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N.M. Stat. § 57-30-2 — NM Code / Chapter 57 / Article 30 / Section 57-30-2
§ 57-30-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Sale of Recycled Metals Act:

A. “ aluminum material ” means a product made from aluminum, an aluminum alloy or an aluminum byproduct. “ Aluminum material ” includes an aluminum beer keg but does not include other types of aluminum cans used to contain a food or beverage;

B. “ bronze material ” means:

(1) a cemetery vase, receptacle or memorial made from bronze;

(2) bronze statuary; or

(3) material readily identifiable as bronze;

C. “ business day ” means any calendar day except Sunday and the following holidays: New Year's day; President's day; Memorial day; Independence day; Labor day; Indigenous Peoples' day; Armistice day and Veterans' day; Thanksgiving day; Christmas day; Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday; and any other legal public holiday of the state of New Mexico or the United States;

D. “ copper or brass material ” means:

(1) insulated or noninsulated copper wire, hardware or cable of the type used by a public utility, commercial mobile radio service carrier or common carrier that consists of at least twenty-five percent copper; or

(2) a copper or brass item of a type commonly used in construction or by a public utility, commercial mobile radio service carrier or common carrier;

E. “ department ” means the regulation and licensing department;

F. “ lead material ” means:

(1) a lead-acid battery; or

(2) material readily identifiable as being made of or containing lead;

G. “ peace officer ” means any full-time salaried and commissioned or certified law enforcement officer of a police or sheriff's department that is part of or administered by the state or a political subdivision of the state;

H. “ personal identification document ” means:

(1) a driver's license;

(2) a military identification card; or

(3) a passport issued by the United States or by another country and recognized by the United States;

I. “ regulated material ” means:

(1) aluminum material;

(2) bronze material;

(3) copper or brass material;

(4) steel material;

(5) lead material;

(6) a utility access cover;

(7) a water meter cover;

(8) a road or bridge guard rail;

(9) a highway or street sign;

(10) a traffic directional or control sign or signal; or

(11) a catalytic converter that is not part of an entire motor vehicle;

J. “ secondhand metal dealer ” means a scrap metal processor in the business of operating or maintaining a scrap metal yard in a physical location in which scrap metal or cast-off regulated material is purchased for shipment, sale or transfer;

K. “ steel material ” means a product made from an alloy of iron, chromium, nickel or manganese, including stainless steel beer kegs; and

L. “ superintendent ” means the superintendent of regulation and licensing.
N.M. Stat. § 65-2A-30 — NM Code / Chapter 65 / Article 2A / Section 65-2A-30
§ 65-2A-30. Unauthorized carrying of persons prohibited
Status: in_force

Except in the case of an emergency, a transportation service carrier not authorized to transport passengers shall not carry a passenger, including a hitchhiker, except on-duty employees of the motor carrier or department representatives on official business in a vehicle used in the provision of transportation service under its operating authority.
N.M. Stat. § 15-9-4 — NM Code / Chapter 15 / Article 9 / Section 15-9-4
§ 15-9-4. Travel charges
Status: in_force

The department shall charge for the use of state aircraft. Charges shall be sufficient to offset the costs of operation, maintenance and depreciation of state aircraft. Money collected for travel charges shall be deposited in the aviation services fund.
N.M. Stat. § 29-16-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 29 / Article 16 / Section 29-16-3
§ 29-16-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the DNA Identification Act:

A. “ administrative center ” means the part of a law enforcement agency crime laboratory that participates in the national DNA index system and that administers and operates the DNA identification system;

B. “ CODIS ” means the federal bureau of investigation's national DNA index system for storage and exchange of DNA records submitted by forensic DNA laboratories;

C. “ covered offender ” means any person:

(1) convicted of a felony offense as an adult pursuant to state, federal or military law;

(2) convicted as an adult pursuant to youthful offender or serious youthful offender proceedings under the Children's Code 1 or pursuant to comparable or equivalent proceedings under state, federal or military law; or

(3) required to register as a sex offender pursuant to the provisions of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act; 2

D. “ department ” means the department of public safety;

E. “ DNA ” means deoxyribonucleic acid as the basis of human heredity;

F. “ DNA identification system ” means the DNA identification system established pursuant to the DNA Identification Act;

G. “ DNA oversight committee ” means the DNA identification system oversight committee;

H. “ DNA records ” means the results of DNA testing and related information;

I. “ DNA testing ” means a forensic DNA analysis that includes restriction fragment length polymorphism, polymerase chain reaction or other valid methods of DNA typing performed to obtain identification characteristics of samples;

J. “ fund ” means the DNA identification system fund;

K. “ missing persons DNA identification system ” means the missing persons DNA identification system established by the DNA Identification Act;

L. “ sample ” means a sample of biological material sufficient for DNA testing; and

M. “ sex offender DNA identification system ” means the sex offender DNA identification system established by the DNA Identification Act.
N.M. Stat. § 9-25-4.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 25 / Section 9-25-4.1
§ 9-25-4.1. Temporary provision; transfers
Status: in_force

A. On the effective date of this act, all functions, appropriations, money, personnel, records, files, furniture, equipment and other property of the commission on higher education shall be transferred to the higher education department.

B. On the effective date of this act, all contractual obligations of the commission on higher education shall be binding on the higher education department.

C. On the effective date of this act, all references in law to the commission on higher education shall be deemed to be references to the higher education department and all references in law to the executive director of the commission on higher education shall be deemed to be references to the secretary of higher education.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-12D-4 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 12D / Section 59A-12D-4
§ 59A-12D-4. Required contract provisions; reinsurance intermediary-brokers
Status: in_force

The transactions between a reinsurance intermediary-broker and the insurer it represents in such capacity shall only be entered into pursuant to a written authorization, specifying the responsibilities of each party. The authorization shall, at a minimum, provide that:

A. the insurer may terminate the reinsurance intermediary-broker's authority at any time;

B. the reinsurance intermediary-broker shall render accounts to the insurer accurately detailing all material transactions, including information necessary to support all commissions, charges and other fees received by, or owing, to the reinsurance intermediary-broker and remit all funds due to the insurer within thirty days of receipt;

C. all funds collected for the insurer's account shall be held by the reinsurance intermediary-broker in a fiduciary capacity in a bank which is a qualified United States financial institution;

D. the reinsurance intermediary-broker shall comply with Section 59A-12D-5 NMSA 1978;

E. the reinsurance intermediary-broker shall comply with the written standards established by the insurer for the cession or retrocession of all risks; and

F. the reinsurance intermediary-broker shall disclose to the insurer any relationship with any reinsurer to which business will be ceded or retroceded.
N.M. Stat. § 7-3A-9 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 3A / Section 7-3A-9
§ 7-3A-9. Interpretation of act; administration and enforcement of act; report to legislature
Status: in_force

A. The department shall interpret the provisions of the Oil and Gas Proceeds and Pass-Through Entity Withholding Tax Act.

B. The department shall administer and enforce the Oil and Gas Proceeds and Pass-Through Entity Withholding Tax Act, and the Tax Administration Act 1 applies to the administration and enforcement of the Oil and Gas Proceeds and Pass-Through Entity Withholding Tax Act.

C. No later than December 1 of each year, the department shall submit a report to the legislature showing:

(1) the total amount of taxes withheld by remitters and paid to the department during the previous calendar year pursuant to the Oil and Gas Proceeds and Pass-Through Entity Withholding Tax Act; and

(2) the amount of taxes withheld by remitters pursuant to the Oil and Gas Proceeds and Pass-Through Entity Withholding Tax Act that were credited against income taxes or corporate income taxes by remittees during the previous calendar year.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-47-11 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 47 / Section 59A-47-11
§ 59A-47-11. Expiration, continuance of certificate of authority
Status: in_force

The certificate of authority of a health care plan issued under this article shall be subject to continuation or expiration upon the same applicable procedures and time periods as provided in Article 5 (authorization of insurers and general requirements) of the Insurance Code with respect to authorized insurers, and upon payment of the applicable fees specified in Section 101 (fee schedule) of the Insurance Code.
N.M. Stat. § 9-1-4 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 9-1-4
§ 9-1-4. Cabinet departments; structure
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided by law for its internal structure, the executive branch shall adhere to the following standard terms:

(1) the principal unit of the executive branch is a “department,” headed by a “secretary,” who shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate and who shall serve at his pleasure;

(2) the principal unit of a department is a “division,” headed by a “director,” who shall be appointed by the secretary with the approval of the governor and who shall serve at the secretary's pleasure;

(3) the principal unit of a division is a “bureau,” headed by a “chief,” who is employed by the secretary and who is covered by, and subject to, the provisions of the Personnel Act; 1 and

(4) the principal unit of a bureau is a “section,” headed by a “supervisor,” who is employed by the secretary and who is covered by, and subject to, the provisions of the Personnel Act.

B. An appointed secretary shall serve and have all of the duties, responsibilities and authority of that office during the period of time prior to final action by the senate confirming or rejecting his appointment.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-17-17 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 17 / Section 59A-17-17
§ 59A-17-17. Use of advisory organization filings
Status: in_force

A. An insurer may itself establish rates and supplementary rate information for a market segment based on the factors set forth in Section 59A-17-7 NMSA 1978 or it may in its rate filing incorporate by reference loss costs and other supplementary rate information prepared by an advisory organization, with modification for its own loss experience as the credibility of that experience allows.

B. Nothing in the Insurance Rate Regulation Law shall be construed as requiring an insurer to become a member of or subscriber to any advisory organization.

C. The superintendent may adopt rules establishing standards and administrative procedures to carry out the provisions of this section.
N.M. Stat. § 22-28-2 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 28 / Section 22-28-2
§ 22-28-2. School bus title; leasing space
Status: in_force

A. All school bus private owners that have legal title to school buses used and operated pursuant to an existing bus service contract with a school district may lease space on their buses to the school district for the purpose of selling commercial advertisements. In exchange for leasing the space, the school bus private owners shall receive ten percent of the total value of the amount of the contract between the school district and the commercial advertiser.

B. The amount of space that will be available for commercial advertisements on school buses shall be established by regulations of the department of education [public education department] consistent with national and state requirements for school bus markings, lights and signs.

C. Space for advertising on school buses owned by the department of education [public education department] shall be provided to school districts without cost for the purpose of selling advertising space to commercial advertisers.
N.M. Stat. § 47-7B-12 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 7B / Section 47-7B-12
§ 47-7B-12. Relocation of boundaries between adjoining units
Status: in_force

A. Subject to the provisions of the declaration and other provisions of law, the boundaries between adjoining units may be relocated by an amendment to the declaration upon application to the association by the owners of those units. If the owners of the adjoining units have specified a reallocation between their units of their allocated interests, the application shall state the proposed reallocations. Unless the executive board determines, within thirty days, that the reallocations are unreasonable, the association shall prepare an amendment that identifies the units involved, states the reallocations, is executed by those unit owners, contains words of conveyance between them and, upon recordation, is indexed in the name of the grantor and the grantee.

B. The association shall prepare and record plats or plans necessary to show the altered boundaries between adjoining units and their dimensions and identifying numbers.
N.M. Stat. § 18-3A-8 — NM Code / Chapter 18 / Article 3A / Section 18-3A-8
§ 18-3A-8. Director; appointment; qualifications
Status: in_force

A. Subject to the authority of the state cultural affairs officer or his successor, the administrative and executive officer of the division and the museum is the “director” of the division.

B. The director shall be appointed by the state cultural affairs officer or his successor with the approval of the governor from a list of qualified candidates provided by the board.

C. The position of director shall require previous experience in an administrative capacity in a museum of related character and a degree or the equivalent thereof in one or more of the fields of natural history and science from an institution of higher learning.
N.M. Stat. § 4-38-40 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 38 / Section 4-38-40
§ 4-38-40. Executive committee
Status: in_force

The county treasurer, county assessor and county clerk are ex officio the executive committee of the county advisory board.
N.M. Stat. § 11-6-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 11 / Article 6 / Section 11-6-9
§ 11-6-9. Assistance by state agencies
Status: in_force

A. Upon request of the council, any state agency is authorized and empowered to temporarily assign to the council such officers and employees as it may deem necessary from time to time to assist the council in carrying out its functions and duties under the New Mexico Community Assistance Act. The officers and employees so assigned shall not lose their status or rights as public employees.

B. Upon request of the council, any state agency, or officer or employee thereof, is authorized and empowered to lend such technical assistance, render advice and attend meetings with directors and employees of the council as the council may require in carrying out its functions and duties.
N.M. Stat. § 40-13-7.1 — NM Code / Chapter 40 / Article 13 / Section 40-13-7.1
§ 40-13-7.1. Medical personnel; documentation of domestic abuse
Status: in_force

A. When medical personnel who are interviewing, examining, attending or treating a person:

(1) receive a report from the person of an act of domestic abuse, the medical personnel shall document the nature of the abuse and the name of the alleged perpetrator of the abuse in the person's medical file and shall provide the person with information and referral to services for victims of domestic abuse; or

(2) may have reason to believe or suspect that the person is a victim of domestic abuse, the medical personnel shall provide the person with information and referral to services for victims of domestic abuse.

B. Medical and other health care related information or communications concerning domestic abuse of a person obtained by or from medical personnel during the course of an interview, examination, diagnosis or treatment are confidential communications unless released:

(1) with the prior written consent of the person;

(2) pursuant to a court order; or

(3) when necessary to provide treatment, payment and operations in accordance with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

C. As used in this section, “ medical personnel ” means:

(1) licensed health care practitioners;

(2) licensed emergency medical technicians;

(3) health care practitioners who interview, examine, attend or treat a person and who are under the guidance or supervision of licensed health care practitioners; and

(4) residents and interns.
N.M. Stat. § 6-15-18 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 15 / Section 6-15-18
§ 6-15-18. Bonds surrendered for refunding; record; destruction
Status: in_force

Upon the surrender of any bonds refunded under the provisions of this act, there shall be entered on the records of the governing body to whom surrendered the fact of such surrender and the number, amount, date and character of the bonds so surrendered; and such bonds shall be destroyed by such governing body and the fact of such destruction shall be likewise entered on such record.
N.M. Stat. § 2-8F-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 2 / Article 8F / Section 2-8F-5
§ 2-8F-5. Precincts
Status: in_force

A. Precinct designations and boundaries used in the 2021 Senate Redistricting Act are those precinct designations and boundaries established pursuant to the Precinct Boundary Adjustment Act and revised and approved pursuant to that act by the secretary of state as of November 30, 2021.

B. A board of county commissioners shall not create any precinct that lies in more than one senate district and shall not divide any precinct so that the divided parts of the precinct are situated in two or more senate districts. Votes cast in any general, primary or other statewide election from precincts created or divided in violation of this subsection are invalid and shall not be counted or canvassed.
N.M. Stat. § 22-8-30 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 22 / Article 8 / Section 22-8-30
§ 22-8-30. Supplemental distributions
Status: in_force

A. The department shall make supplemental distributions only for the following purposes:

(1) to pay the out-of-state tuition of students subject to the Compulsory School Attendance Law who are attending school out-of-state because school facilities are not reasonably available in the school district of their residence;

(2) to make emergency distributions to school districts or state-chartered charter schools in financial need, but no money shall be distributed to any school district or state-chartered charter school having cash and invested reserves, or other resources or any combination thereof, equaling five percent or more of the school district's or state-chartered charter school's operational budget;

(3) to make program enrichment distributions in the amount of actual program expense to school districts and state-chartered charter schools for the purpose of providing specific programs to meet particular educational requirements that cannot otherwise be financed;

(4) a special vocational education distribution to area vocational schools or state-supported schools with department-approved vocational programs to reimburse those schools for the cost of vocational education programs for those students subject to the Compulsory School Attendance Law who are enrolled in such programs; and

(5) to make emergency capital outlay distributions to school districts or state-chartered charter schools that have experienced an unexpected capital outlay emergency demanding immediate attention.

B. The department shall account for all supplemental distributions and shall make full reports to the governor, legislative education study committee and legislative finance committee of payments made as authorized in Subsection A of this section.

C. The department may divert any unused or unneeded balances in any of the distributions made under the supplementary distribution authority to make any other distribution made pursuant to the same authority.
N.M. Stat. § 1-12-25.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 12 / Section 1-12-25.1
§ 1-12-25.1. Procedures for voting on electronic vote tabulator systems
Status: in_force

A voter using an electronic vote tabulator system to vote shall:

A. receive a ballot issued by the precinct board;

B. take the ballot to a voting booth and, with the writing utensil provided, mark it in accordance with the instructions for that ballot type; and

C. feed the ballot into the electronic vote tabulator to record the vote.
N.M. Stat. § 6-15-10 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 15 / Section 6-15-10
§ 6-15-10. Unissued bonds authorized at election; when void; exceptions
Status: in_force

In all cases where bond issues by the school districts, counties or municipalities have been authorized by special election and the bonds have not been issued within four years, the time allowed in Section 6-15-9 NMSA 1978 from the date of the special election authorizing the proposed issue, the proposed bond issue is void, except where issued for refunding bonded debt or for payment of judgments against the school district, county or municipality. Such bonds may be sold to the United States or to the state at private sale in any case in which the state or the United States has made an offer to purchase the bonds and the offer was accepted prior to the expiration of the four-year period allowed in Section 6-15-9 NMSA 1978 .