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N.M. Stat. § 22-15C-6 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 15C / Section 22-15C-6
§ 22-15C-6. Distribution of money for school library material
Status: in_force

A. On or before July 1 of each year, the department shall allocate from the fund at least ninety percent of the estimated entitlement for each school district, state institution or governmentally controlled school as determined from the estimated forty-day membership for the next school year to each school district, state institution and governmentally controlled school. The entitlement of a school district, a state institution or a governmentally controlled school is the portion of the total amount of the annual appropriation less a deduction for a reasonable reserve for emergency expenses that its forty-day membership bears to the forty-day membership of the entire state. Additional students shall be counted as six students for the purpose of the allocation.

B. On or before January 15 of each year, the department shall recompute each entitlement using the forty-day membership for that year and shall allocate the balance of the annual appropriation adjusting for any over- or under-estimation made in the first allocation.

C. The department shall establish procedures to distribute funds directly to school districts, state institutions and governmentally controlled schools.

D. A school district, a state institution or a governmentally controlled school that has funds remaining for the purchase of school library material at the end of a fiscal year shall retain those funds for expenditure in subsequent years.
N.M. Stat. § 1-10-6 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 10 / Section 1-10-6
§ 1-10-6. Ballots; name to be printed; order of names; similar names; names not to be printed
Status: in_force

A. In the preparation of ballots for a statewide election, the candidate's name shall be printed on the ballot as it appears on the candidate's certificate of registration that is on file in the county clerk's office on the day the secretary of state issues the proclamation for that election; provided that:

(1) the last name printed on the ballot shall match the candidate's legal last name;

(2) academic, honorific and elected titles shall not be printed;

(3) periods after initials shall not be printed;

(4) punctuation common to names, other than a period, shall be printed as it appears on the candidate's certificate of registration; and

(5) only letters and punctuation used in roman typefaces shall be printed.

B. The order of candidates for the same office in a statewide election shall be determined using a randomization method provided by rule.

C. If it appears that the names of two or more candidates for any office to be voted on at the election are the same or are so similar as to tend to confuse the voter as to the candidates' identities, the candidates shall be differentiated on the ballot in accordance with rules adopted by the secretary of state.

D. A candidate's name shall not be printed on the ballot if at least seventy days before a general election, sixty-three days before a primary election or regular local election or seven days after the filing day for declarations of candidacy for any other election:

(1) the candidate files with the proper filing officer a signed and notarized statement of withdrawal as a candidate in that election;

(2) a judicial determination is made that the candidate does not qualify to be a candidate for the office sought;

(3) the voter registration of the candidate is updated by the candidate in such manner that the candidate does not qualify to be a candidate for the office sought; or

(4) the voter registration of the candidate is canceled for any reason provided in Chapter 1, Article 4 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 6-32-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 32 / Section 6-32-3
§ 6-32-3. Small business recovery loan fund; created; funding schedule
Status: in_force

A. The “small business recovery loan fund” is created in the authority. The fund consists of appropriations, gifts, grants, deposits, transfers and donations to the fund. Money in the fund is appropriated to the authority to administer the provisions of the Small Business Recovery and Stimulus Act. The authority shall administer the fund. Balances remaining in the fund as of December 31, 2023 and not identified by the authority as necessary to administer the Small Business Recovery and Stimulus Act over the life of the loans provided pursuant to that act shall revert to the severance tax permanent fund. The authority may expend no more than two percent of the state investment council's commitment pursuant to Section 7-27-5.15 NMSA 1978 for administering the Small Business Recovery and Stimulus Act.

B. On March 3, 2021, the authority and the state investment council shall coordinate to develop a funding schedule to ensure that sufficient funding, as provided for in Section 7-27-5.15 NMSA 1978 , is made available to the authority to carry out the provisions of the Small Business Recovery and Stimulus Act.
N.M. Stat. § 14-8-15 — NM Code / Chapter 14 / Article 8 / Section 14-8-15
§ 14-8-15. Payment of fees; disposition
Status: in_force

A. No county clerk shall receive any instrument of writing for filing or record unless the fees for such filing and recording have first been paid.

B. Unless otherwise specified by law, the county clerk shall collect a recording fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each document filed or recorded by the county clerk.

C. If a document being filed or recorded contains more than ten entries to the county recording index, the county clerk shall collect an additional fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each additional block of ten or fewer entries to the county recording index from the document.

D. To the extent documents described in Section 14-8-13 NMSA 1978 are filed or recorded in the office of the county clerk, the documents shall be received pursuant to the fees described in this section.

E. For each fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) collected by the county clerk pursuant to this section, eighteen dollars ($18.00) shall be deposited in the county general fund and seven dollars ($7.00) shall be deposited in the county clerk recording and filing fund.
N.M. Stat. § 28-11C-3 — NM Code / Chapter 28 / Article 11C / Section 28-11C-3
§ 28-11C-3. Educational rights of deaf and hard-of-hearing children; additional duty of public education department
Status: in_force

A. The state of New Mexico recognizes the unique communication needs of children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing and encourages the development of specific recommendations by all state agencies, institutions and political subdivisions concerned with the early intervention, early childhood and kindergarten through twelfth grade education of students who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, including the public education department, the New Mexico school for the deaf and the department of health, to ensure that:

(1) these children have what every other child takes for granted, including an educational environment in which their language and communication needs are fully addressed and developed and in which they have early, ongoing and quality access to planned and incidental communication opportunities; and

(2) the recommendations, consistent with the findings and purpose of the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children's Educational Bill of Rights, be completed expeditiously.

B. Since 20 U.S.C. § 1414(d)(3)(B)(iv) of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act requires that the individual education plan team consider the unique communication needs of children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, the public education department shall develop a model “communication consideration for students who are deaf or hard-of-hearing”, to become part of the individual education plan process. The model shall be disseminated to all local school districts, with training to be provided as determined by the department.
N.M. Stat. § 22-10A-40.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 10A / Section 22-10A-40.1
§ 22-10A-40.1. Construction
Status: in_force

Nothing in this 2019 act shall be construed as:

A. allowing an armed school security personnel to carry firearms on school premises if doing so would be a violation of state or federal law; or

B. applying to school resource officers.
N.M. Stat. § 62-17A-2 — NM Code / Chapter 62 / Article 17A / Section 62-17A-2
§ 62-17A-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Community Energy Efficiency Development Block Grant Act:

A. “ affordable housing ” means residential housing primarily for low-income persons, including housing currently occupied by low-income persons or housing that is affordable to low-income persons based on assessed value, rent or estimated mortgage;

B. “ community energy efficiency project ” means a project that provides improvements to residential buildings in an underserved community that will in the aggregate reduce energy consumption, energy-related operating costs or the carbon intensity of energy consumption;

C. “ community partner ” means an organization that provides services or outreach to an underserved community to implement a community energy efficiency project;

D. “ department ” means the energy, minerals and natural resources department;

E. “ division ” means the energy conservation and management division of the department;

F. “ energy efficiency ” means measures that target efficient energy consumer behavior, equipment or devices and result in a decrease in energy consumption without reducing the amount or quality of energy services, and includes health and safety measures that use efficient equipment or devices to improve indoor air or drinking water quality;

G. “ low-income person ” means an individual, couple or family whose annual household adjusted gross income, as defined in Section 62 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986 , as that section may be amended or renumbered, does not exceed two hundred percent of the federal poverty level;

H. “ registered apprenticeship program that promotes diversity ” means an apprenticeship program registered pursuant to the Apprenticeship Assistance Act that encourages diversity among participants, participation by those underrepresented in the industry associated with the apprenticeship program and participation from disadvantaged communities as determined by the workforce solutions department;

I. “ residential housing ” means:

(1) a building, structure or portion thereof that is primarily occupied or designed for or intended primarily for occupancy as a residence by one or more households, including congregate housing, manufactured homes and other facilities; or

(2) real property that is offered for sale or lease for the construction or location on that real property of a building, structure or portion thereof that is intended primarily for occupancy as a residence by one or more households; and

J. “ underserved community ” means an area in the state, including a county, municipality or neighborhood, or subset of an area, where:

(1) the median adjusted gross income, as defined in Section 62 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 , as that section may be amended or renumbered, does not exceed two hundred percent of the federal poverty level; or

(2) there is a high energy burden or limited access to energy efficiency services as determined by department rule.
N.M. Stat. § 73-21-34 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 21 / Section 73-21-34
§ 73-21-34. Liberal construction
Status: in_force

This act being necessary to secure and preserve the public health, safety, convenience and welfare, it shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes.
N.M. Stat. § 1-14-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 14 / Section 1-14-2
§ 1-14-2. Contest of elections; status of person holding certificate
Status: in_force

In case of a contest of an election, the person holding the certificate of election shall take possession and discharge the duties of the office until the contest is decided.
N.M. Stat. § 37-2-4 — NM Code / Chapter 37 / Article 2 / Section 37-2-4
§ 37-2-4. Death of party to pending action; no abatement; exceptions
Status: in_force

No action pending in any court shall abate by the death of either, or both, the parties thereto, except an action for libel, slander, malicious prosecution, assault or assault and battery, for a nuisance or against a justice of the peace [magistrate] for misconduct in office, which shall abate by the death of the defendant.
N.M. Stat. § 9-15-19.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 15 / Section 9-15-19.1
§ 9-15-19.1. State match fund created
Status: in_force

A. The “state match fund” is created in the state treasury. Money in the fund is appropriated to the economic development department for the purpose of providing a pool of matching funds for technology-based proposals submitted to the federal government on behalf of the state. Money in the fund shall only be expended upon review and approval of the economic development commission.

B. No money in the fund appropriated to it or accruing to it in any manner shall be transferred to another fund or encumbered or dispersed in any manner except for the purposes set forth in this section; provided, money in the fund may be invested by the state treasurer in the manner provided for other state funds. Money in the fund shall revert at the end of the fiscal year.

C. Disbursements from the fund shall only be made upon warrant drawn by the secretary of finance and administration pursuant to vouchers signed by the secretary of economic development or his designee.
N.M. Stat. § 77-3-17 — NM Code / Chapter 77 / Article 3 / Section 77-3-17
§ 77-3-17. Quarantine; seizure of cattle
Status: in_force

Whenever any livestock are driven or transported into the state without obtaining a certificate of health or permit by the person in charge thereof, in any case where a certificate or permit is required and if such livestock have been inspected and an investigation had in relation thereto and the certificate or permit refused, then the livestock may be seized and securely held in quarantine under such reasonable rules and regulations as shall be prescribed therefor by the board and as they may deem necessary to guard against other livestock becoming affected with any such livestock diseases. They shall be held in quarantine for such length of time as the board shall in their opinion deem necessary for the sanitary protection of livestock in this state. If such livestock shall not have been so inspected and an investigation had, then the same shall take place wherever the livestock may be found, and they may be seized and held for that purpose and a certificate of health or permit granted or refused, as the case may require. If refused, the livestock may in like manner be held in quarantine. All the necessary expenses of quarantine and inspection under the provisions of this section shall be paid by the owners of the livestock.
N.M. Stat. § 67-7-5 — NM Code / Chapter 67 / Article 7 / Section 67-7-5
§ 67-7-5. Fines; penalties; forfeitures; action of debt to recover
Status: in_force

All fines, penalties and forfeitures incurred under any provisions of Sections 67-7-3 , 67-7-4 and 67-7-2 NMSA 1978 , except as otherwise provided, shall be recoverable by an action of debt in the name of the people of the state of New Mexico in any court of competent jurisdiction.
N.M. Stat. § 2-7F-54 — NM Code / Chapter 2 / Article 7F / Section 2-7F-54
§ 2-7F-54. Representative district forty-eight
Status: in_force

Representative district forty-eight is composed of Santa Fe county precincts 31, 32, 34, 35, 38, 39, 41 through 44, 49, 52, 53, 66, 67, 74, 97 through 99, 101, 102, 108, 109, 135 through 138, 162, 164, 174 and 178.
N.M. Stat. § 33-2-7 — NM Code / Chapter 33 / Article 2 / Section 33-2-7
§ 33-2-7. Penitentiary; conflict of interest; penalties
Status: in_force

Should any member or employee of the corrections division [corrections department], officer or other employee of the penitentiary, become interested in any manner in any contract for providing provisions, clothing or other necessaries for the use of said penitentiary, or become in any way interested in any contract for buildings or the construction of any buildings of any kind connected with said penitentiary or for furnishing materials for any such building, such member, officer or employee so interested, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be removed from office, or employment and shall forfeit any interest he may have in such contract, and shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) nor less than five hundred dollars ($500).
N.M. Stat. § 22-8-29.4 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 8 / Section 22-8-29.4
§ 22-8-29.4. Transportation distribution adjustment factor
Status: in_force

A. The department shall establish a transportation distribution adjustment factor. The adjustment factor shall be calculated as follows:

(1) calculate the unadjusted transportation allocation for each school district and state-chartered charter school, designated in Section 22-8-29.1 NMSA 1978 as product A plus product B;

(2) the sum total of product A plus product B in all school districts and state-chartered charter schools added together equals product C; and

(3) subtract product C from the total operational transportation distribution for the current year and divide the result by product C and then add 1 in the following manner:

“[(total operational transportation distribution-C) / C] + 1”. The result is the transportation distribution adjustment factor.

B. As used in this section, “ total operational transportation distribution ” means the total legislative appropriation for the transportation distribution minus amounts included for capital outlay expenses.
N.M. Stat. § 24-15A-3 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 15A / Section 24-15A-3
§ 24-15A-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Search and Rescue Act:

A. “search and rescue” or “SAR” means the employment, coordination and utilization of available resources and personnel in locating, relieving the distress and preserving the lives of and removing survivors from the site of a disaster, emergency or hazard to a place of safety in the case of lost, stranded, entrapped or injured persons;

B. “board” means the state search and rescue review board;

C. “AFRCC” means the air force rescue coordination center, which is the federal agency responsible for coordinating federal SAR activities within the inland region pursuant to the national search and rescue plan;

D. “state SAR control agency” means the department of public safety;

E. “state SAR mission initiator” means the New Mexico state police officer so appointed and SAR trained;

F. “state SAR resource officer” means the official located within the department of public safety responsible for coordinating SAR resources and administering the state SAR plan;

G. “field coordinator” means a person certified by the board with special training and expertise responsible for the efficient organization and conduction of a SAR mission;

H. “civil air patrol” means the civil air patrol division of the department of military affairs and an air force auxiliary responsible for coordinating air searches which are authorized by the AFRCC;

I. “mission” means each separate group effort in the employment, direction and guidance of personnel and facilities in searching for and rendering aid to persons lost or in distress;

J. “chief” means the chief of the New Mexico state police division of the department of public safety; and

K. “director” means the director of the technical and emergency support division of the department of public safety.
N.M. Stat. § 30-3A-2 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 3A / Section 30-3A-2
§ 30-3A-2. Harassment; penalties
Status: in_force

A. Harassment consists of knowingly pursuing a pattern of conduct that is intended to annoy, seriously alarm or terrorize another person and that serves no lawful purpose. The conduct must be such that it would cause a reasonable person to suffer substantial emotional distress.

B. Whoever commits harassment is guilty of a misdemeanor.
N.M. Stat. § 9-25-7 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 25 / Section 9-25-7
§ 9-25-7. Bureau chiefs
Status: in_force

The secretary may establish within each division of the department such bureaus as the secretary deems necessary to carry out the provisions of the Higher Education Department Act. The secretary shall employ a chief to be the administrative head of each bureau. The chiefs and all subsidiary employees of the department shall be covered by the Personnel Act.
N.M. Stat. § 44-7B-3 — NM Code / Chapter 44 / Article 7B / Section 44-7B-3
§ 44-7B-3. Scope
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of this section, the Mediation Procedures Act applies to all mediators, nonparty participants, mediation parties and a mediation in which:

(1) the mediation parties are required to mediate by statute or court or administrative agency rule or are referred to mediation by a court, administrative agency or arbitrator; or

(2) the mediation parties and the mediator agree to mediate and the agreement to mediate is evidenced by a record that is signed by the mediation parties.

B. The Mediation Procedures Act does not apply to a mediation:

(1) relating to the establishment, negotiation, administration or termination of a collective bargaining relationship;

(2) relating to a dispute that is pending pursuant to or is part of the processes established by a collective bargaining agreement, except that the Mediation Procedures Act applies to a mediation arising out of a dispute that has been filed with an administrative agency or court;

(3) conducted by a judge who might make a ruling on the case; or

(4) agreed to in writing by the mediation parties and the mediator prior to the mediation not to be covered by the Mediation Procedures Act, declared in writing by a mediation program prior to the mediation or declared in writing by a court or court agency, a government or governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality of this state or a tribal court, government or agency prior to the mediation not to be covered by the Mediation Procedures Act.
N.M. Stat. § 9-2A-15 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 2A / Section 9-2A-15
§ 9-2A-15. Juvenile justice advisory committee; legislative findings
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that pursuant to the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, 1 federal regulations and state law, the juvenile justice advisory committee is required to be given explicit power to continue to fulfill its duties in administering the federal funds made available to the state if such funding is to continue.
N.M. Stat. § 58-1-41.1 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 1 / Section 58-1-41.1
§ 58-1-41.1. Trust department examination; fees
Status: in_force

At least once in each calendar year, the director of the financial institutions division of the regulation and licensing department shall cause to be examined the condition of the trust department of each state bank exercising trust powers. A report of examination shall be sent to the board of directors of the bank of which the trust department has been examined. There shall be paid to the director for each trust department examination a fee at the rate of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) per day, or fraction thereof, for each authorized representative engaged in the examination.