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N.M. Stat. § 3-12-3 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 12 / Section 3-12-3
§ 3-12-3. Governing body; powers and duties
Status: in_force

A. The governing body of a municipality having a mayor-council form of government shall:

(1) elect one of its members to act as mayor pro tem in the absence of the mayor;

(2) possess all powers granted by law, and other municipal powers not conferred by law or ordinance on another officer of the municipality;

(3) manage and control the finances and all property, real and personal, belonging to the municipality;

(4) determine the time and place of holding its meetings, which shall be open to the public;

(5) determine the rules of its own proceedings;

(6) keep minutes of its proceedings, which shall be open to examination by any citizen;

(7) adopt rules and regulations necessary to effect the powers granted municipalities;

(8) prescribe the compensation and fees to be paid municipal officers and employees; and

(9) prescribe the powers and duties of those officers whose terms of office or powers and duties are not defined by law, and impose additional powers and duties upon those officers whose powers and duties are prescribed by law.

B. The governing body of a municipality having a mayor-council form of government may remit the fine of any person convicted of a violation of a municipal ordinance.

C. The governing body may compel the attendance of absent members in such manner and under such penalties it deems desirable.

D. The mayor or a majority of the members of the governing body may call special meetings by notice to each member of the governing body, personally served or left at his usual place of residence.
N.M. Stat. § 19-6-10 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 6 / Section 19-6-10
§ 19-6-10. Penalty for failing to close gates
Status: in_force

Any person failing to comply with the provisions of this act shall also be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than ten [($10.00)] nor more than twenty-five dollars [($25.00)].
N.M. Stat. § 27-2-43 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 27 / Article 2 / Section 27-2-43
§ 27-2-43. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Indigent Catastrophic Illness Hospital Funding Act:

A. “department” means the human services [health care authority] department;

B. “fund” means the indigent catastrophic illness hospital fund;

C. “hospital” means any general or special hospital that is licensed by the health and environment department [department of health] and that has annual gross charges for medicare, medicaid and indigent patients greater than ten percent of the hospital's total annual gross charges; and

D. “medically indigent patient” means an individual who is a New Mexico resident who incurs hospital charges, who is not eligible for medicaid or medicare and whose family or household income does not exceed two hundred fifty percent of the federal poverty level.
N.M. Stat. § 27-2-12.18 — NM Code / Chapter 27 / Article 2 / Section 27-2-12.18
§ 27-2-12.18. Medical assistance; prescription drugs; prior authorization request form; prior authorization protocols
Status: in_force

A. Beginning January 1, 2014, the department shall require its medicaid contractors to accept the uniform prior authorization form developed pursuant to Sections 2 and 3 of this 2013 act. The department shall require its medicaid contractors to accept the uniform prior authorization form as sufficient to request prior authorization for prescription drug benefits on behalf of recipients.

B. The department shall require its medicaid contractors to respond within three business days upon receipt of a uniform prior authorization form. The department shall require each of its medicaid contractors to deem a prior authorization as having been granted if the contractor has failed to respond to the prior authorization request within three business days.
N.M. Stat. § 14-14A-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 14 / Article 14A / Section 14-14A-1
§ 14-14A-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 14, Article 14A NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts”.
N.M. Stat. § 73-27-11 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 27 / Section 73-27-11
§ 73-27-11. Revenue bonds; terms
Status: in_force

Revenue bonds:

A. may have interest, appreciated principal value or any part thereof payable at intervals or at maturity as may be determined by the authority;

B. may be subject to prior redemption at the authority's option at such time or times and upon such terms and conditions with or without the payment of such premium or premiums as may be determined by the authority;

C. may mature at any time or times not exceeding forty years after the date of issuance;

D. may be serial in form and maturity or may consist of one bond payable at one time or in installments or may be in such other form as may be determined by the authority;

E. shall be sold for cash at above or below par and at a price that results in a net effective interest rate that does not exceed the maximum permitted by the Public Securities Act 1 ; and

F. may be sold at public or negotiated sale.
N.M. Stat. § 32A-4-15 — NM Code / Chapter 32A / Article 4 / Section 32A-4-15
§ 32A-4-15. Petition; authorization to file
Status: in_force

A petition alleging neglect or abuse shall not be filed unless the children's court attorney has determined and endorsed upon the petition that the filing of the petition is in the best interests of the child. The children's court attorney shall, upon request of a person authorizing the filing of a petition, furnish legal services in connection with the authorization and preparation of the petition and the representation of the petitioner if the petitioner so requests.
N.M. Stat. § 63-1-22 — NM Code / Chapter 63 / Article 1 / Section 63-1-22
§ 63-1-22. Purchase by corporation of stock sold for assessments; procedure
Status: in_force

If, at the sale, no bidder offers the amount of the assessments, costs and charges due, the stock may be bid in and purchased by the corporation, through the secretary, president or any director thereof, at the amount of the assessments, costs and charges due; and the amount of the assessments, costs and charges shall be credited, as paid in full, on the books of the corporation, and an entry of the transfer of the stock to the corporation, must be made on the transfer book thereof. While the stock remains the property of the corporation, it shall not be assessable, nor shall any dividends be declared thereon; but all assessments and dividends shall be apportioned upon the stock held by the stockholders of the corporation.
N.M. Stat. § 19-13-12 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 19 / Article 13 / Section 19-13-12
§ 19-13-12. Combining geothermal resources
Status: in_force

Any person engaged in the production of geothermal resources under a lease issued by the commissioner may commingle geothermal resources from any two or more wells without regard to whether such wells are located on the lands for which such lease was issued or elsewhere; provided, however, that the person holding the lease shall install and maintain meters or other measuring devices satisfactory to the commissioner to measure the amount of geothermal resources produced from lands for which leases were issued by the commissioner.
N.M. Stat. § 73-20-34 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 20 / Section 73-20-34
§ 73-20-34. Soil and water conservation districts; creation; referendum
Status: in_force

A. When a final determination of the commission that a proposed district is necessary and desirable has been entered and recorded, the commission shall then determine whether the operation of the district is administratively practicable. To assist in this determination, the commission shall call for a referendum on the proposed district within the geographical boundaries of the district as defined by the commission, to be conducted on the next succeeding first Tuesday in May, if practicable. All registered voters residing within the proposed district shall be eligible to vote.

B. The commission shall:

(1) provide for due notice of a referendum within a proposed district;

(2) confirm eligibility of registered voters; and

(3) adopt and publish rules to govern the orderly conduct of a referendum.

C. A referendum may not be held during an interval when valid rules adopted and published by the commission are not in effect.

D. The proposal shall be presented to the voters on ballots that define, in general terms and by legal description, the area encompassed within the proposed district.

E. Informalities or irregularities in the conduct of a referendum shall have no effect upon its result if due notice requirements have been substantially complied with and balloting has been fairly conducted in substantial compliance with the rules adopted and published by the commission.

F. The commission shall publish referendum results and make a final determination of whether the proposed district is administratively practicable; provided, however, in the event that approval of the proposed district is not carried by a majority of votes cast in a referendum, the commission shall deny the petition and shall enter and record its order.
N.M. Stat. § 72-18-17 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 18 / Section 72-18-17
§ 72-18-17. Compensation of directors
Status: in_force

Directors shall receive no compensation for their services as a director, officer, engineer, attorney, employee or other agent of the district. Directors may be reimbursed for expenses incurred by them on district business with approval of the board.
N.M. Stat. § 34-6-13 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 34 / Article 6 / Section 34-6-13
§ 34-6-13. Judges; tenth judicial district
Status: in_force

There shall be one district judge in the tenth judicial district.
N.M. Stat. § 4-33-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 33 / Section 4-33-5
§ 4-33-5. Counting and canvassing of votes
Status: in_force

The ballots cast shall be counted by the election officials and the results thereof certified to the county commissioners. Within three days after the election held as herein provided, the county commissioners shall meet and canvass the votes cast and if a majority of those voting shall have voted for the annexation, the area as described in the petition shall be annexed to the other county as provided in said petition.
N.M. Stat. § 72-17-35 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 17 / Section 72-17-35
§ 72-17-35. Dissolution of authority
Status: in_force

If a remonstrance be received pursuant to Section 7 hereof denying the board the power to acquire a flood control system, or the first proposal for the issuance of bonds shall have failed to receive a favorable vote by a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon, the board shall proceed to dissolve the authority.
N.M. Stat. § 2-7F-16 — NM Code / Chapter 2 / Article 7F / Section 2-7F-16
§ 2-7F-16. Representative district ten
Status: in_force

Representative district ten is composed of Bernalillo county precincts 73, 75, 76, 90 through 92, 94 through 99, 103, 105 through 107, 144, 213, 250, 258, 260, 262, 266, 270, 278, 288, 629 and 630.
N.M. Stat. § 77-1B-7 — NM Code / Chapter 77 / Article 1B / Section 77-1B-7
§ 77-1B-7. Euthanasia instructors; certification
Status: in_force

A. The board shall have authority over the certification of euthanasia instructors.

B. A person certified to practice as a euthanasia instructor shall:

(1) have passed the examination approved by the board to qualify as a euthanasia instructor;

(2) have completed training in euthanasia practices, as defined by the board, within one year preceding the date the application for certification is submitted;

(3) have participated in the euthanasia of animals for a minimum of three years preceding the date of application;

(4) not have been found guilty of fraud or deceit in procuring or attempting to procure any type of certification; and

(5) pay the required fee.

C. The board may certify an applicant as a euthanasia instructor without an examination if the applicant has been certified or licensed under the laws of another state and the applicant meets the qualifications set forth in Paragraphs (3) through (5) of Subsection B of this section.

D. A person whose euthanasia instructor certification expires while on active duty with the armed forces of the United States, called into service or training with the state militia or in training or education under the supervision of the United States government prior to induction into military service may have the certification restored without paying renewal fees, if within two years after the termination of that service, training or education, except under conditions other than honorable, the board is furnished with satisfactory evidence that the person has been engaged in such service, training or education.
N.M. Stat. § 49-2-3 — NM Code / Chapter 49 / Article 2 / Section 49-2-3
§ 49-2-3. Board of trustees; corporate powers; election
Status: in_force

The corporate powers of such corporation shall be exercised by a board of nine trustees who are owners and proprietors residing upon such land grant and heads of families. The board of trustees shall be elected by the owners and proprietors on the first Saturday in December of the year 1919, and upon the same day in every third year thereafter. The nine persons receiving the highest number of votes at the election shall become the board of trustees and possess the powers provided for in Sections 49-2-1 to 49-2-17 NMSA 1978 , and shall hold their office until the election and qualification of their successors. No trustee shall serve more than two consecutive terms.
N.M. Stat. § 39-7-2 — NM Code / Chapter 39 / Article 7 / Section 39-7-2
§ 39-7-2. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act:

A. “state” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States; and

B. “tribe” means a tribe, band or village of Native Americans that is recognized by federal law or formally acknowledged by a state.
N.M. Stat. § 73-2-47 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 2 / Section 73-2-47
§ 73-2-47. Several ditches from one stream; joint meeting of commissioners
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of all the ditch commissioners of the state of New Mexico, where two or more ditches are constructed from and supply waters from the same source or river and within the limits of a precinct, to have a meeting on the first Monday of April of each year for the purpose of making a true, just and equitable apportionment and distribution of the water for their respective ditches, and it shall be the duty of the superintendents of said ditches respectively to apportion and distribute the water in said ditches among the persons entitled thereto to the use of the same, in accordance with the orders of said ditch commissioners and not otherwise.
N.M. Stat. § 27-5-5.1 — NM Code / Chapter 27 / Article 5 / Section 27-5-5.1
§ 27-5-5.1. Indigent health care report; required
Status: in_force

Every county in New Mexico shall file an annual report on all indigent health care funding by the county with the commission. The report shall contain the county's eligibility criteria for indigent patients, services provided to indigent patients, restrictions on services provided to indigent patients, conditions for reimbursement to providers of health care, revenue sources used to pay for indigent health care and other related information as determined by the commission. The report shall be submitted by October 1 of each year on a form provided by the commission. The commission shall make the report available to interested parties.
N.M. Stat. § 6-19-14 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 19 / Section 6-19-14
§ 6-19-14. Security for revenue bonds
Status: in_force

The principal or interest on any revenue bonds issued under authority of the Economic Advancement District Act shall be secured by a pledge of the revenues out of which such bonds shall be made payable, may be secured by a mortgage covering all or any part of the project from the revenues so pledged and may be derived and may be secured by a pledge of the lease of the project.
N.M. Stat. § 73-15-10 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 15 / Section 73-15-10
§ 73-15-10. Entry after deposit of award pending jury trial
Status: in_force

No property shall be taken until just compensation has been paid according to law. But where a trial by jury is demanded under the preceding section, the board may pay into court, in money, the amount allowed by the appraisers, with the costs, and thereupon the court shall make an order admitting the said district into possession of the property. And thereupon the board may enter into undisturbed possession of the property and rights involved. The right of entry provided herein shall be a cumulative remedy and additional to the district's right of possession during the pendency of condemnation proceedings under the provisions of Chapter XXXIV of the Codification of 1915, and all amendatory or supplementary acts thereto.
N.M. Stat. § 73-7-31 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 7 / Section 73-7-31
§ 73-7-31. Sale of lands for delinquent assessments; transfer of title; redemption; commissioners as purchasers; disposition of receipts
Status: in_force

The said special master shall sell the lands as to which the judgment entered has not been paid, at the courthouse of the county where the lands or some part thereof are situated, after having first advertised said sale weekly for four consecutive weeks in some newspaper published in such county, and if such lands are situated in more than one county such notice of sale shall be published in a newspaper in each of such counties. If all such land is not sold on the day advertised, such sale shall continue from day to day until completed. Sale shall be made at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash. The special master shall make a report of such sale or sales to the court and upon approval thereof, title to such lands so sold shall thereupon become vested in the purchaser, subject, however, to all other tax liens and the lien for all subsequent installments of drainage assessments and interest thereon, and the said purchaser shall thereupon become the owner in fee simple of the lands, and the special master shall execute and deliver deeds which shall have the same force and effect as deeds executed under judgments and decrees in civil actions, but the owner of such land, or anyone interested in the title thereto may redeem from such sale by paying to the purchaser or his assignee the purchase price with interest thereon at the rate of twelve (12%) percent per annum, together with all moneys subsequently paid for taxes and assessments thereon, at any time within nine months from the date of sale. The several tracts or parcels of land to be sold shall be offered separately. At such sale the commissioners of the drainage district in which the lands are situated may bid and become purchasers the same as any other purchaser and shall not be required to pay the purchase price in cash, but shall take title to such lands in the name of the drainage district and may thereafter sell or lease the said lands and all proceeds from the sale or leasing thereof shall be disposed of as herein provided. The amount received upon any bid shall be applied to the amount of the judgment against said tract or parcel of land bid upon; if the amount received is less than such judgment, nevertheless such judgment shall be deemed satisfied by such sale, but if the amount received is more than the judgment any surplus shall be applied first to the payment of any general state or county taxes outstanding and unpaid and then if a balance remains, as the court shall direct. All moneys received by the special master in payments on the judgment or for purchase of lands at the foreclosure sale over and above costs, attorney's fees and expenses of sale shall be paid to the treasurer of the district for credit pro rata to the respective funds entitled thereto.
N.M. Stat. § 22-5-8 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 5 / Section 22-5-8
§ 22-5-8. Term of office
Status: in_force

A. The full term of office of a member of a local school board shall be four years succeeding the member's election to office at a regular local election held pursuant to the Local Election Act.

B. Any member of a local school board whose term of office has expired shall continue in that office until a successor is elected and qualified.
N.M. Stat. § 2-8F-22 — NM Code / Chapter 2 / Article 8F / Section 2-8F-22
§ 2-8F-22. Senate district sixteen
Status: in_force

Senate district sixteen is composed of Bernalillo county precincts 101, 102, 107, 223, 235, 241 through 246, 251 through 256, 258, 266, 271 through 274, 278, 289, 290, 324, 325, 332, 342 through 344, 349 through 358, 363, 371, 374, 377, 381 through 387 and 660.
N.M. Stat. § 22-19A-7 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 19A / Section 22-19A-7
§ 22-19A-7. Bonds; pledge of income
Status: in_force

A. Bonds shall be payable solely from any or all pledgeable revenue, and the local school board shall irrevocably pledge that revenue to the prompt payment of the principal, interest and service charges on the bonds. The bonds shall be equally and ratably secured, without priority, by this pledge of pledgeable revenue.

B. If the bonds are payable solely from the net income of the housing project being financed, the local school board shall operate the housing project so as to ensure a sufficient income to promptly pay the principal, interest and service charges as they become due on the bonds.

C. The state pledges and agrees with the holders of bonds issued by a local school board and payable from pledgeable revenue that the state will not limit or alter the rights of the local school board to receive, collect and account for pledgeable revenue and to fulfill the terms of any agreement made with the bondholders or in any way impair the rights and remedies of the bondholders until the bonds, together with the interest on the bonds, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceedings by or on behalf of those bondholders, are fully paid and discharged.
N.M. Stat. § 21-11-2 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 11 / Section 21-11-2
§ 21-11-2. Use of name “New Mexico institute of mining and technology” for common convenience
Status: in_force

Except for financial transactions the use of the name “New Mexico institute of mining and technology” is hereby permitted in lieu of the name “New Mexico school of mines” for common convenience.
N.M. Stat. § 1-21-12 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 21 / Section 1-21-12
§ 1-21-12. Cancellation of presidential ballot at death
Status: in_force

The cancellation of a presidential ballot due to death of a new resident or former resident shall be the same as that specified for absentee voters in the Election Code.
N.M. Stat. § 25-7A-16 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 25 / Article 7A / Section 25-7A-16
§ 25-7A-16. Power to make inspections and secure samples within dairy establishments
Status: in_force

The director shall have free access at all reasonable hours to any dairy establishment in which dairy products are manufactured, processed, packed or held for introduction into commerce or to enter any vehicle being used to transport or hold such dairy products in commerce for the purpose:

A. of inspecting the dairy establishment or vehicle to determine if any provision of the New Mexico Dairy Product Act is being violated; and

B. to secure samples or specimens of any dairy product after paying or offering to pay for the sample. The director may make or cause to be made examinations of samples secured under the provisions of this section to determine whether any provision of the New Mexico Dairy Product Act is being violated.