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N.M. Stat. § 4-20-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 20 / Section 4-20-7
§ 4-20-7. Change of name
Status: in_force

The name of Washington county, heretofore created, is hereby changed to Quay county.
N.M. Stat. § 33-1-11 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 33 / Article 1 / Section 33-1-11
§ 33-1-11. Correctional officer qualifications
Status: in_force

Members of the corrections department correctional officer force, excluding correctional specialists, shall:

A. at the time of their appointment, be citizens of the United States;

B. at the time of their appointment, have reached age of majority;

C. have at least a high school education or its equivalent;

D. be of good moral character and not have been convicted of a felony or any infamous crime in the courts of this or any other state or in the federal courts; and

E. successfully pass any physical and aptitude examination the department may require.
N.M. Stat. § 7-1-44 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 7-1-44
§ 7-1-44. Requirements of sale
Status: in_force

No sale of imperishable property shall be held until after the expiration of thirty days from the date of the levy thereon, and no sale of imperishable property shall be held until after publication of notice thereof in a newspaper of general circulation in the county wherein the property was located when levied upon once each week for three successive weeks stating the time and place of the sale and describing the property to be sold. Perishable property may be sold immediately after seizure without publication or notice of the sale. The department shall make special efforts to give notice of the sale to persons with a particular interest in special property and shall, apart from the requirements stated above, advertise the sale in a manner appropriate to the kind of property to be sold.
N.M. Stat. § 58-1-43 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 1 / Section 58-1-43
§ 58-1-43. Fees and penalties; disposition
Status: in_force

The director shall keep a record of all fees and penalties collected by him and all expenses of his office. At the end of each month, unless otherwise provided by law, he shall turn over to the state treasurer all money collected during the month, together with a verified statement showing when and from what source the money was collected. The state treasurer shall deposit and transfer the money as provided in Section 9-16-14 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 10-11-142 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 10-11-142
§ 10-11-142. Notice of eligibility and changes in benefits
Status: in_force

The association shall give written notice, to the member's last known address of record, to a member when:

A. the member meets the minimum age and service requirements for normal retirement pursuant to the coverage plan applicable to the member; or

B. when a change has been made, by law or rule, to a retirement requirement that applied to the member prior to the change or to the amount of normal retirement pension for which the member would have been eligible prior to the change.
N.M. Stat. § 20-10-12.2 — NM Code / Chapter 20 / Article 10 / Section 20-10-12.2
§ 20-10-12.2. Counter-drug service ribbon
Status: in_force

The adjutant general may award the counter-drug service ribbon to recognize soldiers and airmen of the national guard of New Mexico who have provided outstanding support to state, local and federal law enforcement officers on counter-drug operations in New Mexico since August 1989 and have served a minimum of ninety consecutive days performing counter-drug support missions in accordance with national guard regulations.
N.M. Stat. § 19-10-11 — NM Code / Chapter 19 / Article 10 / Section 19-10-11
§ 19-10-11. Statement with royalty payment; inspection of books; state's lien for unpaid royalty; log; specimen of drill cuttings
Status: in_force

The lessee shall be required to submit to the commissioner of public lands with each and every royalty payment, a correct statement showing the amount of oil or gas produced and saved since the last report and the market value thereof, except oil and gas used in developing and operating said lease. All books and accounts of the lessee pertaining to the production, transportation and marketing of the output from the leased lands shall be open to the examination and inspection at all reasonable hours by the commissioner of public lands or his representative. The value of any unpaid royalty, and any sum due the state upon any lease, shall become a prior lien upon the production from the leased premises and the improvements situated thereon. The lessee shall furnish to the commissioner of public lands, as and when called for by him, a full, accurate and complete log, and also a complete specimen of drill cuttings of any and all wells drilled by lessee on the leased lands.
N.M. Stat. § 6-30-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 30 / Section 6-30-8
§ 6-30-8. Colonias infrastructure project fund; created; purpose; appropriations
Status: in_force

A. The “colonias infrastructure project fund” is created in the authority and shall be administered by the authority.

B. The project fund shall consist of:

(1) distributions from the trust fund;

(2) payments of principal and interest on loans for qualified projects;

(3) other money appropriated by the legislature or distributed or otherwise allocated to the project fund for the purpose of supporting qualified projects;

(4) the proceeds of severance tax bonds appropriated to the fund for qualified projects; and

(5) income from investment of the project fund that shall be credited to the project fund.

C. Except for severance tax bond proceeds required to revert to the severance tax bonding fund, balances in the project fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to any other fund.

D. The project fund may consist of subaccounts as determined to be necessary by the authority.

E. The authority may establish procedures and adopt rules as required to:

(1) administer the project fund;

(2) originate grants or loans for qualified projects recommended by the board;

(3) recover from the project fund the costs of administering the fund and originating the grants and loans; and

(4) govern the process through which qualified entities may apply for financial assistance from the project fund.
N.M. Stat. § 35-2-3 — NM Code / Chapter 35 / Article 2 / Section 35-2-3
§ 35-2-3. Qualification; certificate of magistrate qualification
Status: in_force

A. Within fifteen days after each general election, the administrative office of the courts shall notify each apparently successful candidate for the office of magistrate of the requirements for qualification. Within thirty days after election or appointment, each apparently successful candidate and each appointee shall file with the administrative office of the courts an application for certificate of magistrate qualification. The application shall be in a form prescribed by the administrative office of the courts and shall include:

(1) the oath of office prescribed by the constitution for public officers subscribed to by the applicant;

(2) the applicant's certificate of election or appointment; and

(3) evidence of the applicant's possession of personal qualifications required by law.

B. Each applicant for a certificate of magistrate qualification who has not previously held such a certificate shall attend a qualification training program conducted by the administrative office of the courts as a prerequisite to the issuance of the applicant's first certificate. The administrative office of the courts shall prescribe the content of the qualification training program so as to inform applicants with reference to judicial powers and duties.

C. Upon approval of the application and, when required, upon the applicant's attendance at a qualification training program, the administrative office of the courts shall certify the applicant's initial qualification in accordance with the requirements of law by issuing to the applicant a “certificate of magistrate qualification”. Each magistrate shall post the certificate in a conspicuous place in the magistrate's courtroom.

D. If not sooner suspended or revoked as provided by law, each certificate of magistrate qualification automatically expires at the end of the term to which the magistrate is elected or appointed or when the magistrate's successor in office is qualified, whichever is later.

E. Any magistrate who fails to complete the requirements for initial qualification within forty-five days of election or appointment shall be held to have resigned the magistrate's office. The chief district judge shall certify the existence of any magistrate vacancy to the governor and notify the administrative office of the courts.
N.M. Stat. § 21-5-23 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 5 / Section 21-5-23
§ 21-5-23. Tax exemption; security for public moneys
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under the provisions of this act, being for the sole purposes specified in Section 1 hereof, shall forever be and remain free and exempt from taxation by this state or any subdivision thereof. Such bonds may be deposited as security for public moneys by depositaries thereof within the state of New Mexico.
N.M. Stat. § 47-8-40 — NM Code / Chapter 47 / Article 8 / Section 47-8-40
§ 47-8-40. Action for possession by owner
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding Subsections A and B of Section 47-8-39 NMSA 1978 , an owner may bring an action for possession if:

(1) the violation of the applicable minimum building or housing code was caused primarily by lack of reasonable care by the resident or other person in his household or upon the premises with the resident's consent;

(2) the resident is in default in rent;

(3) there is a material noncompliance with the rental agreement that would otherwise give rise to the owner's right to terminate the rental agreement;

(4) a resident knowingly commits or consents to any other person in the dwelling unit or on the premises knowingly committing a substantial violation; or

(5) compliance with the applicable building or housing code requires alteration, remodeling or demolition that would effectively deprive the resident of use of the dwelling unit.

B. The maintenance of an action under Subsection A of this section does not release the owner from liability under Section 47-8-20 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 64-1-12 — NM Code / Chapter 64 / Article 1 / Section 64-1-12
§ 64-1-12. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Aviation Act:

A. “ aircraft ” means airplane and helicopter;

B. “ pilot ” means any person participating in the operation of an aircraft while it is in flight;

C. “ passenger ” means any person riding in an aircraft except a pilot;

D. “ department ” means the department of transportation;

E. “ division ” means the aviation division of the department;

F. “ director ” means the director of the division; and

G. “ secretary ” means the secretary of transportation.
N.M. Stat. § 4-55A-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 55A / Section 4-55A-2
§ 4-55A-2. Improvement district; definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the County Improvement District Act:

A. “ adjustment of assessment ” means the adjustment in the estimated maximum benefit or assessment resulting from the division of the property to be assessed or assessed into smaller tracts or parcels or the combining of smaller parcels into one or more larger parcels or the changing of the configuration or legal description of such parcels. “Adjustment of assessment” may also include the real location of the assessment lien, without loss of priority, among parcels under single ownership that are subject to the assessment lien in order to permit the removal of the lien from one or more parcels where adequate security for the lien is demonstrated by the assessed parcels under such single ownership or provided by the owner;

B. “ board ” means the board of county commissioners;

C. “ construct ” or “ construction ” means to plan, design, engineer, construct, reconstruct, install, extend, better, alter, build, rebuild, improve, purchase or otherwise acquire any project authorized in the County Improvement District Act;

D. “ county ” means any county except an H class county;

E. “ engineer ” means any person who is a professional engineer licensed to practice in New Mexico and who is a permanent employee of the county or employed in connection with an improvement by the county or by a property owner subject to the improvement district property tax imposed by Section 4-55A-12.1 NMSA 1978;

F. “ improvement ” means any one or any combination of projects in one or more locations authorized in the County Improvement District Act;

G. “ improvement district ” means one or more streets or one or more public grounds or one or more locations wherein the improvement is to be constructed and one or more tracts or parcels of land to be assessed or upon which an improvement district property tax will be imposed to pay for the cost of the improvement; and

H. “ premature subdivision ” means a subdivision that has been platted and sold into multiple private ownership prior to installation or financial guarantee of all required improvements for land development. Such subdivisions contain one or more developmental inadequacies under current local government standards and requirements, such as, but not limited to:

(1) inadequate street right of way or street access control;

(2) a lack of drainage easements of right of way;

(3) a lack of adequate park, recreation or open space area;

(4) a lack of an overall grading and drainage plan; or

(5) a lack of adequate subdivision grading both on and off the public right of way.
N.M. Stat. § 5-8-7 — NM Code / Chapter 5 / Article 8 / Section 5-8-7
§ 5-8-7. Maximum fee per service unit
Status: in_force

The fee shall not exceed the cost to pay for a proportionate share of the cost of system improvements, based upon service units, needed to serve new development.
N.M. Stat. § 73-11-48 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 11 / Section 73-11-48
§ 73-11-48. Suit for collection of assessments and charges
Status: in_force

A. The board of directors of any irrigation district formed for the purpose of cooperating with the United States government under the federal reclamation laws and other federal laws may bring suit at law for the recovery of assessments, tolls and charges which may be due from any person or corporation, or upon any property. If the assessments be a lien upon any real estate, the fact shall be stated in the complaint, together with a description of said real estate. The judgment in such case, if in favor of the district, shall, in addition to other ordinary requisites, contain a description of the real estate, if any, upon which such assessments, tolls and charges are a lien, and shall itself be a lien thereon, and shall contain an order for the sale thereof. The order of sale shall likewise contain a description of such real estate and shall be directed to the sheriff of the county in which such real estate is situated.

B. In lieu of bringing suit for collection of assessment and charges, the board of directors of any irrigation district may elect to declare forfeited the water rights on any land less than two acres within the district for which assessments and charges are delinquent and on which irrigation district water has not been used for a period of three years.

C. When charges or assessments are delinquent for a period in excess of three years and if the board of directors determines to declare forfeited the water rights on the lands within the district for which the charges are delinquent, a notice shall be first given to the owner and at the address shown by the records of the district, and which notice shall be sent by registered and certified mail and allow the owner thirty days from the date that such notice is received within which time to correct such delinquency by paying the assessments and charges, with accrued interest, and such notice shall further provide that the landowner, within said thirty-day period, may, instead of making payment of the assessments and charges, file a written notice of protest with the board of directors stating why such assessment and charges are not owed. Unless payment is so made or the notice of protest so filed within said period of time, then the board of directors may declare the water rights on such land forfeited. In the event that a protest is filed within said period of time, a hearing shall be held before the board of directors and if such protest is thereafter denied, then the delinquent assessment and charges shall be forthwith paid or the water rights forfeited.

D. Any forfeited water rights will be subject to further appropriation for use on other lands within the district in accordance with rules adopted by the board of directors.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-2-28 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 2 / Section 32A-2-28
§ 32A-2-28. Parental responsibility
Status: in_force

A. In any complaint alleging delinquency, a parent of the child alleged to be delinquent may be made a party in the petition. If a parent is made a party and if a child is adjudicated a delinquent, the court may order the parent or parents to submit to counseling, participate in any probation or other treatment program ordered by the court and, if the child is committed for institutionalization, participate in any institutional treatment or counseling program including attendance at the site of the institution. The court shall order the parent to support the child committed for institutionalization by paying the reasonable costs of support, maintenance and treatment of the child that the parent is financially able to pay. The court may use the child support guidelines set forth in Section 40-4-11.1 NMSA 1978 to calculate a reasonable payment.

B. If a fine is imposed against a child by a court of this state, the parent of the child is not liable to pay the fine.

C. The court may enforce any of its orders issued pursuant to this section by use of its contempt power.
N.M. Stat. § 28-16C-2 — NM Code / Chapter 28 / Article 16C / Section 28-16C-2
§ 28-16C-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Special Education Ombud Act:

A. “ council ” means the developmental disabilities planning council;

B. “ office ” means the office of the state special education ombud;

C. “ parent ” includes a legal guardian or custodian who has custody and control of a student or an individual who has legal authority to make educational decisions on behalf of the student;

D. “ state ombud ” means the state special education ombud; and

E. “ student ” means a public school student receiving or seeking special education services.
N.M. Stat. § 1-3-11 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 1-3-11
§ 1-3-11. Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Precinct Boundary Adjustment Act is to comply with the criteria established pursuant to the provisions of Subsection (c) of Section 141 of Title 13 of the United States Code in order to obtain an enumeration of the populations of election precincts by the bureau of the census in the federal decennial census and in order to provide such enumeration data to the New Mexico legislature for purposes of legislative reapportionment.
N.M. Stat. § 4-33-17 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 33 / Section 4-33-17
§ 4-33-17. Annexation by resolution; notification of secretary of state; challenge
Status: in_force

If there are no qualified electors residing within the portion of a county proposed to be annexed by another county, resolutions shall be passed by the county commissions of both affected counties approving a transfer of territory from one county to the other. The resolutions shall state the facts permitting such transfer by this method and a description of the territory to be transferred. The county clerks shall forward a copy of each resolution to the secretary of state. The county to which the territory is to be transferred shall place the territory within one or more of its voting precincts and so notify the secretary of state for compliance with election laws. Any aggrieved property owner or qualified elector within the annexed territory may file an action in the district court; if no action is filed within the ninety days, the transfer of the territory shall take place in accordance with the provisions of Section 4-33-7 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 20-12-35 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 20 / Article 12 / Section 20-12-35
§ 20-12-35. Subordinate compelling surrender
Status: in_force

Any person subject to Chapter 20 NMSA 1978 who compels or attempts to compel the commander of any place, vessel, aircraft or other military property, or of any body of members of the armed forces, to give it up to an enemy or to abandon it, or who strikes the colors or flag to any enemy without proper authority, shall be punished by death or other punishment as a court-martial may direct.
N.M. Stat. § 3-2-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 3-2-7
§ 3-2-7. Incorporation; notice of the election results; publication or posting; filing of results; limitation on resubmission
Status: in_force

A. The board of county commissioners shall file a copy of the election results in the office of the county clerk.

B. If a majority of the votes cast favor the incorporation of the territory as a municipality, the county clerk shall publish a notice containing the results of the election in a newspaper of general circulation within the territory proposed to be incorporated. If there is no newspaper of general circulation within the territory proposed to be incorporated, notice of the results of the election shall be posted in five public places within the territory proposed to be incorporated.

C. If a majority of the votes cast favor the incorporation of the territory as a municipality, the county clerk shall file in the office of the county clerk and in the office of the secretary of state certified copies of the:

(1) map or plat of the territory being incorporated;

(2) papers and records relating to the determinations made by the board of county commissioners; and

(3) notice of the election results, together with the:

(a) publisher's affidavit of publication; or

(b) county clerk's affidavit of posting.

D. If a majority of the votes cast favor the incorporation of the territory as a municipality, the county clerk shall transmit within fifteen days to the secretary of finance and administration and the secretary of taxation and revenue certified copies of the map or plat of the territory being incorporated.

E. In the event the question of incorporation of the territory fails, it shall not be resubmitted to the electors of the territory or any portion thereof for a period of two years after the date of the election at which the question failed.
N.M. Stat. § 29-7-16 — NM Code / Chapter 29 / Article 7 / Section 29-7-16
§ 29-7-16. Police officer database
Status: in_force

By July 1, 2024, the board shall employ a web-based technology solution that will enable any member of the public to search for outcomes of misconduct investigations that result in dismissal, denial, suspension or revocation of a police officer's or public safety telecommunicator's certification. The database shall show the officer's or telecommunicator's name, the action taken by the board and the date of the action.
N.M. Stat. § 6-10-17 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 10 / Section 6-10-17
§ 6-10-17. Amount of security to be deposited
Status: in_force

Any bank or savings and loan association designated as a depository of public money shall deliver securities of the kind specified in Section 6-10-16 NMSA 1978 to a custodial bank described in Section 6-10-21 NMSA 1978 and shall then deliver a joint safekeeping receipt issued by the custodial bank to the public official from whom or the public board from which the public money is received for deposit. The securities delivered shall have an aggregate value equal to one-half the amount of public money to be received in accordance with Subsection B of Section 6-10-16 NMSA 1978 . However, any such bank or savings and loan association may deliver a depository bond executed by a surety company as provided in Section 6-10-15 NMSA 1978 as security for any portion of a deposit of public money.