexico Small Loan Act of 1955 and regulations promulgated pursuant to that act.

C. On application of any person and payment of the cost thereof, the director shall furnish, under the director's seal and signed by the director or the director's deputy, a certified copy of any license, regulation or order. In any court or proceeding, the copy shall be prima facie evidence of the fact of the issuance of a license, regulation or order.
N.M. Stat. § 41-4-14 — NM Code / Chapter 41 / Article 4 / Section 41-4-14
§ 41-4-14. Defenses
Status: in_force

A governmental entity and its public employees may assert any defense available under the law of New Mexico.
N.M. Stat. § 4-38-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 38 / Section 4-38-2
§ 4-38-2. Members; quorum
Status: in_force

A. The board of county commissioners shall consist of either three or five qualified electors who shall be elected according to law. For a three-member board, two members constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting business. For a five-member board, three members constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting business.

B. The board of county commissioners of any county having a population of more than one hundred thousand, as shown by the most recent federal decennial census, and having a final, full assessed valuation in excess of seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000) shall consist of five qualified electors who shall be elected according to law.
N.M. Stat. § 30-15-6 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 15 / Section 30-15-6
§ 30-15-6. Penalty
Status: in_force

Anyone violating the provisions of Section 1 of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
N.M. Stat. § 9-6-14 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 6 / Section 9-6-14
§ 9-6-14. Trust fund created
Status: in_force

The “Fort Stanton development fund” is created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of all gifts, donations and bequests of money to the Fort Stanton development commission as well as any appropriations made to the commission. Earnings from the investment of the fund shall be credited to the fund. Expenditure from the fund shall be made only for the purposes for which the commission was created pursuant to vouchers signed by the chairman of the commission on warrants issued by the secretary of finance and administration.
N.M. Stat. § 27-2A-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 27 / Article 2A / Section 27-2A-9
§ 27-2A-9. Department exempt from bond requirement for personal representative
Status: in_force

If the department seeks appointment as a personal representative of a decedent to enforce its rights as a creditor of the decedent pursuant to the provisions of the Medicaid Estate Recovery Act, it is exempt from any requirement for posting a bond.
N.M. Stat. § 22-23-5 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 23 / Section 22-23-5
§ 22-23-5. Bilingual multicultural education program plan; evaluation
Status: in_force

A. A school board or, for charter schools, a governing body of a charter school may prepare and submit to the department a bilingual multicultural education program plan in accordance with rules issued by the department.

B. At regular intervals, the school board or governing body of a charter school and a parent advisory committee from the district or charter school shall review the goals and priorities of the plan and make appropriate recommendations to the department.

C. Bilingual multicultural education programs shall be delivered as part of the regular academic program. Involvement of students in a bilingual multicultural education program shall not have the effect of segregating students by ethnic group, color or national origin.

D. Each district or charter school shall maintain academic achievement and language proficiency data and update the data annually to evaluate bilingual multicultural education program effectiveness and use of funds. The department shall annually compile and report these data to the appropriate interim legislative committee.

E. Districts and charter schools shall provide professional development to employees, including teachers, teacher assistants, principals, bilingual directors or coordinators, associate superintendents, superintendents and financial officers in the areas of:

(1) research-based bilingual multicultural education programs and implications for instruction;

(2) best practices of English as a second language, English language development and bilingual multicultural education programs; and

(3) classroom assessments that support academic and language development.

F. Bilingual multicultural education programs shall be part of the district's or charter school's professional development plan. Bilingual educators, including teachers, teacher assistants, instructional support personnel, principals and program administrators, shall participate in professional development and training.
N.M. Stat. § 9-2A-20 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 2A / Section 9-2A-20
§ 9-2A-20. Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Youth Alliance Act is to encourage young people throughout New Mexico to consider and discuss the opportunities, issues and challenges they face and to identify community, family and collaborative assets as possible solutions for presentation to the governor, lieutenant governor and legislature.
N.M. Stat. § 63-2-16 — NM Code / Chapter 63 / Article 2 / Section 63-2-16
§ 63-2-16. Foreign roads; extensions; certificate to be filed; time for commencement and completion
Status: in_force

Any such railroad corporation owning or operating a line of railroad in this state and projecting one or more extensions or branches of such line of railroad in this state shall file in the office of the secretary of state and in the office of the county clerk of each county through or in which the line of any such extension or branch shall be located a declaration, subscribed by its president or vice president and attested under its corporate seal, of its intention to construct such extension or branch line, stating the places from and to which it is intended to build the same, together with a map or plat showing the surveyed line or route thereof. The filing of such declaration and map or plat shall entitle such railroad corporation to a prior right to construct such extension or branch line along the line or route described therein; provided such corporation shall commence construction within four years after date of filing in the office of the secretary of state and complete the same within six years, and provided further, that it shall comply with the laws of this state for acquiring lands for right of way. Nothing in this section or Section 63-2-15 NMSA 1978 shall be deemed to exclude the jurisdiction of this state over the control of all railroads or parts thereof situate within the boundaries of this state.
N.M. Stat. § 16-6-6 — NM Code / Chapter 16 / Article 6 / Section 16-6-6
§ 16-6-6. Annual meeting; election of officers; financial report to governor
Status: in_force

The commission shall hold annual meetings on the first Monday in January of each year, at which meeting the chairman and the secretary and treasurer shall be selected and such other business shall be transacted as the interests of said state fair shall require. On the first Monday in January in each year after said fair is held, the state fair commission shall prepare and transmit to the governor of the state, a full financial statement, signed by each member of the commission, showing all funds received and disbursed, all assets and liabilities, being a full and detailed account of its transactions and containing such statistics and information as may be of value to the various industries of the state.
N.M. Stat. § 1-10-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 10 / Section 1-10-2
§ 1-10-2. Ballots; duty to provide
Status: in_force

The county clerk shall prepare and supply the ballots used in elections conducted under the Election Code. The secretary of state may assist in preparing and supplying ballots. Ballots other than those prepared by the county clerk or secretary of state shall not be used.
N.M. Stat. § 72-20-59 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 20 / Section 72-20-59
§ 72-20-59. Reissuance of securities
Status: in_force

Any resolution authorizing the issuance of securities or any other instrument appertaining thereto may provide for their reissuance in other denominations in negotiable or nonnegotiable form and otherwise in such manner and form as the board may determine.
N.M. Stat. § 21-21R-5 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 21R / Section 21-21R-5
§ 21-21R-5. Duration of scholarship authorized
Status: in_force

A. Each scholarship is for a period of one semester, including the summer semester. A scholarship may be renewed; provided that the eligible student continues to meet the conditions of eligibility.

B. Scholarships may be provided to an eligible student until the eligible student receives a credit-bearing certificate or certificates.

C. Scholarships may be provided to an eligible student for up to ninety credit hours for the completion of an associate degree.

D. Scholarships may be provided to an eligible student for up to one hundred sixty credit hours for the completion of a bachelor's degree.

E. Scholarships may be provided to an eligible student until the eligible student graduates from a four-year public post-secondary educational institution or tribal college.