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N.M. Stat. § 13-1A-4 — NM Code / Chapter 13 / Article 1A / Section 13-1A-4
§ 13-1A-4. Revision of bookkeeping and payment procedures; reports of progress
Status: in_force

A. Not later than July 1, 1986, each state agency shall review and revise its bookkeeping and vouchering procedures so as to effect accelerated payments to vendors for purchases of supplies and equipment in order to secure for the state the largest available price discount offered by such vendors for early payment of accounts. On or before September 1 of each year, a progress report of the implementation of the provisions of the Purchasing Discount Act shall be submitted by each state agency to the department of finance and administration and to the legislative finance committee as an addendum to its budget request for the ensuing fiscal year.

B. The department of finance and administration shall review its administrative procedures for payment of vouchers by state agencies for the purchase of supplies and equipment in order to effect revised procedures to secure the largest available price discounts offered by vendors for early payment of accounts. The department shall prescribe guidelines for state agencies to implement the provisions of the Purchasing Discount Act. The department shall, annually by December 15, submit a progress report to the legislature on the overall progress made by state agencies in implementing the procedures required by the Purchasing Discount Act.
N.M. Stat. § 17-2-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 17 / Article 2 / Section 17-2-8
§ 17-2-8. Unlawful taking of big game and waste of game
Status: in_force

A. It is unlawful for any person:

(1) who hunts or fishes and takes any game mammal designated in Paragraphs (2), (3) or (4) of Subsection A of Section 17-2-3 NMSA 1978 , any game bird or any game fish to fail to transport the edible portions of the meat obtained to the person's home for human consumption or to provide for the human consumption thereof under any commission regulations pertaining to exportation, transportation and donation of game;

(2) who wounds or may have wounded any game mammal designated in Paragraphs (2), (3) or (4) of Subsection A of Section 17-2-3 NMSA 1978 to fail to go to the place where the mammal sustained or may have sustained the wound and make a reasonable attempt to track the mammal and reduce it to possession; or

(3) to take or kill a bighorn sheep, ibex, oryx, Barbary sheep, elk, deer or pronghorn antelope outside of the legal season or without a valid license, which taking or killing results in waste of the animal. Waste of the animal consists of removing from the animal only the head, antlers or horns or abandoning any of the four quarters, backstraps or tenderloins of the carcass. A violation of the provisions of this paragraph is intended to be separate from and cumulative to any other violation of Chapter 17 NMSA 1978 .

B. Violation of Paragraph (3) of Subsection A of this section is a fourth degree felony pursuant to Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978 , and violation of Paragraph (1) or (2) of Subsection A of this section is a misdemeanor pursuant to Section 17-2-10 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 4-55A-32 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 55A / Section 4-55A-32
§ 4-55A-32. Improvement district; payment of reassessment; continuing proceedings to collect assessment
Status: in_force

A. The board shall enforce payment of the reassessment of the tract or parcel of land benefiting from an improvement in the manner provided in Chapter 4, Article 55A NMSA 1978 for the enforcement of the original assessment.

B. If for any reason a reassessment is held to be invalid or uncollectible, the board shall continue to reassess the tract or parcel of land as provided in Sections 4-55A-29 through 4-55A-38 NMSA 1978 until the benefited tract or parcel of land has paid the cost of any improvement chargeable to the benefited tract or parcel of land.
N.M. Stat. § 25-7B-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 25 / Article 7B / Section 25-7B-3
§ 25-7B-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Dairy Establishment Sanitation Act:

A. “board” means the board of regents of New Mexico state university;

B. “dairy establishment” means a milk producing or milk processing facility;

C. “dairy product” means milk, whether fluid, dried, evaporated, stabilized, condensed or otherwise processed, cream, milk products, ice cream, frozen custard, French custard, ice milk, frozen dessert or any other food product derived principally from milk;

D. “department” means the New Mexico department of agriculture;

E. “director” means the director of agriculture;

F. “milk” means the whole, clean, lacteal secretion obtained by the complete milking of one or more healthy cows or goats, properly fed and kept, delivered from the dairy farm to any receiving or distributing establishment or factory within a reasonable time, excluding that obtained within fifteen days before or five days after calving or such longer period as may be necessary to render milk practically colostrum-free; and

G. “person” includes an individual, partnership, corporation and association.
N.M. Stat. § 10-11-97 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 10-11-97
§ 10-11-97. Municipal fire member coverage plan 2; affiliated public employer contribution rate
Status: in_force

The affiliated public employer shall contribute the following percentages of the salary of each member it employs and covers under municipal fire member coverage plan 2:

A. prior to July 1, 2022, eighteen and fifteen-hundredths percent of salary;

B. beginning July 1, 2022 and continuing through June 30, 2023, eighteen and sixty-five hundredths percent of salary;

C. beginning July 1, 2023 and continuing through June 30, 2024, nineteen and fifteen-hundredths percent of salary;

D. beginning July 1, 2024 and continuing through June 30, 2025, nineteen and sixty-five hundredths percent of salary; and

E. beginning July 1, 2025 and thereafter, twenty and fifteen-hundredths percent of salary.
N.M. Stat. § 30-16-17 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 30 / Article 16 / Section 30-16-17
§ 30-16-17. Unlawful removal of effects
Status: in_force

Unlawful removal of effects consists of any person removing or causing to be removed any baggage or effects from any hotel, motel, trailer park, inn, rented dwelling or boarding house while there is a lien existing thereon for the proper charges due for fare or board furnished from such hotel, motel, trailer park, inn, rented dwelling or boarding house, and where the owner or person in possession of such baggage or effects is given actual notice of the fact of such lien, or where a notice of such lien has been conspicuously posted upon the premises adjacent to such baggage or effects, giving notice of the fact of such lien and the amount thereof.

Whoever commits unlawful removal of effects is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
N.M. Stat. § 77-16-15 — NM Code / Chapter 77 / Article 16 / Section 77-16-15
§ 77-16-15. Penalty
Status: in_force

In addition to the damage as provided for in Section 77-16-14 NMSA 1978 , the person violating the provisions of that section is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction before any magistrate shall be fined in a sum not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
N.M. Stat. § 24-14A-7 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 14A / Section 24-14A-7
§ 24-14A-7. Health information system; reports
Status: in_force

A. A report in printed format that provides information of use to the general public shall be produced annually. The report shall be made available upon request. The department may make the report available on tape or other electronic format.

B. The department shall provide an annual report of its activities, including health care system statistics, to the legislature. The report shall be submitted by November 15 each year.
N.M. Stat. § 13-5-3.1 — NM Code / Chapter 13 / Article 5 / Section 13-5-3.1
§ 13-5-3.1. Public buildings; compliance with the national flood insurance program
Status: in_force

A. The homeland security and emergency management department, as the state coordinating agency for the national flood insurance program, is designated as the state agency responsible for compliance oversight of that program and shall adopt rules to implement standards for meeting federal floodplain management regulations as set forth in 44 C.F.R. Sections 60.3 through 60.5 .

B. The construction industries division of the regulation and licensing department is the state agency designated to review, permit and enforce floodplain management rules for all buildings that are owned or funded, in whole or in part, by the state.

C. Development that is owned or funded, in whole or in part, by the state shall obtain:

(1) floodplain review by a certified floodplain management professional prior to the start of development; and

(2) required permits prior to the start of development.

D. Development that is owned or funded, in whole or in part, by the state shall comply with the most stringent criteria of locally adopted community floodplain management regulations and floodplain management rules adopted by the homeland security and emergency management department.

E. As used in this section, “development” has the meaning set forth in 44 C.F.R. Section 59.1 .
N.M. Stat. § 24-10D-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 10D / Section 24-10D-3
§ 24-10D-3. Emergency care for sexual assault survivors; standard of care
Status: in_force

A. A hospital that provides emergency care for sexual assault survivors shall:

(1) provide each sexual assault survivor with medically and factually accurate and objective written and oral information about emergency contraception;

(2) orally and in writing inform each sexual assault survivor of her option to be provided emergency contraception at the hospital; and

(3) provide emergency contraception at the hospital to each sexual assault survivor who requests it.

B. The provision of emergency contraception pills shall include the initial dose that the sexual assault survivor can take at the hospital as well as the subsequent dose that the sexual assault survivor may self-administer twelve hours following the initial dose.
N.M. Stat. § 35-15-13 — NM Code / Chapter 35 / Article 15 / Section 35-15-13
§ 35-15-13. Fines and forfeitures assessed on appeal; collections go to municipal treasury
Status: in_force

All fines assessed in the district court upon appeals from the municipal courts, including such moneys as may be paid into the said district court upon forfeited bonds or recognizances for defendants charged with municipal offenses, shall be turned over to the municipality.
N.M. Stat. § 72-1-11 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 1 / Section 72-1-11
§ 72-1-11. Indian water rights settlements; approval of settlements; reports
Status: in_force

A. Upon congressional authorization of funding of the federal government's portion of the costs of an Indian water rights settlement, the state engineer shall notify the legislature of the amount of the state's portion of the costs necessary to implement the settlement. Upon joint resolution of the legislature, the interstate stream commission may expend money in the Indian water rights settlement fund to implement the terms of the approved settlement.

B. On or before November 15 of each year, the state engineer and the interstate stream commission shall report to the appropriate legislative interim committee dealing with Indian affairs and to the legislative finance committee on:

(1) the status of proposed Indian water rights settlements requiring state financing;

(2) the distribution of funds from the Indian water rights settlement fund to implement approved settlements; and

(3) recommendations on the level of funding for the Indian water rights settlement fund necessary to timely implement Indian water rights settlements.

C. As used in Sections 1 and 2 of this act:

(1) “ Indian water rights settlement ” means an agreement between the state and a tribe, but not exclusive of any other party as appropriate, that resolves all of the tribe's water rights claims and that has been approved by the United States congress; and

(2) “ tribe ” means a federally recognized Indian nation, tribe or pueblo.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-12C-7 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 12C / Section 59A-12C-7
§ 59A-12C-7. Effective date
Status: in_force

Controlled insurers and controlling brokers who are not in compliance with Section 59A-12C-4 NMSA 1978 on its effective date shall have until July 31, 1993 to come into compliance and shall comply with Section 59A-12C-5 NMSA 1978 beginning with all policies written or renewed on or after August 1, 1993.
N.M. Stat. § 6-12-14 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 12 / Section 6-12-14
§ 6-12-14. Bonds surrendered for refunding; entries; 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 state auditor the fact of such surrender and the number, amount, date and character of the bonds so surrendered; and such bonds shall be destroyed by the state board of finance and the fact of such destruction shall be likewise entered on such record.
N.M. Stat. § 10-9-25 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 9 / Section 10-9-25
§ 10-9-25. Federal funds and assistance
Status: in_force

When the provisions of any laws of the United States, or any rule, order, or regulation of any federal agency or authority providing federal funds for use in New Mexico, either directly or indirectly or as a grant-in-aid, to be matched or otherwise, impose as a condition for the receipt of such funds, other or higher personnel standards or different classifications than are provided for by the Personnel Act, the board has the authority and is directed to adopt rules and regulations to meet the requirements of such law, rule, order or regulation.
N.M. Stat. § 6-6A-4 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 6A / Section 6-6A-4
§ 6-6A-4. Leasehold communities; duties
Status: in_force

Every leasehold community shall:

A. keep all the books, records and accounts in their respective offices in the form prescribed by the local government division;

B. submit to an audit of its books upon request of the local government division;

C. make all reports as may be required by the local government division; and

D. conform to the rules and regulations adopted by the local government division.
N.M. Stat. § 21-21-2 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 21 / Section 21-21-2
§ 21-21-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Student Loan Act:

A. “participating institution” means any post-high school educational institution within the state, public or private, including junior colleges and vocational schools, which qualifies as an eligible institution for the federal guaranteed-loan program under the Higher Education Act of 1965, 1 as amended, and participating in student loan programs under the Student Loan Act, or any educational institution not within the state attended by a qualified student for the purpose of participating in the student exchange programs administered by the western interstate commission for higher education as provided for by the Western Regional Education Compact;

B. “qualified student” means a resident of New Mexico who has been accepted for enrollment or who is enrolled in a participating institution and who is otherwise eligible for a student loan guaranteed by the United States. A standard of academic performance higher than the minimum required for continuing enrollment in the participating institution shall not be required, and the student must be meeting the minimum academic requirements of the participating institution at the time any loan is made; and

C. “fiscal agent” means the chief financial officer of one of the state higher educational institutions designated by the higher education department. 2
N.M. Stat. § 14-16-18 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 14 / Article 16 / Section 14-16-18
§ 14-16-18. Acceptance and distribution of electronic records by governmental agencies
Status: in_force

The state records administrator shall issue rules for the implementation of the provisions of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act that shall apply to all governmental agencies; provided that a governmental agency, giving due consideration to security, may instead issue its own rules that specify:

A. the manner and format in which the electronic records must be created, generated, sent, communicated, received and stored and the systems established for those purposes;

B. if electronic records must be signed by electronic means, the type of electronic signature required, the manner and format in which the electronic signature must be affixed to the electronic record and the identity of, or criteria that must be met by, any third party used by a person filing a document to facilitate the process;

C. control processes and procedures as appropriate to ensure adequate preservation, disposition, integrity, security, confidentiality and auditability of electronic records; and

D. any other required attributes for electronic records that are specified for corresponding nonelectronic records or reasonably necessary under the circumstances.
N.M. Stat. § 24-14-16 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 14 / Section 24-14-16
§ 24-14-16. Judicial procedure to establish facts of birth
Status: in_force

A. If a delayed certificate of birth is rejected under the provisions of Section 24-14-15 NMSA 1978 , a petition may be filed with a court for an order establishing a record of the date and place of the birth and the parentage of the person whose birth is to be registered.

B. The petition shall allege that:

(1) the person for whom a delayed certificate of birth is sought was born in this state;

(2) no record of birth of the person can be found in the bureau;

(3) diligent efforts by the petitioner have failed to obtain the evidence required in accordance with Section 24-14-15 NMSA 1978;

(4) the state registrar has refused to register a delayed certificate of birth; and

(5) any other allegations as may be required.

C. The petition shall be accompanied by a statement of the registration official made in accordance with Section 24-14-15 NMSA 1978 and all documentary evidence that was submitted to the registration official in support of the registration. The petition shall be sworn to by the petitioner.

D. The court shall fix a time and place for hearing the petition and shall give the registration official who refused to register the petitioner's delayed certificate of birth ten days' notice of the hearing. The official or the official's authorized representative may appear and testify in the proceeding.

E. If the court finds from the evidence presented that the person for whom a delayed certificate of birth is sought was born in this state, it shall make findings as to the place and date of birth, parentage and other findings as the case may require and shall issue an order to establish a record of birth. This order shall include the birth data to be registered, a description of the evidence presented in the manner prescribed by Section 24-14-15 NMSA 1978 and the date of the court's action.

F. The court shall determine the parent-child relationship of the mother and father pursuant to the New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act.

G. The clerk of the court shall forward each order to the state registrar not later than the tenth day of the calendar month following the month in which it was entered. The order shall be registered by the state registrar and shall constitute the record of birth from which copies may be issued in accordance with Sections 24-14-28 and 24-14-29 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 10-16C-4 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 16C / Section 10-16C-4
§ 10-16C-4. Right to civil action for damages; affirmative defenses; remedy not exclusive
Status: in_force

A. A public employer that violates the provisions of the Whistleblower Protection Act shall be liable to the public employee for actual damages, reinstatement with the same seniority status that the employee would have had but for the violation, two times the amount of back pay with interest on the back pay and compensation for any special damage sustained as a result of the violation. In addition, an employer shall be required to pay the litigation costs and reasonable attorney fees of the employee. An employee may bring an action pursuant to this section in any court of competent jurisdiction.

B. It shall be an affirmative defense to a civil action brought pursuant to this section that the action taken by a public employer against a public employee was due to the employee's misconduct, the employee's poor job performance, a reduction in work force or other legitimate business purpose unrelated to conduct prohibited pursuant to the Whistleblower Protection Act and that retaliatory action was not a motivating factor.

C. The remedies provided for in the Whistleblower Protection Act are not exclusive and shall be in addition to any other remedies provided for in any other law or available under common law.

D. Nothing in the Whistleblower Protection Act precludes civil actions or criminal sanctions for libel, slander or other civil or criminal claims against a person who files a false claim under that act.
N.M. Stat. § 30-7-19.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 30 / Article 7 / Section 30-7-19.1
§ 30-7-19.1. Possession of explosive device or incendiary device
Status: in_force

A. Possession of an explosive device or incendiary device consists of knowingly possessing, manufacturing or transporting any explosive device or incendiary device or complete combination of parts thereof necessary to make an explosive device or incendiary device. This subsection shall not apply to any fireworks as defined in Section 60-2C-2 NMSA 1978 or any lawfully acquired household, commercial, industrial or sporting device or compound included in the definition of explosive device or incendiary device in Section 30-7-18 NMSA 1978 that has legitimate and lawful commercial, industrial or sporting purposes or that is lawfully possessed under Section 30-7-7 NMSA 1978 .

B. Any person who commits possession of an explosive device or incendiary device is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
N.M. Stat. § 26-2C-26 — NM Code / Chapter 26 / Article 2C / Section 26-2C-26
§ 26-2C-26. Limits on personal use; penalties
Status: in_force

A. Nothing in Section 25 of the Cannabis Regulation Act shall be construed to:

(1) allow a person to smoke cannabis products in a public place, except in a cannabis consumption area; or

(2) restrict the ability of a person to prohibit conduct otherwise allowed in the Cannabis Regulation Act on the person's privately owned property.

B. A person who violates Paragraph (1) of Subsection A of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of fifty dollars ($50.00).

C. As used in this section, “ smoke ” means to inhale, exhale, burn or carry any lighted or heated device or pipe or any other lighted or heated cannabis products intended for inhalation, whether natural or synthetic, in any manner or in any form.

D. A person less than eighteen years of age, the family of a person less than eighteen years of age or a person legally obligated to care for and support a person less than eighteen years of age who is subject to the fines pursuant to Subsection B of this section shall not be required to pay any fees or fines pursuant to the Cannabis Regulation Act.
N.M. Stat. § 9-16-12 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 16 / Section 9-16-12
§ 9-16-12. Construction industries commission; exercise of powers and duties exempt from authority of superintendent
Status: in_force

All responsibilities of the construction industries commission under Sections 60-13-6 , 60-13-9 through 60-13-11 , 60-13-13.2 , 60-13-14 through 60-13-16 , 60-13-18 , 60-13-23 through 60-13-24 , 60-13-27 , 60-13-28 , 60-13-36 , 60-13-38 , 60-13-41 , 60-13-43 , 60-13-44 , 60-13-45 , 60-13-49 , 60-13-53 , 60-13-55 , 60-13-57 , 61-1-1 through 61-1-33 , 70-5-3 through 70-5-7 , 70-5-11 through 70-5-15 and 70-5-18 NMSA 1978 are hereby explicitly exempted from the authority of the superintendent under the provisions of Subsection B of Section 9-16-6 NMSA 1978 .