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N.M. Stat. § 3-31-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 31 / Section 3-31-8
§ 3-31-8. Revenue bonds; refunding authorization; authority to mortgage municipal utility
Status: in_force

A. Any municipality having issued revenue bonds as authorized in Sections 3-31-1 through 3-31-7 NMSA 1978 or pursuant to any other laws enabling the governing body of any municipality having issued such revenue bonds payable only out of the pledged revenue may issue refunding revenue bonds for the purpose of refinancing, paying and discharging all or any part of such outstanding bonds of any one or more or all outstanding issues:

(1) for the acceleration, deceleration or other modification of the payment of such obligations, including without limitation any capitalization of any interest thereon in arrears or about to become due for any period not exceeding one year from the date of the refunding bonds;

(2) for the purpose of reducing interest costs or effecting other economies;

(3) for the purpose of modifying or eliminating restrictive contractual limitations pertaining to the issuance of additional bonds, otherwise concerning the outstanding bonds or to any facilities relating thereto; or

(4) for any combination of such purposes.

B. The municipality may pledge irrevocably for the payment of interest and principal on refunding bonds the appropriate pledged revenues, which may be pledged to an original issue of bonds as provided in Section 3-31-1 NMSA 1978 , and it may pledge revenues from one source to the payment of bonds that refund bonds payable from a different source of revenue.

C. Bonds for refunding and bonds for any purpose permitted by Section 3-31-1 NMSA 1978 may be issued separately or issued in combination in one series or more.

D. In addition to pledging of utility revenues to the payment of the refunding revenue bonds that refund utility bonds or joint utility bonds as provided in Section 3-23-4 NMSA 1978 , the municipality may grant by ordinance, or by resolution if the refunding revenue bonds are issued and sold to the New Mexico finance authority pursuant to Subsection C of Section 3-31-4 NMSA 1978 , a mortgage of the municipal utility that has been solely financed by revenue bonds to the bondholder or a trustee for the benefit and security of the holders of the refunding revenue bonds.
N.M. Stat. § 72-4A-9 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 4A / Section 72-4A-9
§ 72-4A-9. Water project fund; created; purpose
Status: in_force

A. The “water project fund” is created in the New Mexico finance authority and shall consist of distributions made to the fund from the water trust fund and payments of principal of and interest on loans for approved water projects. The fund shall also consist of any other money appropriated, distributed or otherwise allocated to the fund for the purpose of supporting water projects pursuant to provisions of the Water Project Finance Act. The fund shall be administered by the authority. Income from investment of the water project fund shall be credited to the fund. Balances in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund. The water project fund may consist of such subaccounts as the authority deems necessary to carry out the purposes of the fund. The authority may establish procedures and adopt rules as required to administer the fund and to recover from the fund costs of administering the fund and originating grants and loans. Ten percent of all water project funds shall be dedicated to the state engineer for water rights adjudications, and twenty percent of the money dedicated for water rights adjudications shall be allocated to the administrative office of the courts for the courts' costs associated with those adjudications.

B. Money in the water project fund may be used to make loans or grants to qualified entities for any project approved by the legislature and for water rights adjudications.

C. The authority is authorized to issue revenue bonds payable from the proceeds of loan repayments made into the water project fund upon a determination by the authority that issuance of the bonds is necessary to replenish the principal balance of the fund. The net proceeds from the sale of the bonds shall be deposited in the water project fund. The bonds shall be authorized and issued by the authority in accordance with the provisions of the New Mexico Finance Authority Act.
N.M. Stat. § 9-29-4 — NM Code / Chapter 9 / Article 29 / Section 9-29-4
§ 9-29-4. Secretary; appointment
Status: in_force

The chief executive and administrative officer of the department is the “secretary of early childhood education and care”. The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a person who has experience in early childhood education or care programs to serve as secretary. The secretary shall serve in and have the duties, responsibilities and authority of that position during the period before final action by the senate confirming or rejecting the secretary's appointment. The secretary shall serve in the executive cabinet and shall serve in the role of secretary at the pleasure of the governor.
N.M. Stat. § 5-8-41 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 5 / Article 8 / Section 5-8-41
§ 5-8-41. No effect on taxes or other charges
Status: in_force

The Development Fees Act does not prohibit, affect or regulate any tax, fee, charge or assessment specifically authorized by state law.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-1-7.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 32A / Article 1 / Section 32A-1-7.1
§ 32A-1-7.1. Child's attorney; powers and duties
Status: in_force

A. An attorney shall represent a child in a proceeding for which the attorney has been retained or appointed. The attorney shall provide the same manner of legal representation and be bound by the same duties to the child as is due an adult client, in accordance with the rules of professional conduct.

B. Unless excused by a court, an attorney appointed to represent a child shall represent the child in any subsequent appeals.

C. An attorney representing a child in a proceeding pursuant to the Abuse and Neglect Act may retain separate counsel to represent the child in a tort action on a contingency fee basis or any other cause of action in proceedings that are outside the jurisdiction of the children's court. When a child's attorney retains separate counsel to represent the child, the attorney shall provide the court with written notice within ten days of retaining the separate counsel. The child's attorney shall not retain or subsequently obtain any pecuniary interest in an action filed on behalf of the child outside of the jurisdiction of the children's court.
N.M. Stat. § 3-3-3 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 3-3-3
§ 3-3-3. Municipalities incorporated under special act; special election; ballot
Status: in_force

At the special election on the question of reorganizing a municipality incorporated under a special act under general law, the ballot shall read substantially as follows:

“For municipal organization under general law ․․․․․․․․․․ ☐

Against municipal organization under general law ․․․․․․․․․․ ☐.”
N.M. Stat. § 62-20-4 — NM Code / Chapter 62 / Article 20 / Section 62-20-4
§ 62-20-4. Articles of incorporation
Status: in_force

The articles of incorporation of an authority shall recite in the caption that they are executed pursuant to the Regional Water System Resiliency Act, shall be signed and acknowledged by each of the founding entities and shall state:

A. the name of the authority;

B. the address of the authority's principal office;

C. the names and addresses of the founding entities;

D. the names and addresses of the persons who constitute the first board;

E. a plat or legal description of the boundaries of the authority's service area with such certainty as to enable a property owner to determine whether the owner's property is within the authority's service area; and

F. any provisions not inconsistent with the Regional Water System Resiliency Act deemed necessary or advisable for the conduct of the authority's business and affairs.
N.M. Stat. § 61-24D-1 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 24D / Section 61-24D-1
§ 61-24D-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 61, Article 24D NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Home Inspector Licensing Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 9-15-57 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 15 / Section 9-15-57
§ 9-15-57. Solo-worker program
Status: in_force

A. As used in this section:

(1) “ economic-base job ” means a job in which sixty percent or more of the revenue generated from the goods or services produced derives from outside the state;

(2) “ program agency ” means a certified business incubator, a community college or an organization whose purpose is to create jobs and promote economic development; and

(3) “ solo worker ” means a person who is engaged in full-time employment and whose employer, if any, does not supply the office space or amenities used to perform the person's work.

B. The “solo-worker program” is created in the economic development department. The purpose of the solo-worker program is to improve the state's rural and urban economies by creating and sustaining economic-base jobs and expanding businesses owned and operated by solo workers engaged in economic-base jobs.

C. To carry out the purpose of the solo-worker program, the department shall provide matching funding, if other funds become available, to program agencies for advancing initiatives that:

(1) create opportunities for New Mexico residents to become solo workers engaged in economic-base jobs;

(2) support the continued employment and business expansion of existing solo workers engaged in economic-base jobs;

(3) recruit from outside of the state solo workers engaged in economic-base jobs; and

(4) make the state and its local communities more competitive for creating, attracting and retaining solo-worker jobs.
N.M. Stat. § 72-20-11 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 20 / Section 72-20-11
§ 72-20-11. Nomination of directors
Status: in_force

Written nominations of any candidate as director may be filed with the proper filing officer in accordance with the provisions of the Local Election Act. Each nomination of any candidate shall be signed by not less than fifty qualified electors, regardless of whether or not nominated, shall designate the name of the candidates nominated and shall recite that the subscribers are qualified electors and that the candidates designated are qualified electors of the authority. No written nomination may designate more qualified electors as candidates than there are vacancies. No qualified elector may nominate more than one candidate for any vacancy.
N.M. Stat. § 20-12-58 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 20 / Article 12 / Section 20-12-58
§ 20-12-58. Arson
Status: in_force

A. Any person subject to Chapter 20 NMSA 1978 who willfully and maliciously burns or sets on fire an inhabited dwelling or any other structure, movable or immovable, wherein to the knowledge of the offender there is at the time a human being, is guilty of aggravated arson and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

B. Any person subject to Chapter 20 NMSA 1978 who willfully and maliciously burns or sets fire to the property of another, except as provided in Subsection A of this section, is guilty of simple arson and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
N.M. Stat. § 72-20-46 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 20 / Section 72-20-46
§ 72-20-46. Issuance of interim debentures
Status: in_force

The authority is authorized to borrow money and to issue interim debentures evidencing “construction” or short-term loans for the acquisition or improvement and equipment of the flood control system or any project in supplementation of long-term financing and the issuance of bonds as provided in Sections 89 through 91 of the Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Act.
N.M. Stat. § 20-1-4 — NM Code / Chapter 20 / Article 1 / Section 20-1-4
§ 20-1-4. Governor to be commander-in-chief; enforcement of New Mexico military code
Status: in_force

A. The governor shall be the commander-in-chief of the military forces, except so much thereof as may be in the actual service of the United States, and may employ the military forces for the defense or relief of the state, the enforcement of its law and the protection of life and property therein.

B. The adjutant general shall be the commanding general of New Mexico, and the deputy adjutant general shall be the deputy commanding general of New Mexico.

C. Whenever the governor or acting governor is unable to personally perform the duties of commander-in-chief or whenever the governor so directs, the adjutant general or, in the adjutant general's absence, the senior line officer of the national guard present for duty with the troops shall command the military forces.

D. The governor may appoint a staff consisting of the adjutant general and aides-de-camp of field grade or higher who shall be detailed from the national guard or the state defense force. The governor may designate honorarily other persons as colonels aide-de-camp.

E. The governor may, by executive orders, proclamations or regulations not inconsistent with law, enforce all the provisions of the New Mexico Military Code.
N.M. Stat. § 61-7-8 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 7 / Section 61-7-8
§ 61-7-8. Proceedings
Status: in_force

A. The board may formally proceed against a health care provider under the Impaired Health Care Provider Act in accordance with the procedures contained in the Uniform Licensing Act.

B. At the conclusion of a hearing, the board shall make the following findings:

(1) whether the health care provider is impaired by one of the grounds for restriction, suspension or revocation listed in Section 61-7-3 NMSA 1978;

(2) whether the impairment, if found in Paragraph (1) of this subsection, does in fact limit the health care provider's ability to practice skillfully or safely;

(3) to what extent the impairment limits the health care provider's ability to practice skillfully or safely and whether the board finds that the impairment is such that the health care provider's license, registration or certification should be suspended, revoked or restricted; and

(4) if the finding in Paragraph (3) of this subsection recommends suspension or restriction of the health care provider's ability to practice, the board shall make specific recommendations as to the length and nature of the suspension or restriction and shall recommend how the suspension or restriction shall be carried out and supervised.

C. At the conclusion of a hearing, the board shall make a determination of the merits and may order one or more of the following:

(1) placement of the health care provider on probation on such terms and conditions as it deems proper for the protection of the public;

(2) suspension or restriction of the license of the health care provider to practice for the duration of the impairment;

(3) revocation of the license, registration or certification of the health care provider to practice; or

(4) reinstatement of the health care provider's license, registration or certification to practice without restriction.

D. The board may temporarily suspend the license, registration or certification of any health care provider without a hearing, simultaneously with the institution of proceedings under the Impaired Health Care Provider Act or the Uniform Licensing Act, if it finds that the evidence in support of the examining committee's determination is clear and convincing and that the health care provider's continuation in practice would constitute an imminent danger to public health and safety. The health care provider shall be entitled to a hearing to set aside the suspension no later than sixty days after the license is suspended.

E. Neither the record of the proceeding nor any order entered against a health care provider may be used against the health care provider in any other legal proceeding except upon judicial review as provided in Section 61-7-10 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 35-14-8 — NM Code / Chapter 35 / Article 14 / Section 35-14-8
§ 35-14-8. Itemized statement
Status: in_force

All required reports shall include an itemized statement showing the different amounts collected, the purpose of collection, the name of the person paying and the date of payment.
N.M. Stat. § 1-3-18 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 1-3-18
§ 1-3-18. Polling places; building requirements; inspection
Status: in_force

A. The location of each polling place within a building shall be clearly designated by appropriate signs, displayed prominently and clearly. Signs for each polling place shall also be clearly displayed outside the building where polling takes place.

B. Not less than thirty days prior to each election at which a building is intended for use as an alternate voting location, a mobile alternate voting location or an election day polling place, the county clerk or the clerk's designated representative shall physically inspect each such facility to determine its suitability for use as a polling place and its capability of handling heavy voter traffic in the most expeditious manner with a maximum efficiency and minimum discomfort of the voter. The county clerk shall maintain a log of the day and time each facility was physically inspected, whether the inspection was performed by the county clerk, and if the inspection was not performed by the county clerk, the name of the person designated by the county clerk to perform the inspection.

C. Each polling place shall be furnished and have available equipment necessary to assist voters in reading the ballot.
N.M. Stat. § 2-14-2 — NM Code / Chapter 2 / Article 14 / Section 2-14-2
§ 2-14-2. Chief clerks; interim activities authorized
Status: in_force

A. The chief clerk of the house of representatives and other necessary support staff, not to exceed five full-time equivalents, including the chief clerk, are authorized to operate during the interim between regular legislative sessions to provide support to members of the house of representatives.

B. The chief clerk of the senate and other necessary support staff, not to exceed five full-time equivalents, including the chief clerk, are authorized to operate during the interim between regular legislative sessions to provide support to members of the senate.

C. During the interim, the chief clerks shall report to the legislative council. In addition to the duties established in Section 2-14-3 NMSA 1978 , the legislative council may establish other interim duties for the chief clerks. Except as provided in Section 2-14-3 NMSA 1978 , any duty established by the legislative council shall not overlap or conflict with any duty established for the legislative council service, the legislative education study committee, the legislative finance committee or any other committee created by statute or by the legislative council.
N.M. Stat. § 39-7-6 — NM Code / Chapter 39 / Article 7 / Section 39-7-6
§ 39-7-6. Certification order; record
Status: in_force

The court certifying a question of law to the supreme court of this state shall issue a certification order and forward it to the supreme court of this state. Before responding to a certified question, the supreme court of this state may require the certifying court to deliver all or part of its record to the supreme court of this state.
N.M. Stat. § 73-10-45 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 10 / Section 73-10-45
§ 73-10-45. Succession of irrigation districts to rights and duties of water users' associations
Status: in_force

That any irrigation district organized and existing under and by virtue of Chapter 20, Session Laws of New Mexico 1919, may succeed to all the rights, assets, privileges and immunities, and assume all the obligations, duties and liabilities of any water users' association organized and existing under the laws of New Mexico, by conveyance and simple contract; and any election heretofore or hereafter called and held at which a majority of the members or stockholders of such association voting at such election shall favor or shall have favored such succession and assumption, shall be sufficient authority for the directors of such district and of such association to execute and put into effect such conveyances and such contracts; and no action or defense drawing in question, directly or indirectly, the validity or effectiveness of such transfer, succession or assumption, shall be brought, maintained or set up except within one year from and after the filing for record of any such contract, transfer or conveyance; and in case of any such contract, transfer or conveyance, the same shall be filed for record in the office of the county clerk of the county where the principal office of such association is situate, and where the principal office of such district is situate and also in each county where the real estate is situate belonging to either such district or association.
N.M. Stat. § 63-7-22 — NM Code / Chapter 63 / Article 7 / Section 63-7-22
§ 63-7-22. Exemptions
Status: in_force

The provisions of Sections 63-7-20 through 63-7-22 NMSA 1978 shall not apply to pipelines that are used for the transportation of oil, natural gas or the products thereof.
N.M. Stat. § 5-15-5 — NM Code / Chapter 5 / Article 15 / Section 5-15-5
§ 5-15-5. Contents of tax increment development plan
Status: in_force

A tax increment development plan shall include:

A. a map depicting the geographical boundaries of the area proposed for inclusion within the tax increment development area;

B. the estimated time necessary to complete the tax increment development project;

C. a description and the estimated cost of all public improvements proposed for the tax increment development project;

D. whether it is proposed to use gross receipts tax increment bonds or property tax increment bonds or both to finance all or part of the public improvements;

E. the estimated annual gross receipts tax increment to be generated by the tax increment development project and the portion of that gross receipts tax increment to be allocated during the time necessary to complete the payment of the tax increment development project;

F. the estimated annual property tax increment to be generated by the tax increment development project and the portion of that property tax increment to be allocated during the time necessary to complete the payment of the tax increment development project;

G. the general proposed land uses for the tax increment development project;

H. the number and types of jobs expected to be created by the tax increment development project;

I. the amount and characteristics of workforce housing expected to be created by the tax increment development project;

J. the location and characteristics of public school facilities expected to be created, improved, rehabilitated or constructed by the tax increment development project;

K. a description of innovative planning techniques, including mixed-use transit-oriented development, traditional neighborhood design or sustainable development techniques, that are deemed by the governing body to be beneficial and that will be incorporated into the tax increment development project; and

L. the amount and type of private investment in each tax increment development project.