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N.M. Stat. § 32A-3B-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 32A / Article 3B / Section 32A-3B-8
§ 32A-3B-8. Basic rights
Status: in_force

A. A child subject to the provisions of the Children's Code is entitled to the same basic rights as an adult, except as otherwise provided in the Children's Code.

B. In proceedings on a petition alleging a family in need of court-ordered services, the court may appoint counsel if appointment of counsel would serve the interests of justice.

C. In proceedings on a petition alleging a family in need of court-ordered services, the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem for a child under the age of fourteen and the court shall appoint an attorney for a child fourteen years of age or older at the inception of the proceedings. An officer or employee of an agency vested with legal custody of the child shall not be appointed as a guardian ad litem or attorney for the child. Only an attorney with appreciable training or experience shall be appointed as guardian ad litem of or attorney for the child.

D. When a child reaches fourteen years of age, the child's guardian ad litem shall continue as the child's attorney; provided that the court shall appoint a different attorney for the child if:

(1) the child requests a different attorney;

(2) the guardian ad litem requests to be removed; or

(3) the court determines that the appointment of a different attorney is appropriate.

E. Whenever it is reasonable and appropriate, the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem or attorney who is knowledgeable about the child's cultural background.

F. A person afforded rights pursuant to the provisions of the Children's Code shall be advised of those rights at that person's first appearance before the court on a petition filed under the Children's Code.

G. A child of an alleged or adjudicated family in need of court-ordered services shall not be fingerprinted or photographed for identification purposes, unless pursuant to a court order.
N.M. Stat. § 58-21A-13 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 21A / Section 58-21A-13
§ 58-21A-13. Attorney general; enforcement of rules
Status: in_force

The financial institution division of the regulation and licensing department shall enforce the provisions of the Home Loan Protection Act and, after consulting with the attorney general and considering similar rules of the federal housing administration and the federal department of veterans affairs, shall adopt rules required pursuant to Subsection H of Section 5 of the Home Loan Protection Act and such other rules as are necessary to implement that act.
N.M. Stat. § 34-8A-4 — NM Code / Chapter 34 / Article 8A / Section 34-8A-4
§ 34-8A-4. Metropolitan court; judges
Status: in_force

A. Metropolitan judges shall be elected as provided in Section 34-8A-4.1 NMSA 1978 . The governor shall fill vacancies in the office of metropolitan judge, by appointment of persons who possess the personal qualifications established by law, until the next general election.

B. No person shall be eligible for election or appointment to the office of metropolitan judge unless he is a member of the bar of and has practiced in this state for a period of three years. There shall be a chief metropolitan judge of a metropolitan court. The chief metropolitan judge shall designate each metropolitan judge position as a separate and consecutively numbered division, and any additional metropolitan judge authorized within a metropolitan court shall be designated as metropolitan judge of the next consecutive division. A district court judge may designate a metropolitan judge as a special master.
N.M. Stat. § 22-1-9.1 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 1 / Section 22-1-9.1
§ 22-1-9.1. New Mexico diploma of excellence; state seal for bilingual and biliterate graduates
Status: in_force

A. The state seal of bilingualism-biliteracy on a New Mexico diploma of excellence certifies that the recipient is proficient for meaningful use in college, a career or to meet a local community language need in a world language other than English. The graduate's high school transcript shall also indicate that the graduate received the state seal on the graduate's New Mexico diploma of excellence.

B. The department shall adopt rules to establish the criteria for students to earn a seal of bilingualism-biliteracy, to include:

(1) the number of units of credit in a language other than English, including content courses taught in a language other than English, English language arts or English as a second language for English language learners;

(2) passage of state assessments in a world language other than English or English language arts for English language learners;

(3) in the case of tribal languages, certification of tribal language proficiency in consultation with individual tribes and adherence to processes and criteria defined by that tribe as appropriate for determining proficiency in its language;

(4) demonstrated proficiency in one or more languages other than English through one of the following methods:

(a) score three or higher on an advanced placement examination for a language other than English;

(b) score four or higher on an international baccalaureate examination for a higher-level language other than English course;

(c) score proficient on a national assessment of language proficiency in a language other than English; or

(d) provide presentations, interviews, essays, portfolios and other alternative processes that demonstrate proficiency in a language other than English.

C. In establishing the criteria for awarding the state seal of bilingualism-biliteracy, the department shall establish and consult with a task force of stakeholders that represent language experts, including:

(1) Indian nations, tribes and pueblos;

(2) teachers of world languages;

(3) endorsed teachers of bilingual multicultural education;

(4) directors of bilingual education;

(5) statewide organizations representing language educators, bilingual education, dual language education and teachers of English as a second language;

(6) university professors of world languages, heritage languages, Indian languages and bilingual education; and

(7) representatives of the state bilingual advisory council, the Indian education advisory council and the Hispanic education advisory council.
N.M. Stat. § 1-8-35 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 1-8-35
§ 1-8-35. Primary Election Law; nominating petition; limitation on appeals of validity of nominating petitions
Status: in_force

A. Any voter filing any court action challenging a nominating petition provided for in the Primary Election Law shall do so within ten days after the last day for filing the declaration of candidacy with which the nominating petition was filed. Within ten days after the filing of the action, the district court shall hear and render a decision on the matter. The decision shall be appealable only to the supreme court and notice of appeal shall be filed within five days after the decision of the district court. The supreme court shall hear and render a decision on the appeal forthwith.

B. For the purposes of an action challenging a nominating petition, each person filing a nominating petition under the Primary Election Law appoints the proper filing officer as his agent to receive service of process. Immediately upon receipt of process served upon the proper filing officer, the officer shall, by certified mail, return receipt requested, mail the process to the person.
N.M. Stat. § 12-5-11 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 12 / Article 5 / Section 12-5-11
§ 12-5-11. Family day
Status: in_force

The governor shall proclaim the second Sunday in September of each year as “Family Day”. Suitable exercises for the observance of the day shall be held in the state capitol and elsewhere as the governor designates.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-23-7.6 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 23 / Section 59A-23-7.6
§ 59A-23-7.6. Coverage of colorectal cancer screening
Status: in_force

A. A blanket or group health policy, health care plan or certificate of health insurance that is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in this state shall provide coverage for colorectal screening for determining the presence of precancerous or cancerous conditions and other health problems. The coverage shall make available colorectal cancer screening, as determined by the health care provider in accordance with the evidence-based recommendations established by the United States preventive services task force.

B. Coverage for colorectal screening may be subject to deductibles and coinsurance consistent with those imposed on other benefits under the same policy, plan or certificate.

C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to short-term travel, accident-only or limited or specified-disease policies.
N.M. Stat. § 4-22-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 22 / Section 4-22-3
§ 4-22-3. County seat
Status: in_force

That the county seat of the said county of Roosevelt shall be established at the town of Portales in said county.
N.M. Stat. § 2-1-4 — NM Code / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 2-1-4
§ 2-1-4. Payment of other compensation to legislator for acting as officer or employee of state prohibited
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any officer of the state of New Mexico to pay to any member of the legislature compensation for services rendered the state of New Mexico as an officer or employee thereof except such compensation and expense money which such member is entitled to receive as a member of the legislature.
N.M. Stat. § 20-12-6 — NM Code / Chapter 20 / Article 12 / Section 20-12-6
§ 20-12-6. Limitation on punishments
Status: in_force

A. Except when the militia is in actual service in time of war or public danger, no punishment imposed by court martial shall exceed that prescribed for a misdemeanor. Imposition of a punitive discharge or a forfeiture of pay or a fine in addition to confinement shall not be deemed to make the offense a felony.

B. Subject to the limitation in Subsection A of this section and the jurisdictional punishment limitation for a special or a summary court-martial, the Maximum Punishment Chart, Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 198 4, Appendix 12, shall establish the maximum punishment for a specific offense.
N.M. Stat. § 6-3A-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 3A / Section 6-3A-4
§ 6-3A-4. Program identification
Status: in_force

A. Prior to July 15 of each year, each agency shall submit to the division and the committee proposed changes to its current program structure. The division, in consultation with the committee and the agency, shall review the requested changes, make any necessary revisions and issue approval or disapproval within thirty days of receipt. The division shall send a copy of its approval or disapproval to the committee.

B. The program list submitted by the agency shall be accompanied by:

(1) the constitutional or statutory direction and authority for each program;

(2) identification of the users of each program;

(3) the purpose of each program or the benefit derived by the users of the program; and

(4) other financial information as required by the division in consultation with the committee.
N.M. Stat. § 58-1-69 — NM Code / Chapter 58 / Article 1 / Section 58-1-69
§ 58-1-69. Capital, surplus and undivided profits; accounting requirements
Status: in_force

A. No credit shall be entered in the undivided profits account founded upon an unrealized appreciation in the value of any type of asset except accretion of discounts on investments securities in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Before any net profits are credited to the undivided profits account, proper deduction shall be made for all expenditures, accrued expenses, accrued taxes, losses, bad debts and any write-offs or other deductions, including interest accrued and uncollected, required by the director.

B. No transfer shall be made from the surplus account to the undivided profits account or to any but the capital stock account if the surplus after the transfer would be less than the capital stock.
N.M. Stat. § 14-13-17 — NM Code / Chapter 14 / Article 13 / Section 14-13-17
§ 14-13-17. Validation of former acknowledgments; 1971 act
Status: in_force

All acknowledgments taken outside the state of New Mexico prior to the passage and approval of this act [this section], before any officer authorized by the laws of this state to take such acknowledgments, under the seal of such officer, and all acknowledgments taken within this state before the passage and approval of this act, before any officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments, notwithstanding any defect in the form of a certificate of acknowledgment or the failure to show the date of the expiration of the commission of the officer before whom such acknowledgment was taken or the failure to show that the seal of said officer was affixed to the instrument acknowledged and/or notwithstanding the failure of such acknowledgment to comply with the provisions of Section 14-13-10 NMSA 1978 , if the marital status of any married woman uniting with her husband in the execution of any instrument may otherwise appear from the body of the instrument so acknowledged, and the record thereof in the office of the county clerk, are hereby confirmed and made valid to the extent as though said certificate of acknowledgment and the record thereof has been in the form prescribed by law.
N.M. Stat. § 3-23A-4 — NM Code / Chapter 3 / Article 23A / Section 3-23A-4
§ 3-23A-4. Delegation of authority
Status: in_force

Municipalities may acquire, construct, own, operate or manage cable television systems or related equipment or facilities.
N.M. Stat. § 13-4-39 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 13 / Article 4 / Section 13-4-39
§ 13-4-39. Inadvertent clerical error
Status: in_force

A. The contractor, as a condition to assert a claim of inadvertent clerical error in the listing of a subcontractor, shall, within four working days after the time of the prime bid opening by the using agency, give written notice to the using agency and to both the subcontractor he claims to have listed in error and the subcontractor who had bid to the contractor prior to bid opening.

B. Any listed subcontractor who has been notified by the contractor in accordance with the provisions of this section as to an inadvertent clerical error shall be allowed twelve working days from the time of the prime bid opening within which to submit to the using agency and to the contractor written objection to the contractor's claim of inadvertent clerical error. Failure of the listed subcontractor to file written notice within the twelve working days shall be primary evidence of his agreement that an inadvertent clerical error was made.

C. The using agency shall, in the absence of an objection to the contrary by the listed subcontractor in the original bid, consent to the substitution of the intended subcontractor if:

(1) the contractor, the listed subcontractor listed in error and the intended subcontractor each submit an affidavit to the using agency, along with such additional evidence as the parties may wish to submit, that an inadvertent clerical error was in fact made, provided that the affidavits from each of the three parties are filed within twelve working days from the time of the prime bid opening; or

(2) affidavits are filed by both the contractor and the intended subcontractor within the specified time but the subcontractor whom the contractor claims to have listed in error does not submit, within twelve working days from the time of prime bid opening, to the using agency and to the contractor written objection to the contractor's claim of inadvertent clerical error as provided in this section.

D. If affidavits are filed by both the contractor and the intended subcontractor but the listed subcontractor has, within twelve working days from the time of the prime bid opening, submitted to the using agency and to the contractor written objection to the contractor's claim of inadvertent clerical error, the using agency shall investigate the claims of the parties and hold a hearing to determine the validity of the claims, within thirty days after the receipt of the contractor's written objection. Any determination made shall be based on facts contained in the affidavits submitted by all three parties and supported by testimony under oath and subject to cross-examination. The using agency may, on its motion or that of any other party, admit testimony of other contractors, any bid registries or depositories or any other party in possession of facts that may have a bearing on the decision of the using agency.
N.M. Stat. § 21-22D-12 — NM Code / Chapter 21 / Article 22D / Section 21-22D-12
§ 21-22D-12. Osteopathic physician excellence fund
Status: in_force

The department shall apply funds appropriated to the department from the osteopathic physician excellence fund established pursuant to Section 21-22D-13 NMSA 1978 exclusively for health professional loan repayment assistance for osteopathic primary care physicians who are licensed pursuant to the Medical Practice Act and who practice in areas of New Mexico that the department has designated as underserved.
N.M. Stat. § 24-12A-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 12A / Section 24-12A-3
§ 24-12A-3. Unclaimed bodies; cremation permitted
Status: in_force

An unclaimed body, the disposition of which is the responsibility of the county pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 24, Article 13 NMSA 1978 , may be cremated upon the order of the county official responsible for ensuring the disposition of the body or upon the order of any other government official authorized to order the cremation. Absent a showing of bad faith or malicious intent, the official ordering the cremation and the person or establishment carrying out the cremation shall be immune from liability related to the cremation.
N.M. Stat. § 10-7B-1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 10 / Article 7B / Section 10-7B-1
§ 10-7B-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 10, Article 7B NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Group Benefits Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 7-9-76.1 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 9 / Section 7-9-76.1
§ 7-9-76.1. Deduction; gross receipts tax; certain manufactured homes
Status: in_force

Receipts from the resale of a manufactured home may be deducted from gross receipts if the sale is made of a manufactured home that was subject to the gross receipts, compensating or motor vehicle excise tax upon its initial sale or use in New Mexico. The seller shall retain and furnish proof satisfactory to the department that a gross receipts, compensating or motor vehicle excise tax was paid upon the initial sale or use in New Mexico of a manufactured home, and in the absence of such proof, it is presumed that the tax was not paid. Proof that a New Mexico certificate of title was issued for a manufactured home in 1972 or a prior year or proof that a manufactured home for which a New Mexico certificate of title has been issued was manufactured in 1967 or a prior year is proof that a motor vehicle excise tax was paid on the initial sale or use in New Mexico of that manufactured home.
N.M. Stat. § 4-48A-21 — NM Code / Chapter 4 / Article 48A / Section 4-48A-21
§ 4-48A-21. Use of proceeds of bond issue
Status: in_force

It is unlawful to divert, use or expend any money received from the issuance of bonds for any purpose other than the purpose for which the bonds were issued; provided, however, that bond proceeds may be used for reserves and to pay the costs of issuance.
N.M. Stat. § 22-11-19.2 — NM Code / Chapter 22 / Article 11 / Section 22-11-19.2
§ 22-11-19.2. Regular or provisional membership; regional education cooperatives
Status: in_force

Any person employed by a regional education cooperative and qualified to be a regular or provisional member shall have the right to acquire earned service credit for periods of employment with the regional education cooperative when the member was neither covered nor retired under the Educational Retirement Act, under the following conditions:

A. both the member and the administrative unit contributions, at the rates in effect during the periods of employment and applied to earnings of the member during such periods, are paid to the fund, together with interest, at a rate equal to the board's actuarial earnings assumption rate at the time of purchase;

B. both member and administrative unit contributions, together with interest, are paid by the member; or

C. the member tenders payment of his contributions, together with interest and the local administrative unit by which he was employed may, but shall not be obligated to, pay the administrative unit contributions, together with interest.
N.M. Stat. § 11-3A-24 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 11 / Article 3A / Section 11-3A-24
§ 11-3A-24. Cooperation in undertaking housing projects and affordable housing programs
Status: in_force

For the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the planning, undertaking, construction or operation of housing projects and affordable housing programs located within the area in which it is authorized to act, a local public body may, upon such terms as it may determine, with or without consideration:

A. dedicate, sell, convey or lease any of its interest in any property or grant easements, licenses or any other rights or privileges to a regional housing authority;

B. cause parks, playgrounds, recreational, community, educational, water, sewer or drainage facilities, or any other works that it is otherwise empowered to undertake, to be furnished adjacent to or in connection with housing projects and affordable housing programs;

C. furnish, dedicate, close, pave, install, grade, regrade, plan or replan streets, roads, roadways, alleys, sidewalks or other places that it is otherwise empowered to undertake;

D. cause services to be furnished for housing projects and affordable housing programs of the character that the local public body is otherwise empowered to furnish;

E. enter into agreements with respect to the exercise by the local public body of its powers relating to the repair, elimination or closing of unsafe, unsanitary or unfit dwellings;

F. do any things necessary or convenient to aid and cooperate in the planning, undertaking, construction or operation of housing projects or affordable housing programs;

G. incur the entire expense of any public improvements made by the local public body in exercising the powers granted in the Regional Housing Law; and

H. enter into agreements, which may extend over any period, notwithstanding any provision or rule of law to the contrary, with a regional authority respecting action to be taken by the local public body pursuant to any of the powers granted by the Regional Housing Law. Any law or statute to the contrary notwithstanding, any sale, conveyance, lease or agreement provided for in this section may be made by a local public body without appraisal, public notice, advertisement or public bidding.
N.M. Stat. § 12-2A-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 12 / Article 2A / Section 12-2A-5
§ 12-2A-5. Number, gender and tense
Status: in_force

A. Use of the singular number includes the plural, and use of the plural number includes the singular.

B. Use of a word of one gender includes corresponding words of the other genders.

C. Use of a verb in the present tense includes the future tense.